Harry’s Video Blog – King of the Jungle – Noach 5777
Noah is late one time to feed a lion, and he pays a stiff price. Why? View this video directly on VIMEO
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – A Light or a Window? – Parshat Noach 5777
Noah was told to put a “tzohar” in the Ark. Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses whether this word means a “window” or a “light” and what the practical difference can mean for our own lives. View this video directly on Vimeo.
A Healthy Winter!
It is just after the festival of Sukkot and I am already feeling the onset of winter here in New Jersey. There is a Yiddish greeting that people say after Sukkot, “Gezunta vinter,” “Healthy winter” which obviously anticipates the coming of the cold. Winter generally gets very bad press in the world as a whole….
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah The fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of Sukkot, a seven day period for G-d. The first day shall be a sacred holiday when you shall not do any laborious work… The eighth day is a sacred holiday to you… it is a time of assembly when…
Harry’s Video Blog – Footsteps of Angels – Yom Kippur 5777
There are interesting lessons to be learned from an unusual aspect of the Yom Kippur prayers. View this video directly on VIMEO
Symbolism and Rationale of Sukkot
Five days after the solemnity and intensity of Yom Kippur, Sukkot, the festival of joy and happiness, begins. The Torah describes the festival as follows: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the festival of Sukkot, a seven-day period for G-d: On the first day shall be a sacred holy day when you…
A Day Without Shoes
Why did the Torah specifically forbid leather shoes on Yom Kippur (rather than ban sitting in a comfortable chair, for example)? For a deeper insight into the meaning of this prohibition, we must examine what shoes symbolize in the Torah. The first place they are mentioned in the Torah is at the beginning of Moses’…
Harry’s Video Blog – Rock Stars – Rosh Hashanah 5777
Rosh Hashanah is almost here. Harry Rothenberg advises that you choose your path… View this video directly on VIMEO
Harry’s Video Blog – Hot Pursuit – Parshat Ki Tavo 5776
King David says “May goodness and kindness pursue you.” Harry Rothenberg reminds you to balance your responsibilities carefully. View this video directly on VIMEO
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Sounds of the Shofar – Parshat Ki Tavo 5776
Rabbi Mordechai Becher takes us on a tour of the sounds of the shofar throughout history. View this video directly on Vimeo.