Sharon Brous
Sharon Brous was born in New Jersey, USA. Ordained as a rabbi in 2001, Brous has become a leading voice in reanimating religious life in America, working to develop a spiritual roadmap for soulful, multifaith justice work around the country. In 2004, she co-founded IKAR, one of the fastest-growing Jewish congregations in the United States. IKAR is credited with sparking a rethinking of religious life in a time of declining affiliation. She works to inspire people of faith to reclaim a moral and prophetic voice in counter-testimony to the extremism prevalent in so many religious communities.