The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sharon-brous/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:57:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Sharon Brous | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sharon-brous/ 32 32 Devastated Jewish communities rally to support members as California wildfires rage on https://www.timesofisrael.com/ravaged-jewish-communities-rally-to-support-members-as-california-wildfires-rage-on/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:27:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3455845 Leaders strive to bring comfort as many families lose homes; among wider population, five die, 1,900 buildings destroyed; some hydrants run dry as emergency services overwhelmed

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]]> With eye on Jewish continuity, maverick spiritual leader goes mainstream https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-eye-on-jewish-continuity-maverick-spiritual-leader-goes-mainstream/ Tue, 17 May 2016 10:05:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1392898 Ordination as Conservative rabbi will both limit and empower innovator Amichai Lau-Lavie, who aims for a more inclusive, dynamic and nourishing Judaism

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]]> Thriving US indie communities roll up their sleeves to ‘do’ Judaism https://www.timesofisrael.com/thriving-us-indie-communities-roll-up-their-sleeves-to-do-judaism/ Wed, 10 Feb 2016 04:05:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1335989 Jewish Emergent Network looks to lift American Jews out of demographic free fall and bring them back into the fold

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]]> US rabbis envy Canadian counterparts’ chance to welcome refugees https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-rabbis-envy-canadian-counterparts-chance-to-welcome-refugees/ Fri, 25 Dec 2015 18:00:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1303202 While Canadian clergy help sponsor newly arriving Syrians, frustrated American rabbis focus on advocacy and education

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]]> Female rabbis on the forefront of Jewish renewal https://www.timesofisrael.com/female-rabbis-on-the-forefront-of-jewish-renewal/ Tue, 16 Dec 2014 23:41:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1106388 Are women-led pioneering prayer communities IKAR and Nashuva spawning a new movement?

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]]> Trapped under America’s Jewish glass ceiling https://www.timesofisrael.com/trapped-under-americas-jewish-glass-ceiling/ Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:12:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=530362 Of the top 20 highest-paid Jewish professionals in the US, zero are women

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]]> Rabbis tweaked inaugural readings to make them ‘Jewier’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbis-tweaked-inaugural-readings-to-make-them-jewier/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:00:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=358100 White House was okay with last-minute changes added by Jewish clergy at service after Obama's swearing-in

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]]> I shook the hand that blessed Barack Obama https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/i-shook-the-hand-that-blessed-barack-obama/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:14:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=358226 In the U.S., she's a leading rabbi with a flourishing congregation. In Israel, she's officially nothing.

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]]> For the perplexed American Jew: a guide to dissent https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/american-jews-a-guide-to-dissent/ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:27:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=308900 Take a page from Sheldon Adelson and get involved on the ground.

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]]> At IKAR, Israel is out of site https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/on-ikars-website-israel-is-not-in-the-lexicon/ Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:25:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=301790 In comparison to Sharon Brous's community, other synagogues Websites give the Jewish state a starring role

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]]> Our disputes must be ‘for the sake of heaven’ https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/our-disputes-must-be-for-the-sake-of-heaven/ Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:52:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=298402 By changing Israel-related discourse from polarizing to unifying, we are bringing a new way to engage with Israel.

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]]> Confronting Hamas totalitarianism unapologetically but humanely https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/we-must-fight-totalitarian-hamas-unapologetically-but-humanely/ Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:06:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=294076 When it comes to defending democracy, take a lesson from Daniel Moynihan and reject equivalence.

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]]> New album attempts to recapture 2,000-year-old sounds from the Temple https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-album-attempts-to-recapture-2000-year-old-sounds-from-the-temple/ Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:11:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=292926 In 'Judeo,' LA cantor Hillel Tigay mixes music from the Bible with modern influences such as Peter Gabriel

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]]> All the families of the earth https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/all-the-families-of-the-earth/ Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:08:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=292794 Why Gordis needs Brous

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]]> ‘But if I am only for myself…’ https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/if-not-now-when-a-response-to-gordiss-criticism-of-brous/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:21:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=290222 Gordis vs Brous: Gordis fails to heed the words of Hillel

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