Screen the film in advance of the conversation, free of charge. Or read the book. Co-Sponsored by IKAR, Jewish Multiracial Network, and Dimensions Educational Consulting.
Beyond the Dream: A Conversation about the Film, “Between the World and Me” With Yavilah McCoy, Eric Greene, and Rabbi Brous on Sunday, January 17 at 5 pm PST
Beyond the Dream: A Conversation about the Film, “Between the World and Me” With Yavilah McCoy, Eric Greene, and Rabbi Brous on Sunday, January 17 at 5 pm PST
Screen the film in advance of the conversation, free of charge. Or read the book. Co-Sponsored by IKAR, Jewish Multiracial Network, and Dimensions Educational Consulting.
Shabbat Shemot – Rabbi Sharon Brous
There’s an ancient Jewish idea that through the dark night of suffering, redemption will come: yeridah l’tzorekh aliyah. In the shadow of violent insurrection, we stand at the inflection point between the death spiral and the promised redemption. There’s a lot of responsibility to go around—but through honesty and accountability, we can turn this weepy night into a joyous morning.
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“We have to remember, the deepest darkness is the moment just before the dawn. The contours of the joyous morning we yearn for will be shaped by the boldest and most imaginative dreams we allow ourselves to dream from within the weepy night. This is no end; it’s a new beginning.” Read Rabbi Brous’s full op-ed for JTA here: To truly heal as a nation, we must have a deep national reckoning
“We have to remember, the deepest darkness is the moment just before the dawn. The contours of the joyous morning we yearn for will be shaped by the boldest and most imaginative dreams we allow ourselves to dream from within the weepy night. This is no end; it’s a new beginning.” Read Rabbi Brous’s full op-ed for JTA here: To truly heal as a nation, we must have a deep national reckoning
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Hope is not naïve. It’s not some opiate to dull the pain of an oppressive reality. Hope may be the greatest act of defiance against a politics of pessimism and a culture of despair. Read the full text of Rabbi Sharon Brous‘s message of hope.