G-d said don't steal in last week's parsha. In this week, G-d expands on this idea, and gives details on what this means, so that Jews can live in any time and place with these laws. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Don’t Touch the Edge of the Mountain! – Parshat Yitro 5779
We are warned in the Torah "Don't touch the edge of the mountain!" Rabbi Becher discusses an interesting interpretation of this phrase which will demand more than a cursory reading. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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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. They would be given the Land of Israel and would be a “blessing to all nations of the ...
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Snow and Miracles in Jerusalem – Parshat Beshalach 5779
Rabbi Becher is in Jerusalem, and discusses the upcoming “snow storm”, his Israeli grandchildren, and the wonders of living in Israel. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Read MoreHarry Rothenberg wonders why was Moses so angry when he left Pharaoh’s palace for the final time? View this video directly on VIMEO
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Jewish Calendar: Renewal Every Day – Parshat Bo 5779
G-d recreates the world every moment, and we are supposed to emulate Him and renew ourselves at every moment, and not just do things by rote.. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Now that we are in the month of Shevat I would like to continue my theme of the laws of the land of Israel. The seventh year of the agricultural cycle, is known as Shmittah, the Sabbatical year. In Israel, no new crops are planted and only maintenance work is done on crops and trees that already exist. Farmers may not sell their produce or prevent people (or animals) from ...
Read MoreMoshe was the "Greatest Of All Time" - as well as the most humble man ever. Harry Rothenberg explains how he can be both. View this video directly on VIMEO
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Significance of Every “Yud” – Parshat Va’eira 5779
Rabbi Becher describes a recent archeological find which contained the word "Yerushalayim" (Jerusalem) spelled with an extra "Yud" - and what that means to us. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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In this week’s Torah portion, VaEra, and in the Passover prayers and Haggadah, we emphasize the miraculous nature of the Exodus from Egypt. Moses’ staff became a snake, ten terrifying plagues punished the Egyptians, the Red Sea split for the Jews but drowned Pharaoh’s army and on and on. It does not appear however, that all of these miracles were necessary to expedite the redemption. God could have ended our ...
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