Temple Emanu-El’s Kol Tzedek Righteous Voices
Speaker Series Presents:
An Evening with Rabbi Sharon Brous.
One of the leading Jewish voices of our time.
Tuesday, March 18 at 7:30 PM
756 East Broad Street, Westfield NJ
Join us in person at Temple Emanu-El OR on livestream.
This event WILL NOT be recorded.
Discover the transformative power of connection, hope
and action
In a time of so much uncertainty and division, how do we create change? Rabbi Sharon Brous will speak about the urgent need to show up, act, and make an impact. Drawing from her book, The Amen Effect, she’ll share how small actions can ripple into powerful transformation.
Join us as Rabbi Sharon Brous, a visionary leader and author of The Amen Effect, shares her message of hope, resilience, and actionable steps for personal and societal healing. Brous's appeal is a result of her blending biblical teachings with modern relevance, offering a call to action for individuals and communities to repair the world through faith, activism, and love.
Rabbi Sharon Brous will be the 5th Kol Tzedek Righteous Voices Speaker at Temple Emanu-El. Past speakers have included: Bryan Stevenson, Isabel Wilkerson, Erika Lee, and Ben Jealous.
Don't miss this important conversation. The Amen Effect is available to purchase, and books will be signed at the event.
This is our fifth inspiring speaker in the Kol Tzedek Speaker Series.
What is the Kol Tzedek
Righteous Voices
Speaker Series?
The Kol Tzedek Speakers Series, now in its fifth year, addresses various topics of critical importance to the betterment of our world and how we can move forward with hope and action. The lecturers we consider are acclaimed authorities from their respective fields of specialization and have included Bryan Stevenson, Isabel Wilkerson, Erika Lee and Ben Jealous. The Hebrew term Kol Tzedek means righteous voice.
About Rabbi
Sharon Brous
Sharon Brous is the senior and founding rabbi of IKAR, a leading-edge Jewish community based in Los Angeles, and the author of The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Heal Our Hearts and Mend Our Broken World, a national bestseller.
In 2013, Brous blessed President Obama and Vice President Biden at the Inaugural National Prayer Service, and in 2021 returned to bless President Biden and Vice President Harris, and then led the White House Passover Seder in 2021 and the Hanukkah candle lighting with the Vice President and Second Gentleman in 2023. She was named #1 on the Newsweek/The Daily Beast list of most influential Rabbis in America and has been recognized by The Forward and Jerusalem Post as among the most influential Jews alive today. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post, and her TED talk, “Reclaiming Religion,” has been viewed by more than 1.5 million people.
Brous is in the inaugural cohort of Auburn Seminary's Senior Fellows program, which unites top faith leaders working on the frontlines for justice, she sits on the faculty of REBOOT, and serves on the International Council of the New Israel Fund and national steering committee for the Poor People’s Campaign.
A graduate of Columbia University (both undergraduate and M.A. in Human Rights), she was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and children.
What are others saying?
Bryan Stevenson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy and Temple Emanu-El’s 2021
Kol Tzedek Speaker
“Rabbi Brous shares remarkable compassion, insight, and moral vision in these pages that illuminate a way forward at a time when the fog of fear and anger in the world grows ever dense. This wonderful book is welcome, affirming, and urgently needed.”
About her book:
The Amen Effect
Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World
Sharon Brous is widely recognized for her compelling vision of reimagining religious community through a lens of justice, spirituality, and inclusion. Her work focuses on revitalizing Jewish life, addressing moral and social challenges, and fostering a sense of purpose and interconnectedness. As the senior and founding rabbi of IKAR, a vibrant Jewish community in Los Angeles, she has inspired thousands to engage deeply with tradition while grappling with contemporary issues.
Her book, The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Heal Our Hearts and Mend Our Broken World, has become a national bestseller, resonating with readers through its message of hope, resilience, and actionable steps for personal and societal healing. Brous's appeal lies in her ability to blend ancient teachings with modern relevance, offering a call to action for individuals and communities to repair the brokenness in the world through faith, activism, and love.
Join us in person OR on livestream.
This event WILL NOT be recorded.
The Kol Tzedek speaker series is generously underwritten by:
Danny and Susan Stern.