Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Tranquility: But, Not Yet – Vayeishev 5780
All of the stress and tragedy that Jacob faced were to bring him to an ultimate peace. Rabbi Becher shows how this is true for each and every Jew.
All of the stress and tragedy that Jacob faced were to bring him to an ultimate peace. Rabbi Becher shows how this is true for each and every Jew.
Survival Through The Family The Jewish family needs both structure and love to stay intact and holy, ensuring the survival of the entire Jewish people. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Parshas Toldot With the recent horrific weather, Sandy and the Nor’easter, a number of people raised the issue of climate change caused by humans. What is the Jewish attitude towards the global warming? I think that the question of climate change is an empirical question and therefore Judaism doesn’t really have an opinion about it….
Parshas Vayeishev Dreams feature prominently in our Parsha. The dreams of Joseph that precipitated his slavery in Egypt, the dreams of Pharaoh that needed interpretation, and the dreams of Joseph’s fellow prisoners, that eventually led to his release. The word for dream in Hebrew is “chalom”, spelled chet, lamed, mem. A great Chassidic thinker once…
Criticisms and Prophecies can be “blessings” too.