Why was Moses’ father-in-law so impressed by the story of the Exodus? Harry Rothenberg explains... View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreRabbi Mordechai Becher says that the Ten Commandments are misnamed, and they really should be referred to as this... View this video directly on VIMEO
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I confess that we in the Becher home are coffee fanatics. We only buy recently roasted beans, grind them in a ceramic grinder, make pour-over coffee using only non-bleached paper filters and do not pollute the coffee with sugar or chas v’shalom, artificial sweeteners and other toxic waste. We recently acquired a cold brew coffee tower, which drips cold water through ground coffee for six hours and produces one of ...
Read MoreHow can we understand the curious command Moses gives to the Israelites just before the parting of the sea? Harry Rothenberg explains... View this video directly on VIMEO
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The parshiyos that we are currently reading feature Moshe prominently in the story of the Exodus, the Red Sea and the time in the desert. It is fascinating to note, however, that if you look through the Haggadah Moshe is just not there, he is not mentioned. He is mentioned in one place as an aside – coincidentally. Rav Yossi of Galilee was talking about how many plagues hit the ...
Read MoreRabbi Becher is about to embark on a tour of the Metropolitan Museum of New York, and while he will guide his students through the exhibits on the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, the gallery on the Jews will be conspicuously absent from the tour. Find out why! View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreHow did the Egyptians eat while immobilized during the plague of darkness? Harry Rothenberg explains... View this video directly on VIMEO
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As a young boy growing up in Melbourne, Australia, fall was almost non-existent and winter only meant that I had to wear shoes when playing outside and, occasionally, a parka. It never snows in Melbourne, and a brutal winter day can sometimes go down to the mid-40s. Immediately after I finished high school (in December, the beginning of the summer in Australia) I left to learn in Yeshivas ITRI in ...
Read MoreRabbi Becher emphasizes how the current lockdowns make it even harder for us to see our friends, which is so important because we need our friends in order to get up. View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreHow can we build up our self confidence? Harry Rothenberg gives some advice... View this video directly on VIMEO
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