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The Seventeenth of Tammuz begins a three week period of mourning that culminated with Tisha B’Av, the Ninth of Av. The Mishnah states: Five things happened to our ancestors on the 17th of Tammuz — The First Tablets were broken, the daily offering ceased, the walls of Jerusalem were breached, the evil Apostomus burnt a Torah scroll, and an idol was set up in the Sanctuary. The first calamity to occur on ...
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Leadership Means Sympathy – Parshat Pinchas 5780
A good leader cannot sit in an ivory tower and rule. He instead must understand the struggles that the people are going through. If he can't, then he is not qualified to be a leader. View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreHarry Rothenberg reminds us that it is really important for the mourners to say Kaddish and it is really important for us to console them properly. View this video directly on VIMEO
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I recently observed the Yarhzeits (yearly anniversary of the passing of a relative) of my parents of blessed memory. Unfortunately due to the current circumstances I was not able to say kaddish for them. Thank G-d in the last couple of weeks I have been able to attend a minyan again, albeit outdoors, socially separated and with a mask, but a minyan nonetheless. I recited kaddish at the first minyan ...
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – On Book Burning and Political Correctness – Parshat Chukat/Balak 5780
No one suffers more from the lack of intellectual discourse and the enforcement of politically correct speech more than the Jews. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Read MoreHarry Rothenberg says "Let’s make every minute count." View this video directly on VIMEO
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Free Speech, Dialogue and Arguments – Korach 5780
Moses teaches us an eternal lesson: Don't shut the other person down; dialogue is incredibly important! View this video directly on Vimeo.
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I feel that it is appropriate to publish an essay that I wrote a number of years ago. Enjoy! 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. ...
Read MoreHarry Rothenberg tell us to stop spending so much time in front of the mirror! View this video directly on VIMEO
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