[4] The publication wrote that "Ikar, the come-as-you-are spiritual community that Brous, 39, founded nearly a decade ago, has become a magnet for L.A.’s young, unaffiliated Jews" in a time when many synagogues face "disaffected, declining membership.
[7] Before moving to Los Angeles, she served as a Rabbinic Fellow at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in New York City.
In January 2016, Brous and colleagues from six other Jewish communities from across the United States officially announced the launch of the Jewish Emergent Network, a collaboration between IKAR and Kavana in Seattle, The Kitchen in San Francisco, Mishkan in Chicago, Sixth & I in Washington, D.C., and Lab/Shul and Romemu in New York City.
[11][12] Brous also hosted Mayor Garcetti at her Jewish High Holidays events for multiple years running.
[13] In January 2024, she released her first book, a national best-seller, The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Heal Our Hearts and Mend Our Broken World Brous has contributed to the books The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt,[14] A dream of Zion: American Jews reflect on why Israel matters to them,[15] and The Women's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women Rabbis on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions.