Selected Shabbat study guides

To read the text of Rabbi Perkins’s other mateirals, clicck on one of the following:
Shabbat sermons • High Holiday sermons • Occasional addresses and lessons

On many shabbat mornings, Rabbi Perkins will not deliver a formal sermon, but will rather lead a discussion with the Congregation on a topic related to the day’s Torah reading, haftarah, or some other topic of current interest. On many shabatot he will prepare a study sheet of readings and commentaries which is distributed to the congregation. We will occasionally post these written guides as well. Here are some recent ones:

Mercy to the Cruel and Cruelty to the Merciful
Parashat Bo (January 11, 2003)

Helping Your Enemy
Parashat Mispatim (February 1, 2003)

The Sacrifices
Parashat Pinchas (July 19, 2003)

Reproving Your Neighbor
Parashat Aharei Mot - Kedoshim (May 1, 2004)

Our Duty in the Wake of the Election of 2004
Parashat Haye Sarah (November 6, 2004)

Selected Lessons and Community Addresses

Rabbi Perkins also gives addresses at meetings and events in the Jewish community and in the community at large, as well as lessons at Me’ah and other classes. These texts are provided for the benefit of those who cannot attend all of these events and classes.

Words of “Spiritual Guidance,” Needham Town Meeting (November 8, 2004)

The Story of Hanukkah v. The History of Hanukkah: What Really Happened—And Does It Matter? (December, 2004)

Passover Greetings from Jerusalem, April, 2005