Sermons, talks, classes, and more from IKAR Rabbis and the IKAR community.
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The Orthodox Conundrum is a forum in which we look honestly at the Orthodox Jewish community, identifying what works well and what does not, so that, through an honest accounting, we can find solutions that will be successful. We will examine some of the major issues that affect the Orthodox world, without exaggeration, whitewashing, or pretending that they don’t exist. Our hope is that the Orthodox Conundrum will spark wider discussion that will enable Orthodox Judaism to continue moving fo ...
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May Their Memories Be a Revolution - Rabbi Sharon Brous
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Six beloved hostages were executed in a tunnel beneath Rafah, leaving behind broken-hearted loved ones and a shattered nation. We must be clear about who is responsible.Av IKAR
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Eikev (5782) - A Lesson in Hilchos Brachos - Seeing Hashem as the Ikar and Myself as the Tafel
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Eikev (5782) - A Lesson in Hilchos Brachos - Seeing Hashem as the Ikar and Myself as the TafelAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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"The Gamblification of Everything" - Gambling, Orthodox Jewish Adolescents, and the Big Problem That's Getting Worse (219)
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Many people often talk about addiction and dependence; and in doing so, they may use those terms inexactly. When it comes to gambling, however, those words are, unfortunately, correct. Problem gambling is a growing problem in the United States - particularly online gambling, which has been growing exponentially since the Supreme Court decided, in 2…
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Shoftim (5784)Av Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Shoftim (5783) - Penimiyus of Hafrashas Challah - Separating Eretz Yisroel From Chutz La'artetz
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Shoftim (5783) - Penimiyus of Hafrashas Challah - Separating Eretz Yisroel From Chutz La'artetzAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Re'eh (5784) - Rosh Hashana - The Spiritual Transformation from נקבה to זכר
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Re'eh (5784) - Rosh Hashana - The Spiritual Transformation from נקבה to זכרAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Teaching Our Students to be Zionists Rather than "Pro-Israel": A Conversation with Dr. Noam Weissman (218)
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Scott recorded this interview with Dr. Noam Weissman on Monday afternoon, the day after we learned about the terrible execution of six hostages soon before they were discovered by the IDF, presumably in order to make sure that they did not make it back home alive. And today, Hamas continued its psychological torture by saying that it will release v…
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When You Get a Second Chance — Take It - Rabbi Hannah Jensen
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At this time of year in our Jewish calendar, we are in a season of second chances. We are reading Moshe's retelling of the people's journey through the desert in Deuteronomy, and we are about to enter into the month of Elul, the month of spiritual preparation for the High Holy Days. It is also the moment when Moshe went back up the mountain to get …
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Re’eh (5784) - לא תעשון כן: Don't Put Avodas Hashem On 'Repeat'
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Re’eh (5784)Av Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Re'eh (5780)Av Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Re'eh (5781) - The Greatest Zechus on Yom Hadin - Unlocking the World of 'כל-ישראל'
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Re'eh (5781) - The Greatest Zechus on Yom Hadin - Unlocking the World of 'כל-ישראל'Av Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Re'eh (5782) - The Shechita Grand Finale and the Shofar
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Re'eh (5782) - The Shechita Grand Finale and the ShofarAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Eikev (5782) The Zechus of Davening Before Eating - מדקדקין עד כזית ועד כביצה
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Eikev (5782) The Zechus of Davening Before Eating - מדקדקין עד כזית ועד כביצהAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Eikev (5784) הביטו אל שרה תחוללכם -The Beauty of Sarah and Yosef Changed the World
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Eikev (5784) הביטו אל שרה תחוללכם -The Beauty of Sarah and Yosef Changed the WorldAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Eikev (5784)Av Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Eikev (5780) - Moshe is the Source of Techias Hameisim
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Eikev (5780) - Moshe is the Source of Techias HameisimAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Eikev (5781) - The Earth Shattering Drasha of Rebbe Akiva - את ה' אלקיך תירא -רבות תלמידי חכמים
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Eikev (5781) - The Earth Shattering Drasha of Rebbe Akiva - את ה' אלקיך תירא -רבות תלמידי חכמיםAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Eikev (5783) - Sarah Imeinu is the Root of All Geirim
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Eikev (5783) - Sarah Imeinu is the Root of All GeirimAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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What We Learn from the Rain - Rabbi Morris Panitz
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Water is not only a building block of life, but also of culture. How we receive water shapes our consciousness and has the potential to remind us of the ultimate truth of our existence: we are always, and inevitably, dependent.Av IKAR
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The Ongoing War, and a Potential Mental Health Crisis in Israel and the Diaspora (217)
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This podcast is being released less than a day after the Israeli army preemptively struck thousands of Hezbollah rocket launchers in Lebanon, doing so just fifteen minutes before those launchers were supposed to fire hundreds of missiles into northern and central Israel. Thank God that as of now, Israel clearly won this exchange. We don’t know what…
