Rabbi Sharon Brous

We have seen what happens when ritual observance becomes disconnected from moral reasoning. Rabbi Sharon Brous at Smol Emuni US reminds us that this moment demands not only political change, but spiritual realignment. @SharonBrous

It’s not often you hear such a remarkable spiritual journey. Rabbi @SharonBrous' journey is something truly special.

"If everything is antisemitic, then nothing is." Rabbi @SharonBrous, Senior Rabbi & Founder of @IKAR_LA, and the Nexus Project's President, Jonathan Jacoby, discuss the weaponization of antisemitism, and why sensationalizing antisemitism is a direct threat to Jewish safety.

Watch the full conversation between @SharonBrous and Jonathan Jacoby here: nexusproject.us/nexus-resource…

A truly special interview on this week’s show. Watch my full interview with @SharonBrous – wherever you get your podcasts.

Participate in a powerful day of learning and conversation with our extraordinary lineup of spiritual leaders, educators, activists, politicians, journalists, and experts— in community with fellow observant and Orthodox Jews. Our speakers this year include: Rabbi Saul Berman Rabbi Gilad Kariv @KarivGilad Jack Khoury @KhJacki Rabbi Sharon Brous @SharonBrous Dr. Eman Khadra Ansari @EnfantsDoc Rabbi Mikhael Manekin @MikhaelManekin Efrat Reubinof @efratreubi Limor Yaakov-Safrai Rabbi Zach Truboff @ztruboff Mickey Gitzin @MickeyGitzin Prof. David Myers @DavidNMyersUCLA Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller Rabbi David Jaffe Prof. Arnold Franklin Omar Dajani @omarmdajani Musya Herzog Meyer Labin Rachel Landsberg Rabbi Erin Leib Smokler Rabbi Mike Moskowitz Gershon Rosenberg Zoe Schonfeld @ZSchonfeld Esther Sperber Dr. Michelle Friedman Tirza Leibowitz @PHRIsrael Sruli Fruchter @SruliFruchter Sunday, March 8, 2026 10:30am-5:30pm Join in-person in NYC or via live-stream Join us! We can’t wait to see you there. smolemunius.com/conference-2026

“By showing up and feeling the pain of the other, a single soul joins other single souls, together building a world of compassion and understanding.” Why IKAR founder Rabbi Sharon Brous is Francie Weinman Schwartz’s most innovative Jew of the last 50 years. #FSchwartz" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">momentmag.com/50-jewish-inno…

Faith in Democracy: Facing the Challenges of 2026 Featuring: @gloria_purvis, @jimwallis, @CrawfordStuff, @SharonBrous, @BpStowe millennialjournal.com/2026/01/07/fai…

We are heartbroken and stand in solidarity with Beth Israel Congregation and @TheISJL in Jackson, Mississippi, targeted in an arson attack this past Shabbat. Help them rebuild: bethisraelms.org

Watch: Faith in Democracy: Facing the Challenges of 2026 Featuring: @gloria_purvis, @jimwallis, @CrawfordStuff, @SharonBrous, @BpStowe, @ImamTShareefDC, and @MicheleDDunne m.youtube.com/watch?v=P6cptW…

🗞️ Today in @NYTimes: There is a particular horror in attacks on holy days, but even in the darkest moments, there are sparks of humanity. Rabbi @SharonBrous reflects on the courage, solidarity and resilience of communities in the face of terror: nytimes.com/2025/12/15/opi…

Moving piece by Rabbi @SharonBrous on the miracle of Hanukkah and the persistence of light in dark times. Amongst so much hate, she finds hope in the story of Ahmed el Ahmed, the fruit vendor who risked his life to tackle one of the gunmen at the Bondi Beach terrorist attack—the "spark of vitality” that reminds us we must not succumb to darkness. nytimes.com/2025/12/15/opi…

Join us on 12/6 around 11:30am PT in person & on YouTube.com/ikarlosangeles for a conversation b/w R' Angela Buchdahl + R' @SharonBrous on faith, identity, leadership, and Buchdahl’s new book, Heart of a Stranger. Please RSVP bit.ly/buchdahl12625 if you're joining in person.

Clear and strong... @IKAR_LA youtu.be/LsT5z4aLJyc?si…

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה: We thank You, God, for keeping us alive and sustaining us for letting us live to witness this moment

A rabbi reflects on her Yom Kippur message, as Israel's war in Gaza continues - NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR, a congregation in Los Angeles, about her message this year during the Yom Kippur holiday. npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-…

If the Soul of the Jewish People is to be Redeemed - Rabbi @SharonBrous | Rosh Hashanah 1 / 9.23.25 We are facing a spiritual catastrophe. In the small space between prophecy and distinct possibility, we must forge a new path. Watch/Read/Listen: ikar.org/events/if-the-…

We need more rabbis like @SharonBrous. I went to Ikar on Rosh Hashanah. She gave an incredible sermon. Please watch. youtube.com/watch?v=t0kx36…

We enter 5786 facing great challenges as a people, a nation, and a world. Amid so much heartache and uncertainty, we gather to dream, mourn, and dance together, to learn, pray and find renewed hope together. ikar.org/high-holy-days…

We are heartbroken by the murder of six Israelis at a bus stop in Jerusalem this morning, and we grieve with their beloveds. Every day brings more sorrow— for hostage families, for innocents in Gaza, and now for six more bereaved families in Israel.