IKAR Podcasts

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IKAR Podcasts episodes

June 28 Guest Sermon from Reverend Raphael Warnock
Senator Reverend Raphael G. Warnock is a transformational voice in Congress and the pastor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, and for the semiquincentennial of America, he exhorts us to reach for the highest and noblest aspects of our national character. Senator Warnock argues that we suffer not from a paucity of resources but from a poverty of moral imagination.
29 min
June 22 Kissing Girls on Shabbat w/ Dr. Sara Glass + Lani Santo
A conversation with Dr. Sara Glass, author of Kissing Girls on Shabbat,
and Lani Santo, CEO of Footsteps, discussing LGBTQ+ identity, chosen
family, and building a self-determined life after leaving
ultra-Orthodoxy.

54 min
June 21 The Only One - Rabbi Deborah Silver
In this week's Torah reading we meet a character who is mentioned just once and then vanishes from the story. Who is he, and what does he teach us? And what does all of that have to do with being 13?
14 min
June 14 Before It’s Too Late - Rabbi Sharon Brous
The window of opportunity is closing.
But as long as the spark of vitality remains within us, it’s not yet too late.
21 min
June 09 Confronting Settler Violence: Voices from the Jewish Solidarity Movement
A conversation featuring Elly Oltersdorf of Achvat Amim,
sharing a firsthand perspective on Jewish solidarity work in the West
Bank amid escalating settler violence. Joined by Joe Goldman of New
Israel Fund, this conversation will explore what solidarity, moral
witness, and shared responsibility can look like in this moment.
Co-sponsored by Achvat Amim, New Israel Fund, and Standing Together LA.
1 hr 21 min
June 07 Senator Booker in Conversation with Rabbi Brous: I had to do my part
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)
50 min
June 04 Magical Mind of Midrash Session 3 - Rabbi Morris Panitz
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
Torah, Midrash is born. Like a flower emerging from the crack in the
sidewalk, a new image captures our attention, transforming the entire
landscape. In this three-part series, we’ll investigate the project of
Midrash– where these new stories come from and how they shape our
understanding of both the Torah and its interpreters.
1 hr 49 min
May 31 11:59 - Rabbi Morris Panitz
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?
18 min
May 28 Magical Mind of Midrash Session 2 - Rabbi Morris Panitz
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
Torah, Midrash is born. Like a flower emerging from the crack in the
sidewalk, a new image captures our attention, transforming the entire
landscape. In this three-part series, we’ll investigate the project of
Midrash– where these new stories come from and how they shape our
understanding of both the Torah and its interpreters.

1 hr 35 min
May 28 The Jewish Art of Resolving Contradictions / Parshat Naso - Rabbi David Kasher
This is a recording of Rabbi David Kasher's weekly parsha study class from 5.27.2026, co-sponsored by Hadar and IKAR.
1 hr