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Vaeschanan (5781) Iyov Vs. Moshe-Eitz Hadaas Vs Eitz Hachayim
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Vaeschanan (5781) Iyov Vs. Moshe-Eitz Hadaas Vs Eitz HachayimAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Vaeschanan (5780) - Shabbos NachamuAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Is Israel a Light Unto the Nations... And Should It Even Bother Trying? A Conversation with Yossi Klein Halevi (216)
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The October 7th massacre, and the subsequent war against Hamas, other Iranian proxies like Hezbollah and the Houthis, and Iran itself, have caused many people throughout the Jewish world to reconsider what Israel means to them, and what kind of society Israel should create. Many continually return to the idea that Israel should be a light unto the …
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Learning to Let Go - Rabbi Morris Panitz
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Source Sheet: https://ikar.app.box.com/s/rtmn38bq994apeql50rea60v1irkvvsg An extraordinary rabbinic story re-imagines the final conversation between Moses and God, exploring core questions foundational to the human experience. What happens in the moment of death? And, what peace can be found when learning to let go?…
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Devarim (5784) - Ben BuziAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Devarim (5784) The Penimiyus of Shiras Devorah
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Devarim (5784) The Penimiyus of Shiras DevorahAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Dreams and Visions, From Within the Nightmare - Rabbi Sharon Brous
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Some years, the mourning and reflection of Tisha b’Av can feel performative. This year, it will be deeply personal. Even as we approach the abyss, we must remember the redemptive vision planted deep within our souls. Parashat Devarim, Shabbat Hazon -- 5784Av IKAR
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Tisha B'Av and Bad Theology: A New View of Megillat Eicha with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman (CLASSIC EPISODE)
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“What does Eichah have in common with climate change deniers, anti-vaxxers, Holocaust deniers and those that claim that the 2020 presidential elections were stolen?” Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman sent this to Scott, who was intrigued and immediately invited him back onto this podcast to discuss what he meant. More than anything else, we need a way to rel…
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Devarim (5783) - The Secret of Wearing Two Pairs of Tefillin Shel Rosh
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Devarim (5783) - The Secret of Wearing Two Pairs of Tefillin Shel RoshAv Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Devorim (5780) - The Hidden Story of Og Melech Habashan
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Devorim-5780Av Rabbi Yehoshua Rubenstein
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Why do I keep doing this? How our patterns have purpose. - Rabbi Marc Kraus
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Sermon from 8.3.2024 / Matot-Masei 5784Av IKAR
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Ikar HaDin, Chumra, and Minhag: The Phenomenon of Greater Stringency in the Orthodox World, with Rabbi Shaya Karlinsky (215)
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Sometimes it’s called a move to the right. Other times it is seen as a rejection of lax religiosity. Some people think of it as an admirable commitment to serving God as best as possible. Others decry it as representing an unacceptable change from traditional Jewish practice. All these and more are reactions to the unquestionably real phenomenon of…
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Arrests and Mob Violence at Sdei Teiman: What Happened, What It Means, and Why It Matters (BONUS EPISODE)
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This is a rush-release bonus episode of the Orthodox Conundrum, to help us all get to the bottom of what happened yesterday at the military detention center at Sdei Teiman. We will learn what the nine arrested soldiers were accused of, the manner that they were arrested, and the reason for the protests of numerous right-wing members of Knesset. Wha…
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Can the Glass Ceiling Be Broken? Women's Leadership and Its Limits, with Joanne Greenaway (214)
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One of the most difficult issues facing Modern or Centrist Orthodox Jews today is the question of how to increase and encourage the participation of more women in leadership roles, while also working within the halachic parameters that set limits on how extensive those leadership roles are allowed to be. When we add two thousand years of socializat…
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Let's Get to Work - Rabbi Hannah Jensen
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This week we find ourselves freed from some of the defeatism and despair that was taking root these last weeks and months. And now, with a bit of renewed hope, we have so much work to do. In the parsha we see a model of a collective that includes everyone and centers marginalized and unexpected groups. This moment demands we show up, no matter what…
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When Reverence Becomes Pseudo-Idolatry: The Phenomenon of Gadol Worship, with Rav Yitzchak Shurin (213)
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For the past two thousand years, Torah observant Jews have acknowledged that our greatest scholars deserve respect, and have an extraordinarily deep and broad understanding of the vast sea of the Torah sheba’al peh, the Oral Law. In recent times, however, proper respect for talmidei chachamim has often morphed into a pseudo-idolatry of gedolim, whe…
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Don’t Curse Tomorrow with the Despair of Today - Rabbi Morris Panitz
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The sense of defeatism, all too present after the events in this country over the last week, is the most dangerous myth threatening our future right now. To throw up our hands and surrender to the myth of inevitability is to relinquish the most precious gift given to humanity: our capacity to change the world around us. We can be scared without bei…
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