The window of opportunity is closing.
But as long as the spark of vitality remains within us, it’s not yet too late.

A conversation featuring Elly Oltersdorf of Achvat Amim,

Source sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H8amu8GaAckmuDgd7HIknLHTIyz6YQ5UvmZDKExjriY/edit?usp=sharing

We are a nation built by people who dared to believe the unbelievable, even when the odds were far worse and the stakes much higher than at any  blackjack table… Our shared history, our family stories, our collective legacy is one of impossible dreams made real– …we are our ancestors’ wildest dreams. -Sen Cory Booker (STAND, 215)

Source sheet: https://ikar.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Midrash-Class-1.pdf

In the gaps, the ambiguities, the contradictions, and the mysteries of

The Torah's most repetitive chapter may conceal one of its most urgent lessons. Through a series of surprising midrashic connections, we discover that the leaders bringing gifts to the Mishkan are the same figures who once clashed bitterly with Moses during the struggle against Pharaoh. Their last-minute act of reconciliation raises a timeless question: what does it take for a divided people to rebuild trust before it's too late?

Source sheet: https://ikar.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Midrash-Class-1.pdf

In the gaps, the ambiguities, the contradictions, and the mysteries of

This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly parsha study class from 5.27.2026, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.

Source sheet: https://ikar.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Shavuot-Day-1-Source-Sheet-5786.pdf

We spend so much time preparing to speak, but what does Shavuot and

This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly parsha study class from 5.20.2026, co-sponsored by IKAR and Hadar.

In the gaps, the ambiguities, the contradictions, and the mysteries of