The Ties That Bind

The Ties That Bind

As different as the Super Bowl and the Siyum Hashas were, they nevertheless shared one thing in common: The desire of the human for connection and unity.  It is our belief that since the human soul was created with a similarity to Hashem and with the obligation to increase and cultivate that similarity, it therefore…

Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Don’t Touch the Edge of the Mountain! – Parshat Yitro 5779

We are warned in the Torah “Don’t touch the edge of the mountain!” Rabbi Becher discusses an interesting interpretation of this phrase which will demand more than a cursory reading. View this video directly on Vimeo.

God Bless America

God Bless America

Abraham’s relationship with God was rooted in a covenant, an agreement between two parties, each having obligations toward the other.  Abraham and his descendants were obligated to practice circumcision, kindness and justice and to have faith in God.  God in turn promised that Abraham’s descendants would maintain a special relationship with Him.  They would be…