Rabbi Rachel Bearman

"Don't even try... things will never #change." I've heard this too many times to count and have felt discouraged enough at different...

As I #awaken from a stupor caused by an incredibly busy week that while difficult, made me feel very honored to be the rabbi of my...

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” - Albert Einstein

This is my first year as a rabbi. Each day brings unforseen situations, unpredicted phone calls, unprepared for moments. It is humbling...

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." — Martin Luther King Jr.

I don't have the answers... but I do have questions... How do we earn forgiveness? Is it something that we should expect? If forgiveness...

"Sometimes a shadow falls over the moon, and it looks dark. The light's still there, it's just covered up for a while. You got that...

Because I greatfly prefer archival records to math, I've decided to define today's prompt, #count, as "keeping track of" rather than...

What a beautiful sight to #see.

When I was in Middle School, I became convinced that I was going deaf. I was certain that I was missing parts of conversations and was...

I believe that our families should always be our first priorities. I believe that we each have the ability to define what family means. I...

Sometimes a line from a book leaps off the page and attaches itself to your soul. For me, this is one of those lines. I remind myself...

Searching is exhausting. Honestly, even thinking about today's #BlogElul prompt wore me out. I'm not even sure that I like the idea that...

I used to think of knowing as an absoulte state. I believed that learning was a journey that culminated with the accomplishment of...

Accepting the magic of a weekend off with family and friends. #Accept

Jewish tradition tells us to begin each day by thanking God for the every-day miracles that we experience. It’s a beautiful idea, and...

As Reform Jews, we have the amazing opportunity to shape our own concept of observance. We have the customs, texts, and beliefs of our ...

As I prepare for my first high holiday season as an ordained rabbi, I am struck by the sheer number of things that need to be done. Over...

The High Holy Days will be here soon! In fact, Elul, the Hebrew month that precedes Rosh Hashanah, begins next week. During Elul, Jews...

Our Shabbat service on July 18th was inspired by an inscription in one of TBC's copies of the 1908 Union Prayer-Book for Jewish Worship. ...