Rabbi Becher explains that "freedom" is always associated with a shofar, and that the Jewish people are always free. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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The Biblical sources related to the commandment of tzedakah (charity) are found in this week’s Parsha, BeHar, in the section discussing the laws of the Sabbatical Year. The Torah states that any personal loans still outstanding at the end of this year are automatically cancelled. Nevertheless, God orders the people not to withhold loans close to the Sabbatical Year, but to lend the poor what they need. The fundamental principles ...
Read MoreRabbi Mordechai Becher speaks about experiencing Lag B'Omer in Meron and what is says about the nature of the Jewish people. View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreStory Time: Lessons from a Funeral. View this video directly on Vimeo
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Read MoreExperience the sights and sounds of Gateways Pesach 2022 in this short video which captures the essence of our Pesach program at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass, Phoenix, Arizona. We invite you to be join us for Gateways Pesach 2023! Visit the Gateways Pesach Website for more information. View the Gateways Pesach 2022 Image Gallery
Read MoreSomething to think about while traveling…. View this video directly on Vimeo
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Two significant events occurred on Lag B’Omer (This year beginning at sundown on Wednesday, May 18, 2022), and though separated by many years, they both contribute to its special status. On the thirty third day of the counting of the Omer, Rabbi Akivah’s students stopped dying. Because the epidemic lasted thirty three days, the common custom is to observe thirty three days of mourning in the Omer period, ending on ...
Read MoreWhat is the significance of counting weeks in addition to days between Passover and Shavuot? View this video directly on Vimeo
Read MoreWhat can we learn from the two identical goats of the Yom Kippur service? (Let my twins know if you like their joke.) View this video directly on Vimeo
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We will be celebrating the State of Israel’s 74th Independence Day very soon (May 3rd), an occasion for gratitude to G-d and also to the people who sacrificed so much to create a homeland and a Jewish state for the first time in over 2000 years. However, this upcoming event raised a question in my mind, “Is independence a Jewish value?” It struck me that there are (at least) a ...
Read MoreHow would it “have been enough for us” if G-d had not parted the sea or taken us through it on dry land? View this video directly on Vimeo
Read MoreHarry Rothenberg recommends, "Choose your neighbors carefully." View this video directly on VIMEO
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