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Shabbat Shalom! Today, we're highlighting Rabbi Mira Rivera, a member of the Rabbis for Repro Advisory Group & the Rabbi-in-Residence for The LUNAR Collective, with whom we're partnering with in honor of #AAPIHeritageMonth .
'Our safety is tied up in one another's' - brave leadership as always by Rabbi Rabbi Sharon Brous who strives to be a 'dugma ishit' (personal example) to all.
When Rabbi Sharon Brous visited UCLA campus on Sunday, she worked to de-escalate tensions between the pro-Palestine encampment and the pro-Israel counter-protestors. Here's what she told Christiane Amanpour happened when she and others stood between these two groups:
'Our safety is tied up in one another's.'
Rabbi Rabbi Sharon Brous visited protests on both Columbia and UCLA campuses, and reflects on what she saw and 'how to build a just and shared future.'
Watch our full conversation.
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Rabbi Sharon Brous: 'When you're fed a diet of extremism you think the only answer is elimination—for my people to have justice, your people must be wiped out.' But it's not true, she says. The response must be Israelis & Palestinians building a just, shared future—together.
Join Second Nurture tomorrow, May 2, 2024 at 7pm at at Skirball Cultural Center for a Community Gathering in loving memory of Donald and Janice Silverman. RSVP: 2nurture.networkforgood.com/events/69743-2…
'Imagine if these protests were actually about collective liberation. Imagine if they were actually about dreaming a better future for Jews and Palestinians in the land.' Rabbi Sharon Brous
Thinking today of 'The Amen Effect' by my friend Rabbi Sharon Brous - it reminds us that showing up for one another in times of distress or fear is one of the most powerful things we can do.
amazon.com/Amen-Effect-An…
Just in time for passover! I enjoyed listening to IKAR Senior Rabbi Rabbi Sharon Brous share how we can find community amid recent college protests on GMA3: What You Need To Know
A true beacon of hope and healing during these times
goodmorningamerica.com/gma3/video/pow…
Home is sacred! Our friends at LA Voice Inglewood First UMC & IKAR were recently profiled in the The New York Times. The story sheds light on a growing movement of churches, mosques and synagogues across the state building affordable housing with the help of #SB4 !
nytimes.com/2024/04/27/bus…
Unhoused veterans should not be forced to choose between receiving their benefits and qualifying for affordable housing.
This week, U.S. Mayors and I are bringing nearly 50 mayors from 18 different states to DC to meet with Members of Congress and the Biden administration about…
BIG thanks to The New York Times for profiling Inglewood First UMC and #SB4 , a WIN from our and @PICOCalifornia 's #HomeIsSacred campaign! Check out quotes from IKAR us on the importance of building affordable housing on faith lands!
Read more here: buff.ly/3Qndu9f
