IKAR of Judaism
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Podcast Description
Whether you're taking your first step toward conversion, studying to become an adult bat mitzvah or are knee-deep in Jewish learning, the IKAR of Judaism will propel and inspire you on your journey. The essence - the ikar - of Jewish learning is to never stop questioning and never stop climbing. IKAR's mission is to reanimate Jewish life through soulful and traditional religious practice that is rooted in a deep commitment to social justice. Fusing piety and hutzpah, obligation and inspiration, IKAR is working to reclaim the essence of Judaism and redefine what is possible in the Jewish community in the 21st century. Learn more at www.ikar-la.org.
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Heschel - The Sabbath | -- | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Israeli Literature - Amichai: Poetry & Possibility | -- | 1/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Israeli Literature - Dreaming the Actual: Contemporary Israeli Women Writers | -- | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stories - Rabbis and Prostitutes | -- | 1/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stories- Magic, Witchcraft and Wizardry | -- | 12/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Stories - Women and Rebellion | -- | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Waiting for Superman...or the Moshiah | -- | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Belief - The God You Actually Believe In | -- | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Belief - Bad Things Happen | -- | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 28 - PASSOVER - A Seder for Your Soul - Rabbi Adam Kligfeld | Rabbi Adam Kligfeld helps us take a step back and see the big ideas animating the Passover Seder as well as understand some of the finer details within. Music bonus! Hillel Tigay teaches some classic (and less classic) tunes to liven up your Seder. | 4/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 27 - PASSOVER- From Degradation to Dignity - Rabbi Sharon Brous | If you want to learn the ikar (essence) of IKAR, and of the entire Jewish religion, come with Rabbi Brous on the ultimate Jewish journey described by the holiday of Passover- from slavery to freedom, from darkness to great light. | 4/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 25 - LIFECYCLES- Love, LIfe, Loss - Community Beit Midrash with Ma'or | Ma'or presents: Living Soulfully, now and forever. Rabbi Heydemann introduces the texts for our community beit midrash on relationships and the soul, wrapping up our four-week exploration of Jewish views on the human life-cycle. | 3/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 24 - LIFECYCLES - Death, Dying and the Afterlife - Rabbi David Wolpe | Rabbi David Wolpe leads a scintillating discussion of the human condition, in particularly, our mortality and our denial of death. | 3/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 22 - LIFECYCLES- 4 Weddings, a Bris and a Funeral - Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal | The Jewish how-to of birth, death, marriage and everything in between. | 3/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 21- LIFECYCLES- Snipping, Dipping and Ripping- Rabbi Sharon Brous | Sex & Relationships: And you thought the Jewish lifecycle began with a bris and ended in a funeral. Join Rabbi Brous for a dignified and true-to-life discussion about the spectrum of sexual relationships, including, but not limited to, marriage. | 3/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 19- KASHRUT- Ethical Eating - Rabbi Joseph Menashe | As food production has become systematized and industrialized, so has the kosher food industry. Learn how a 200 billion dollar global industry is giving way to grass-roots organizations that are reclaiming the essence of kashrut as an ethical system. | 2/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 18 - KASHRUT- You Are How You Eat - Rabbi Neal Scheindlin | An introduction to the buzzwords and concepts of a kosher kitchen: milchig, fleishig, parve, how kosher also applies to a Torah scroll, and how, at its core, kosher does not necessarily mean clean. | 2/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 16- KASHRUT- Holy Eating/Holy Living - Rabbi Sharon Brous | Join Rabbi Sharon Brous as she explores the basics of what makes something kosher and how kashrut can bring increased mindfulness and sanctity to our lives. | 2/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 15 - ISRAEL - All We Are Saying... Prospects for Peace in Israel-Palestine | With maps in hand, Professor David Mendelsson guides us through the major players in the current conflict, what's at stake, and prospects for its resolution. | 1/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 13 - ISRAEL - Humus, Haredim and Ham - The Current Social and Political Scene in Israel | Dr. Arieh Saposnik unpacks