The Amen Effect Podcasts – IKAR

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The Amen Effect Podcasts

Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People
Rabbi Sharon Brous: Building Bridges in a Divided World
Watch: YouTube
Listen: Spotify / Apple

Mother Tongue Magazine x Reset the Algorithm (with Moj Mahdara & Patrisse Cullors)
The Economy of Empathy
Watch: YouTube
Listen: Spotify / Apple

RAW: Navigating Inner Life Since October 7
Rabbi Brous on Jewish Healing and Humanity Amid Conflict
Listen: Apple

– The Power of Showing Up for Each Other – House Calls with Dr. Vivek Murthy

– Victims, Heroes & Learners with Rabbi Sharon Brous – Life Will Be the Death of Me with Chelsea Handler

– Rabbi Sharon Brous with Madeline Brand – America at a Crossroads

– Sharon Brous: The Importance of fostering connection in our workplaces I Marc Crowley

– Blitzin’ Out with Rabbi Sharon Brous – The Deep Dive with Jessica St. Clair and June Diane Raphael

– RNS’s State of Belief podcast

– Seeing Each Other’s Pain (Rabbi Sharon Brous) – Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

– A Rabbi Offers Spiritual Tools for Healing | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC

– Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine: Episode 385 – Sharon Brous on Apple Podcasts

– Raising Good Humans: S4 Ep 2: Experiencing Joy While Our Hearts Are Broken: The Amen Effect on Apple Podcasts

– ‘How Can We Expect Others to Empathize With Us When We Fail to Empathize With Palestinians?’ – Haaretz

– Rabbi Sharon Brous “Here We Go! – Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best

– The Sermons I Needed to Hear Right Now – Ezra Klein Podcast – The New York Times

– Freedom Road Podcast featuring Rabbi Sharon Brous