Rabbi Rachel Bearman

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    Our God(dess)

    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,...
    Our God(dess)

    The Power of Our Voices

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

    A D'var Torah for Lech Lecha

    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...
    A D'var Torah for Lech Lecha

    Yom Kippur 2017

    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...
    Yom Kippur 2017

    Kol Nidre 2017

    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...
    Kol Nidre 2017

    Remember the Jewish Foster Home

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

    Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2017

    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...
    Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2017

    A D'var Torah About Recent Events In Israel

    Photo link: https://www.loc.gov/resource/matpc.22786/ This week, a lot has been happening in Israel. These developments and the various...
    A D'var Torah About Recent Events In Israel

    A D'var Torah For Pride Shabbat

    Most Shabbat evenings, as we gather to pray and welcome the Sabbath, I can feel the strands of tradition that link everyone in our...
    A D'var Torah For Pride Shabbat

    Holiness, Not Perfection, Is Our Goal

    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...
    Holiness, Not Perfection, Is Our Goal
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