The Heart of the Matter: Two Rabbis Discuss Love in the Jewish Tradition
Virtual
Join Rabbi Sharon Brous and Rabbi Shai Held in a virtual discussion about love as the core of the Jewish tradition: how to show up for each other in times of joy and struggle, and how we can use Judaism as a lens to help us approach life’s great matters — injustice, protest, family life, selfhood, and responsibilities to our families, friends, neighbors, strangers, and enemies. Moderated by Stephanie Butnick, host of Tablet’s Unorthodox podcast.
To purchase a copy of Sharon Brous’ The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend our Broken Hearts and World, or Shai Held’s Judaism is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life, please click here or here!
About the Speakers:
Rabbi Sharon Brous is the author of The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World. She is the founding and senior rabbi of IKAR, a trail-blazing Jewish community based in Los Angeles. A leading voice at the intersection of faith and justice in America, she has been named #1 Most Influential Rabbi in the U.S. by Newsweek/The Daily Beast. She blessed both President Obama and President Biden at their National Inaugural Prayer Services, and her TED Talk “Reclaiming Religion” has been viewed 1.5 million times. Brous’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Washington Post. She lives with her husband, David Light, and their children in California.
Rabbi Shai Held — theologian, educator, author — is President, Dean, and Chair in Jewish Thought at the Hadar Institute in New York City. He is the author of Abraham Joshua Heschel: The Call of Transcendence and The Heart of Torah, a collection of essays on the Torah in two volumes. He lives in White Plains, NY.
Stephanie Butnick is deputy editor of Tablet Magazine and a host of the Unorthodox podcast. She is the author, along with her co-hosts, of The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar’s and Everything in Between. She has written for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
This event is in partnership with Jewish Book Council, The Jewish Museum, and Tablet Magazine.