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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Sounds of Silence – Parshat Ki Teitzei 5779

Rabbi Mordechai Becher's youngest child moved out of the house, leaving behind a very quiet home. Before insanity sets in, Rabbi Becher reflects on how rare it is to have silence in our lives, and how wonderful it is when the noises do finally quiet down. View this video directly on Vimeo.

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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Thoughts on a Zoo Tour – Parshat Shoftim 5779

While his family is enjoying the Turtle Back Zoo, Rabbi Mordechai Becher's thoughts are on the loftiness of Man over Animals. View this video directly on Vimeo.

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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Torah in Korea – Parshat Re’eh 5779

While on tour in South Koreah, Rabbi Mordechai Becher explained the importance of learning with a chevruta - a learning partner - and how even when someone is learning without another person, they can still be learning with multiple people. View this video directly on Vimeo.

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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Beating Their Katana Swords Into Plowshares – Parshat Eikev 5779

While leading a tour in Japan, Rabbi Mordechai Becher takes a break to explain the different attitudes towards swords between the Japanese Samurai and the Torah Scholar. View this video directly on Vimeo.

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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Jews are Sitting Shiva – Tisha B’Av 5779

The Jews have never accepted the fact that the Temples were destroyed; they never accepted the fact that they were exiled from their land and in fact are still in exile. That is why the Jews are still in mourning - still sitting shiva - because we refuse to accept the situation; because we refuse to forget. View this video directly on Vimeo.

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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – I’m A Believer, Yes I Am…- Parshat Matot/Masei 5779

On the first Tisha B'Av, the Jews in the desert did not believe in themselves. Rabbi Mordechai Becher says we will reach the time of Redemption when the Jews believe in themselves as much as G-d Himself believes in us! View this video directly on Vimeo.

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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Small Things Also Count – Parshat Balak 5779

In the midst of the attempt of Balak and Bilam to destroy the Jewish people, the angel of G-d reminds them not to hurt animals. Rabbi Becher wonders why and why now? View this video directly on Vimeo.

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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Partnership and the Talmud – Parshat Chukat 5779

Rabbi Becher is learning tractate "Bava Basra", which opens with the laws of shared living spaces, but in essence is talking about how our entire society is one large partnership, and that we should act as if we are partners with our fellow man. View this video directly on Vimeo.

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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Spies: Then and Now – Parshat Shelach Lecha 5779

This week's parsha and haftara has stories about spies, and on that note, Rabbi Becher speaks about several spies who worked for the Mossad and other parts of the Israeli government including: Peter Malkin, Wolfgang Lotz, Eli Cohen and other spies whose names are still classified. View this video directly on Vimeo.

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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – In Memory of my Mother – Parshat Nasso 5779

In this week's parsha, G-d commands the priests to bless the Jewish people. Jewish parents then took this blessing for themselves and used it to bless their children every Friday night. On the anniversary of the death (Yahrzeit) of his mother, Trudy Becher alov hashalom, Rabbi Becher looks at the blessing that a parent gives a child, and the blessings that his own parents in Australia gave to him as ...