Archive of Rabbi Perlstein's D'var Torah

The Last Lecture Ha'Azinu October 10, 2008
  Nitzavim September 26, 2008
 "Ya Gotta Believe" Shelach June 20, 2008
Friday the 13th. Have a Lucky, Happy Day! Beha'alotcha June 13, 2008
Go Out and Enjoy Naso June 6, 2008
The Tenth Measure B'Midbar May 30, 2008
Even More Behukotai May 23, 2008
Behar May 16, 2008
 Israel at 60: The Work of Our Hands and a Miracle Emor May 9, 2008
The Whole Torah on One Foot Kedoshim May 2, 2008
Old Joke - New Meaning HaGadol - Achrei Mot April 18, 2008
Metzora April 11, 2008
The Pope in Shul Tazria April 4, 2008
  China, Tibet and the Meaning of Purim Tzav March 21, 2008
And a Time to Kvetch Vayakhel February 29, 2008
 One Who Loves Peace Ki Tissa February 22, 2008
Presents of Presence Tetzaveh February 15, 2008
Amongst Us Terumah February 8, 2008

Naturals?

Mishpatim February 1, 2008

The Need to Say No

Yitro

January 25, 2008

Because of These Women 

Beshallach

January 18, 2008

No Immunity

Bo

January 11, 2008

Never, Never Be Consumed

Shemot

December 28, 2007

Clever or Good - Your Choice

Vayechi

December 21, 2007

 Who Is He? He is Me!

Vayigash

December 14, 2007

Celebrating The Little Bit of Oil

Mikketz

December 7, 2007

Surprise  Us! 

Vayeshev

November 30, 2007

Coming Home

Vayishlach

November 23, 2007

What Goes Around Comes Around

Vayetze

November 16, 2007

Who Are You?

Toledot

November 9, 2007

On A Scale of Merit

Hayey  Sarah

November 2, 2007

Consult - Don't Insult

Vayera

October 26, 2007

How Life Can Change in a Verse

Lech Lecha

October 19, 2007

Not Exactly Walking with G-d

Noah

October 12, 2007

Time for Renewal

Nitzavim-Vayelekh

September 7, 2007

And The Vinner Is.....

Korach

 June 15, 2007

You Shall Become Immigrants

Shelakh Lekha

 June 8, 2007

B'ha-alotkha

 June 1, 2007

Kosher But...!     

Naso

May 25, 2007

At Fifty Keep Counting

B'midbar

 May 18, 2007

Not Some... All 

Behar-Bekhukotai

 May 11, 2007

Shavuot - We Hardly Knew You 

Emor

 May 4, 2007

From Scapegoat to Love 

Acharey Mot - Kedoshim

April 27, 2007

We Mourn and We Hope 

Tazria-Metzora April 20, 2007

Overplaying the Holocaust?

Sh'mini

 April 13, 2007

Egypt, Edwards, Snow and Us

Tzav - Shabbat HaGadol

 March 30, 2007

Judaism's View of Capital Punishment

Vayikra

March 23, 2007

Then What?

VayakhelPekudey  

Shabbat Hachodesh

March 16, 2007

Take It As A Compliment

Ki Tissa

March 9, 2007

Searching Our Hearts  

Tetzaveh

March 2, 2007

Loving and Doing Mishpatim

February 16, 2007

A Balancing Act

B'shalach:  Shabbat Shirah

February 2, 2007

Unexpected Friends

Bo

January 26, 2007

Tzimtzum:Creating the Space For...

B'reysheet

October 20, 2006

From Affliction to Rejoicing

Sukkot

October 6, 2006

Loving and Listening

Nitzavim-Vayelekh September 15, 2006
It's Sticky Kee Tavo September 8, 2006

The Greatest Act of Compassion of All

Kee Tetzey September 1, 2006

Reaching Higher Ground

Shelah-Lekha

June 23, 2006

Keeping the Light Shining Bright

Behaalotekha 

June 16, 2006

Live Big My Friend, Live Big

Naso

June 9, 2006

Happy Anniversary Shavuot  June 1, 2006
Two Men From Germany Behar-Bekhukotai May 19, 2006

The Corners of Your Fields

Emor 

May 12, 2006

We Celebrate After We Remember

Aharey-Kedoshim

May 5, 2006

One Day At A Time Tazria-Metzora   April 28, 2006
You Can't Have One Without The Other Shemini  April 21, 2006
When You and I Came Out of Egypt HaGadol April 7, 2006
Don't Be A Shvitzer Vayikra March 31, 2006

Getting Unplugged!

Vayakhel-Pekudey March 24, 2006

The Old Comes To Life In The New

Ki Tissa March 17, 2006
Memory and Happiness Tetzaveh March 10, 2006
On Being a Success Terumah  March 3, 2006

A Jewish View on Abortion

Mishpatim February 24, 2006

Ten Commandments in Moscow

Yitro  February 17, 2006

The Question Less Asked

Bo

February 3, 2006

Missing in Munich

Vaera

January 27, 2006

A Source of Life Vayehi January 13, 2006

By Coming to Israel We Discovered... Ourselves

Vayigash January 6, 2006
  Vayeshev December 23, 2005

Seeing Others in a New Light

Vayishlach

December 16, 2005

Finding G-d in the South Pole

Vayetze December 9, 2005

The Wells of Peace

Toldot December 2, 2005

Is There Anyone To Object?

Vayera

November 18, 2005

You Can Call Me..... In Hebrew

Lech Lecha November 11, 2005

Don't Go Overboard But...

Noah November 4, 2005
May You Live to Be 930? B'reysheet  October 28, 2005

Celebrating our Personal Harvest

Shabbat Sukkot

October 21, 2005

Today Nitzavim September 30, 2005
Being Worthy of the Blessing Kee Tavo 

September 23, 2005

The Ability to Change

Kee Tetzey 

September 16, 2005

Why Be Jewish?   Justice Justice Shall You Pursue

Shoftim

September 9, 2005

Katrina

See This Day I Set Before Your Blessing and Curse

Re'eh  September 2, 2005
The Truth Is... B'ha-alotcha  June 17, 2005
Our Parsha, Proselytes and Pentecost  (Shavuot) Naso June 10, 2005
Sinai and Jerusalem - Does Location Matter? B'midbar

June 3, 2005

For the Reward - Look Within B'chukotai May 27, 2005
Voting Our Values Behar May 20, 2005
Emor May 13, 2005
Who Do You Love? Kedoshim May 6, 2005
The Passover of the Future Shabbat Pesach April 29, 2005
The Power of The Tongue Metzora April 15, 2005
Sitting Together For What? Shemini April 1, 2005
What a Mitzvah Means Tzav March 25, 2005

Our Six Million Korbanot

Vayikra March 18, 2005
The Spirituality of our Work Pekudey Shekalim March 11, 2005

Learning How to Be ~ The Gift of Shabbat

Vayakhel March 4, 2005

On the Horns of a Dilemma

Kee Tisa February 25, 2005
Going It Alone Is Not The Jewish Way Tetzaveh February 18, 2005

Where is G-d in the Middle East? 

Terumah February 11, 2005
The Stranger in Your Midst Mishpatim February 4, 2005
Sinai and Auschwitz Yitro January 28, 2005
What Was He Thinking?