Rabbi Perkins' most recent sermons will be posted here. Other sermons can be found in High Holiday Sermons or Sermon Archives.
2017 |
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| July 1, 2017 | Parashat Hukkat | The Politics of Anger | |
| June 10, 2017 | Parashat Beha'alotcha | "Things Fall Apart" |  |
| June 3, 2017 | Parashat Naso | Heroes Then and Now | |
| May 30, 2017 | Erev Shavuot | Sermon Slam- Ethan Fener | |
| Sermon Slam- Laura Kaufman | |||
| Sermon Slam- Rabbi William Kaufman | |||
| Sermon Slam- Peter Krupp | |||
| Sermon Slam- Vicki Krupp | |||
| Sermon Slam- Naomi Litrownik | |||
| May 20, 2017 | Parashat Behar Behukkotai | "Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land, Unto All Its Inhabitants Thereof" | |
| May 13, 2017 | Parashat Emor | Expressing True Love Toward the Living and the Dead | |
| April 15, 2017 | Hol Hamoed Pesach | Dry Bones: Ezekiel's Valley in Rwanda Dvar by Gil Brodsky | |
| January 28, 2017 | Parashat Va'era | "Liar, Liar" | |
| January 21, 2017 | Parashat Shemot | The Duty, Opportunity and Challenge of Praying for the Government | |
2016 |
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| December 24, 2016 | Parashat Vayeshev | What Does the Joseph Story Have to Teach Us About Chanukah and Christmas? | |
| November 26, 2016 | Parashat Hayei Sarah | The Importance of Gratitude | |
| November 12, 2016 | Parashat Lech Lecha | Lessons for Our New President Elect from Abraham | |
| June 11, 2016 | Erev Shavuot | Sermon Slam- Lynn Baum | |
| Sermon Slam- Stephen Baum | |||
| Sermon Slam- Rabbi William Kaufman | |||
| Sermon Slam- Don Lassman | |||
| Sermon Slam- Naomi Litrownik | |||
| Sermon Slam- Lori Resnick | |||
| Sermon Slam- David Sherman | |||
| Sermon Slam- Cantor Linda Sue Sohn | |||
| April 9, 2016 | Shabbat HaHodesh |
Who Owns the Exodus? Who Owns the Seder? Who Owns the Haggadah? Who Owns the Hebrew language? |
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| March 12, 2016 | Parashat Pekudei | Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaKohein Kook | |
| March 5, 2016 | Parashat Vayakhel | Vayakhel: "And he Assembled." For Constructive or Destructive Ends? | |
2015 |
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November 28, 2015 |
Parashat Vayishlach |
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| November 21, 2015 | Parashat Vayetze | Jacob the Refugee | |
| November 14, 2015 | Parashat Toldot | Sibling Rivalry and Religious Violence | |
| November 7, 2015 | Parashat Hayei Sarah | How and How Not to Read the Bible | |
| October 24, 2015 | Parashat Lech Lecha | It Isn't Easy | |
| October 17, 2015 | Parashat Noach | |
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| May 29, 2015 | Parashat Naso | When Paying Attention is Hard To Do | |
| May 23, 2015 | Erev Shavuot | Sermon Slam- Lynn Baum | |
| Sermon Slam- Stephen Baum | |||
| Sermon Slam- Fred Borgenicht | |||
| Sermon Slam- Rabbi William Kaufman | |||
| Sermon Slam- Naomi Litrownik | |||
| Sermon Slam- Lori Resnick | |||
| Sermon Slam- Dave Sherman | |||
| May 9, 2015 | Parashat Emor | |
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| February 28, 2015 | Parashat Tetzaveh | Part 1 | |
| Parashat Tetzaveh | Part 2 | |
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| February 7, 2015 | Parashat Yitro | Part 1 | |
| Parashat Yitro | Part 2 | |
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| January 31, 2015 | Parashat Beshalach | Dvar by Aliza Berger | |
| January 24, 2015 | Parashat Bo | |
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| January 10, 2015 | Parashat Shemot | Sisterhood Shabbat- Guest Speaker Rabbi Abby Sosland Part 1 | |
| Parashat Shemot | Sisterhood Shabbat- Guest Speaker Rabbi Abby Sosland Part 2 | |
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| January 3, 2015 | Parashat Vayechi | Study sheet for Parashat Vayechi- Jacob's Blessings | |
2014 |
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December 20 |
Parashat Miketz |
A Drashah for Parashat Miketz by Stephen Baum |
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December 14 |
Shabbaton Guest Speaker- Rabbi Bradley Artson (Sunday morning, Part 1) |
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Shabbaton Guest Speaker- Rabbi Bradley Artson (Sunday morning, Part 2) |
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December 13 |
Parashat Vayeshev |
Shabbaton Guest Speaker- Rabbi Bradley Artson |
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| December 6 | Parashat Vayishlach | Part 1 | |
| Parashat Vayishlach | Part 2 | |
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| November 29 | Parashat Vayetze | Lessons from Ferguson, For Us and For Israel | |
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November 22 |
Parashat Toldot |
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November 1 |
Parashat Lech L'cha |
Guest speaker- Yehuda Yaakov, Counsul General of Israel to New England |
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October 25 |
Parashat Noach |
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October 18 |
Parashat Bereshit |
Are Curiosity and Religiosity Compatible? | |
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September 6 |
Parashat Ki Tetzei |
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August 22 |
Parashat Re'eh |
A Drashah for Parashat Re'eh by Stephen Baum |
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August 16 |
Parashat Eikev |
A Drashah for Parashat Eikev by Susan Maxwell |
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August 9 |
Parashat V'Etchanan |
A Drashah for Parashat V'Etchanan by David Farbman |
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August 2 |
Parashat D'varim |
A Drashah for Parashat D'varim by Evie Weinstein-Park |
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July 26 |
Parashat Masei |
A Drashah for Parashat Masei by Richard Kesner |
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July 12 |
Parashat Pinchas |
A Drashah for Parashat Pinchas by Joey Baron |
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July 5 |
Parashat Balaak |
A Drashah for Parashat Balaak by Naomi Litrownik |
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June 21 |
Parashat Korach |
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June 14 |
Parashat Shelach Lecha |
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May 16 |
Parashat Behukkotai |
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April 12 |
Shabbat HaGadol |
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April 5 |
Parashat Mitzorah |
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March 29 |
Parashat Tazria |
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March 8 |
Parashat Vayikra |
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March 1 |
Parashat Pekudei |
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February 15 |
Parashat Ki Tissa |
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February 8 |
Parashat Titsaveh |
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January 25 |
Sisterhood Shabbat |
"A Hand of Loving Kindness" by Guest Speaker Sarah Abramson |
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January 18 |
Parashat Yitro |
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January 4 |
Parshat Bo |
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2013 |
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December 14 |
Parashat Vayechi |
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December 6 |
Parashat Vayiggash |
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November 2 |
World Series Reflections |
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October 12 |
Parashat Lech L'cha |
"What Do Janet Yellen and Scarlett Johansson Have in Common?" |