Rabbi Sharon Brous

senior and founding rabbi of the IKAR Jewish Community in Los Angeles

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Sharon Brous is the founder and senior rabbi of IKAR, an independent Jewish congregation in Los Angeles.

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Hamas’ mass slaughter of civilians in Gaza didn’t happen in a vacuum. There’s a long and complicated history in this conflict.

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A shooting at the Chabad synagogue near San Diego on Saturday left three people injured and one woman killed.

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Israel’s recent “national unity” law calls the country “unique” to the Jewish people. But 21 percent of Israelis are Arabs. Do Jewish values conflict with pluralistic democracy?

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