Finding our Rock – Inviting Sacred Encounter

This is a recording of Rabbi Morris Panitz’s session of For the Love of Learning 5786 series. Every Tuesday morning, a new story from the Talmud. Taught by your rabbis in a monthly rotation, we’ll dig into the strange and compelling world of the Talmud, exploring the ways ancient dilemmas speak to modern questions. Join us in-person at the Event Space (coffee and nosh provided) or over Zoom (B.Y.O. nosh) for as many sessions as possible… your Tuesday will thank you.

Michael Lynton and Joshua Steiner discuss their new book with Rabbi Morris Panitz. From Mistakes to Meaning: Owning Your Past So It Doesn’t Own You (https://www.simonandschuster.com/book…)

Rabbi Sharon Brous joins Liz Hirsh Naftali for a deeply personal conversation about leadership, grief, curiosity, and the urgent need to rehumanize one another. Rabbi Brous reflects on growing up in New Jersey, discovering Jewish learning later in life, falling in love with Talmud, and why community is built through presence—not agreement. Together, Liz and Sharon explore loneliness, loss, unlikely allies, and what it truly means to show up for one another in moments of pain.

Architect Barbara Bestor sat down with Rabbi Brous to talk about what The IKAR Center is actually going to be: a place designed for awe and intimacy. Flexible, fluid, alive — a space that holds Shabbat mornings and Kab Shab, ECC drop-offs and evening organizing meetings, and affordable housing. A space that is a physical manifestation of our values. They talked about a building that is radically welcoming, awe-inspiring, and intimate. We are officially launching the community phase of our capital campaign, and the goal is simple and audacious: 100% participation from every IKAR household. This isn’t about the size of your gift. It’s about every single one of us saying: I’m in. This is ours. We’re building this together. Here’s how to get involved right now: → [Sign up to attend a house party →] These gatherings are where the real magic of this campaign happens — intimate conversations in living rooms across LA about what we’re building and why. → [Make your pledge →] Every household. Every gift. This is how we do it.