The Ten Commandments were inscribed on two tablets, on the first tablet, were five statements about the relationship between a person and his or her creator (God and parents). The second five focus on the relationship between a person and his or her peers. The design of the tablets teaches us, that in order to be complete, people must cultivate proper relationships with their peers just as much as they ...
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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 seeks out Oneness. Hashem, as the Shema states, is One – He is uniquely one, ...
Read MoreMoshe was brought up in the court of Pharaoh - the King of Egypt. Yet when his father-in-law Yitro came to him in the desert with advice, Moshe did something extraordinary. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Read MoreWe are not sure what the average person thinks when he sees the Turritopsis nutricula - the immortal jellyfish - in an aquarium. However, when Rabbi Mordechai Becher sees this amazing creature, he immediately thinks about the Jewish People and their long history. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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We are now in the month of Shevat and approaching the onset of spring, heralded by TuBishvat. I would like to discuss some of the unique mitzvot that apply in the land of Israel. Many of the various tithes and agricultural taxes follow the seven cycle of the the Sabbbatical year, Shemitta. In the seventh year of the agricultural cycle, Shmittah, no new crops are planted and only maintenance work is ...
Read MoreWould you jump into a fire for G-d like the frogs in Egypt? Harry Rothenberg wants to know how much you would push yourself beyond your boundaries to help others. View this video directly on VIMEO
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