Rabbi Rachel Bearman

Tonight we have prayed with words written by women and we have prayed to a God who we described in feminine language. On the surface,...

God of our mothers, our grandmothers, our sisters, our wives, and our daughters... God of Miriam, Tzipporah, Esther, and Ruth... God of...

In the opening verses of this week’s Torah portion, Lech Lecha, we watch as God calls to Abram and tells him to leave the only life and...

I have a deep devotion to the exercise of Torah study. When I was sixteen years old, I decided to become a rabbi, and the first step...

Tonight, I want to talk with you about the concept of sin. I recognize that for many of us who belong to modern, liberal, religious...

General wisdom suggests that you should begin a sermon with some kind of interesting or engaging story- something that puts the...

I have always had a loud voice. No one has ever accused me of being too quiet, too shy, or too hesitant to speak. Over the years, my...

Photo link: https://www.loc.gov/resource/matpc.22786/ This week, a lot has been happening in Israel. These developments and the various...

Most Shabbat evenings, as we gather to pray and welcome the Sabbath, I can feel the strands of tradition that link everyone in our...

This week’s Torah portion, B’har - B’chukotai, is made up of the last chapters in the book of Leviticus and, as our B’nai Mitzvah will...