Julian’s D’var Torah for Shabbat Bereshit
This is the d’var Torah that Julian offered at his celebration of bar mitzvah on Shabbat morning. My Torah portion is the very first reading in the first book of […]
Entries by Rachel Barenblat
Joy to fuel our building – a d’varling for Sukkot
Sukkot: festival of impermanence, festival of joy even in vulnerability. We build sukkot to remember our ancestors’ harvest traditions; to remember the flimsy sukkot in which we dwelled after leaving […]
What Can We Do, In Love
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpWpqQBiaWI] I gave my sermon “live” on Zoom in realtime, and also pre-recorded it to go live with this blog post around the time I was offering it. […]
One Heart: Lessons in Love from Jewish Cuba
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwH0sNVtr9s]I gave my sermon “live” on Zoom in realtime, and also pre-recorded it to go live with this blog post around the time I was offering it. […]
Wake Up! (A d’varling for Shabbat Shuvah)
כְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙ יָעִ֣יר קִנּ֔וֹ עַל־גּוֹזָלָ֖יו יְרַחֵ֑ף יִפְרֹ֤שׂ כְּנָפָיו֙ יִקָּחֵ֔הוּ יִשָּׂאֵ֖הוּ עַל־אֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ Like an eagle who rouses their nestlings, gliding down to their young, So did God spread God’s wings and take […]
The Courage to Stand Up, With Love
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNMuJWw6syY] Here’s a video of my sermon if you’d rather watch it than listen to it. (It’s here on YouTube.) Or, you can read on, below… Do […]
Holy at Home, With Love
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTun5Lk9PfE] Here’s a recording of my sermon if you’d rather watch it than read it. (It’s here on YouTube.) Or, read below… Not quite two thousand years ago, […]
Runway to the Days of Awe 7: Ready or not…
Dear CBI Members and Friends, Selichot is coming up on Saturday night — this year our Selichot services are a partnership between the three Reform congregations in the Berkshires; RSVP […]
Blessing and curse in pandemic times
Last week my son and I were watching the fifth Harry Potter movie, Order of the Phoenix. There’s a moment where two teenagers are kissing on a bench, and with […]
Runway to the Days of Awe 6: Inner Work
Dear CBI Members and Friends, This week’s high holiday preparation message is about the inner work of getting ready. One tradition teaches us to spend the month before Rosh Hashanah […]
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