

IKAR Podcasts
IKAR
Sermons, talks, classes, and more from IKAR Rabbis and the IKAR community.
Episodes
Mentioned books

May 4, 2022 • 16min
BEST BOOK EVER The Most Important Thing - Parshat Kedoshim
This podcast was produced while standing on our heads. The rest is commentary.

May 2, 2022 • 18min
The Question of Jewish Identity - Rabbi David Kasher
Reflections after a recent trip to Israel.

Apr 30, 2022 • 1h 3min
BBE BONUS CLASS The Nakedness - Parshat Acharei Mot
Uncovering the familial sexual prohibitions of Leviticus.

Apr 27, 2022 • 27min
Yom HaShoah - A Survivor's Story
John Destler was born in Berlin on October 13, 1931. One of his earliest memories is watching from the balcony of his family’s apartment as Hitler and Mussoilini drove by in a motorcade. In the week of Yom HaShoah, we welcome John to our community to talk about his unique experiences, trauma, and challenges. Including a life long battle with addiction that he was able, at the age of 72, to face and heal.(From Samara Hutman's Intro)In partnership with Righteous Conversations Project.

Apr 22, 2022 • 15min
Telling the Story Differently
Rabbi Kasher checks in from his Seder in Israel

Apr 18, 2022 • 13min
SERMON The Unsung Heroines of Our Liberation Story - Rabbi Tova Leibovic-Douglas
Our Passover story was made possible by a quiet revolutionary spirit manifested through four female archetypes.

Apr 10, 2022 • 17min
SERMON Leaving Egypt in a Warming World - Rabbi Morris Panitz

Apr 8, 2022 • 57min
BEST BOOK EVER BONUS CLASS The Priests of Passover

Apr 4, 2022 • 16min
BEST BOOK EVER Shedding Our S(k)ins - Parshat Metzora
What's the connection between gossip and skin disease?

Apr 3, 2022 • 21min
SERMON Covid Torah - Rabbi David Kasher
One of the silver linings of the pandemic is that we have all become better readers of Leviticus.