# LIVE FROM SAN DIEGO! Rabbis Sharon Brous (IKAR) & David Ingber (Romemu/92NY) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-jewish-with-jonah-platt-7011021/live-from-san-diego-rabbis-sharon-brous-ikar-david-ingber-romemu-92ny Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-jewish-with-jonah-platt-7011021/live-from-san-diego-rabbis-sharon-brous-ikar-david-ingber-romemu-92ny.md Podcast: [Being Jewish with Jonah Platt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-jewish-with-jonah-platt-7011021) Published: 2026-03-31T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://being-jewish-with-jonah-platt.cohostpodcasting.com/episodes/live-from-san-diego-rabbis-sharon-brous-ikar-david-ingber-romemu-92ny Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio-delivery.cohostpodcasting.com/audio/bca27f23-4549-40db-a506-7962f8289f14/episodes/adb3349a-45da-40a3-a5c5-fd55bcafb59a/episode.mp3?v=445fcf0e34 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/being-jewish-with-jonah-platt-7011021/episodes/live-from-san-diego-rabbis-sharon-brous-ikar-david-ingber-romemu-92ny Duration seconds: 3720 ## Resource At this live “Being Jewish with Jonah Platt” event in San Diego, supported by Schusterman Family Philanthropies, Crown Family Philanthropies, and the Jim Joseph Foundation, Jonah Platt welcomes two influential spiritual leaders: Rabbi Sharon Brous, founding rabbi of IKAR in Los Angeles, and David Ingber, founding rabbi of Romemu in New York. Together, they explore how their egalitarian, non-denominational communities are reimagining synagogue life by emphasizing spiritual aliveness, engaging prayer, and social justice. Brous and Ingber speak candidly about the challenges of leading “big tent” communities in a deeply polarized time, where congregants often expect rabbis to mirror their views, and leave when they don't. Brous discusses transforming sermons into collective responsibility and action, while Ingber critiques what he calls a more consumer-driven performative Judaism, shaped by convenience rather than commitment. Drawing on experience from the Women’s March controversy through the aftermath of October 7th, they examine what it means to lead with integrity when every word carries weight.  The conversation also grapples with enduring questions at the heart of Jewish life: the role of prayer, the tension between universal values and particular Jewish obligation, and the importance of humility and patience in leadership. Against the backdrop of rising antisemitism and growing political divisions around Israel and America, this episode looks at what Jewish leadership demands and what the Jewish community can become in this moment of urgency and change.   This is Part One of a Two-Part conversation.  In the episode, they discuss: The founding visions behind IKAR and Romemu  How Brous and Ingber are reimagining synagogue life  The rabbin… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/being-jewish-with-jonah-platt-7011021/episodes/live-from-san-diego-rabbis-sharon-brous-ikar-david-ingber-romemu-92ny/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-jewish-with-jonah-platt-7011021/live-from-san-diego-rabbis-sharon-brous-ikar-david-ingber-romemu-92ny.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.