Join us on Thursday evening, May 8 at 8:00 PM when we’ll welcome Rabbi Sharon Brous via Zoom. Acclaimed as one of the most influential rabbis in America by Newsweek/The Daily Beast and the Jerusalem Post, Rabbi Brous is a well-known author, educator, commentator, and senior and founding rabbi of IKAR, a leading-edge synagogue and Jewish community in Los Angeles. Rabbi Brous will be joining us for a conversation with Rav Shai about the themes in her recent book, The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World. Expanded from one of her most impactful sermons, her book delves into the power of community in an era marked by loneliness, social alienation and ideological extremism, and makes the case that our deepest spiritual work is finding our way to one other — in celebration, sorrow, and solidarity. Rabbi Brous’s programs are extremely popular and highly sought-after, and we’re proud and excited to host her at AJ.