In the fourth installment of Rabbi Becher's series on Happiness, we learn another way to gain happiness - though it isn't always easy to do! View this video directly on VIMEO
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Pesach celebrates a historic event – the freeing of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt 3333 years ago. The Torah recounts how Hashem intervened in history, punished the Egyptian slave-masters and took His people –out of Egypt with miracles and wonders. The term Exodus denotes the specific departure of Bnei Yisroel from Egypt. At this time, Hashem created the physical entity known as the Jewish people and paved the ...
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Read MoreWhen writing Megillas Esther, what lesson were Mordechai and Esther trying to teach us when they borrowed an obscure phrase from the Torah? View this video directly on VIMEO
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One of the most peculiar laws of Purim is the obligation to drink wine, and even become intoxicated. As the Talmud states, “A person is obligated to become inebriated on Purim, until he does not know the difference between ‘Blessed is Mordechai and cursed is Haman.’ Excessive drinking is frowned upon by Jewish law, yet here it appears that the law specifically advocates drinking. Clearly, a person may not become ...
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Absurdity, Laughter and Happiness – Tetzaveh 5781
Rabbi Mordechai Becher continues on the theme of "happiness", this week discussing how laughter can positively affect the soul. Part 3 in the "Happiness Series" View this video directly on VIMEO
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Read MoreRabbi Mordechai Becher continues on the theme of "happiness", this week discussing a sure-fire and inexpensive method to bring happiness. View this video directly on VIMEO
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The Purim story begins about 900 years after the Exodus from Egypt. The Jews had been living in Israel continually, since they first entered with Joshua. For 410 years, Shlomo Hamelech’s Bais HaMikdash in Jerusalem had been the focal point of Jewish spiritual and national life in Israel. The first major tragedy that the Jews of this era experienced was the division of the country into the northern kingdom of ...
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