post-Zionism, Ehud Barak's jumping the Labor Party ship, and how Israel can indeed remain both Jewish and a democracy. | 1/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 12 - ISRAEL - It's Complicated - A History of The Arab-Israeli Conflict | Crucial to understanding the current conflict, Professor Myers' walks us through the play-by-play of Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel, formerly known as British Mandate Palestine, formerly known as Israel, formerly known as the Land of Canaan. | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 11 - ISRAEL - A Nation is Born: The History of Zionism | What led to the creation of the State of Israel? Professor Adam Rubin explores the different Zionist movements and key thinkers leading up to the revolutionary beginnings of the Jewish State. | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 10 - THEOLOGY & TEFILLAH - Rediscovering Our Inner Music | In our second community beit midrash, Ma’or leads us through an exploration of the ancient yet very live tension between keva & kavvanah – the words on the page and the words in your heart. | 12/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 9 - THEOLOGY & TEFILLAH - Praying to the God You ACTUALLY Believe In | Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson will rock your theological world, whether you're a theist, atheist, agnostic, or just believe in gravity. You will see your life in "before" and "after" terms after listening to this class on Process Theology. | 12/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 8 - THEOLOGY & TEFILLAH - Am I the Only One Who Has No Idea When to Bow? | Join us for a magical mystery tour through the most read book in the Jewish religion: the siddur (prayerbook). We'll cover the warm-up, Shma and Amidah, talking main themes, concepts and choreography. | 12/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 7 - What is Hanukkah? No, Really -- What is Hanukkah? | Rabbi Brous takes us through the two different rabbinic narratives of the Hanukkah miracle, found in our prayer service and found in the Talmud, helping illuminate the real miracle of this controversial and inspiring holiday. | 12/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 6 - THEOLOGY & TEFILLAH - The Chambers of the Heart | Join Rabbi Brous for a discussion of the core concepts and deeper meaning of Hanukkah (not just a kids' holiday!), and to explore three chambers of the heart from which prayer flows: radical amazement, brokenness, and defiance. | 12/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 5 - SHABBAT -The Weekly Jewish Vacation | Rabbi Heydemann gives a whirlwind tour through rabbinic literature & Rabbi Alexander draws everyone into open engagement with Jewish text. This free community beit midrash was the last in our series about Shabbat. Next we will begin our series on Prayer. | 11/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 4 - SHABBAT - From Your Hot Plate to the Edge of Heaven | What are the modern customs, rituals and laws that comprise a traditional Shabbat experience? How do we both "remember" and "keep" Shabbat? Taught by Ronit Tsadok, a 4th year rabbinic student at Ziegler and IKAR's Rabbinic Intern. | 11/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 3 - SHABBAT – Powering Down | Rabbi Brous and the IKAR community study and discuss POWERING DOWN – what it means to create sacred space in the midst of the onslaught of work, news and information in our lives. | 11/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 2 - SHABBAT - The Dream | Rabbi Brous works through an articulation of the great dreams that have animated Jewish life & argues that Shabbat creates space for the perpetuation of those dreams. (WARNING: It was an absurdly HOT LA night so excuse any incoherence!) | 11/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Class 1 - THE YEAR - The Perpetual Revolution | Rabbi Brous offers an overview of the cycle of the Jewish year and explores how the holidays reinforce the foundational Jewish understanding of what it means to be a Jew and a human being in the world. From slavery to freedom, from freedom to purpose. | 10/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 32 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Renewed and reminded
Here I am in complete transition leading a healthier life one day at a time and this podcast reminded me of what my soul and heart knew in my youth. I somehow forgot to light candles last night because my children were not here. Reminded to light them and to fight on. Pray for my soul morning, noon, and night from the chambers of my heart and be angry at God and not his people who are flawed and broken just like me. Thank you.
Wonderful Sessions
The podcast of these learning sessions are wonderful. Keep them coming, IKAR! (we can't all be in LA)
Anyone at any level of learning will find something valuable and energizing.
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