Rabbi Rachel Bearman

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    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

    In Response to the Recent Incidents at Ridgefield High School

    On Wednesday, the principal of Ridgefield High School and the Superintendent of Ridgefield schools sent emails to the parents and...
    In Response to the Recent Incidents at Ridgefield High School

    The Heart Is The Only Thing That Matters

    The Levites as well as the priestly and rabbinic traditions that would eventually emerge as our tradition evolved were almost...
    The Heart Is The Only Thing That Matters

    A Pharaoh Who Knew Not Joseph

    This week, I had a hard time turning off the news. I was especially troubled by and fixated on the reports that many in our government...
    A Pharaoh Who Knew Not Joseph

    Inauguration Day 2017

    Sometimes when I sit down to write, the sermon pours out of me. I type as quickly as I can because it feels like the words have been...
    Inauguration Day 2017

    A D'var Torah for January 13th 2017

    Liminal spaces are the transitions between two safe, or at least known, things, times, or places. In the Jewish Tradition and in many...
    A D'var Torah for January 13th 2017

    Standing Up and Standing Together

    In the days before the election and in the week and a half since the election, our country has been filled with venom. Every time we...

    I Have A Guitar: A Rosh Hashanah Sermon

    I’m not sure how many of you know this about me, but I have a guitar. It’s a really beautiful guitar, and I’ve actually had it for more...
    I Have A Guitar: A Rosh Hashanah Sermon

    Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon 2016 / 5777

    I have been a rabbi for two and a half years now and have been a religious school teacher since I was 17. These experiences mean that I...

    Rainbows Are a Sign of Strength

    Last night I drove to Norwalk to participate in a vigil for the 49 people who were killed in Orlando this past Sunday. I had heard about...
    Rainbows Are a Sign of Strength
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