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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...

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...

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...

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...

A Prayer for Our Journey Towards Peace

God, There's so much in my mind and my heart right now that it's hard for me to figure out exactly what to say. I wish that I was a poet...

Why Should I Belong?

In last week’s Torah portion, Kedoshim, we heard what I believe to be one of the most important commandments in the Jewish tradition,...

What the Jewish Tradition Teaches Us about Healing

These are my remarks from a recent interfaith service that explored what our individual traditions can teach us about healing. The value...

A Sermon For Yom Kippur 5776 /2015

Since I have two sisters and parents who were determined to raise polite children, I have been apologizing for small things for as long...

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Rabbi Rachel Bearman

"True service to God is service to one

another." - Lily Montagu