How 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
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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 MoreRabbi Becher explains that G-d does not want to change us; He wants us to change ourselves. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Agricultural Ethics (Excerpt from Mordechai Becher’s book, Gateway to Judaism) Since the 15th of the month of Shevat is approaching, TuBishvat, the New Year of Trees, it is appropriate to discuss the laws pertaining to the Land of Israel. Israel’s agricultural products are considered holy, therefore there are special laws that apply to them. The most well-known, was the obligation in Biblical and Temple times to take tithes, to separate a ...
Read MoreWhy did the Israelites have to cross the sea before finally believing in G-d and Moses? Harry Rothenberg explains. View this video directly on VIMEO
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Mind Control or Controlling your Mind – Parshat Beshalach 5777
G-d wants me to be a thinking person, not a minion or a drone. Rabbi Becher explains why this is one of the most important concepts in the Creation of the World. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Now that we are in the month of Shevat, approaching the 15th of Shevat, TU Bishvat, I think it is appropriate to discuss some of the laws of the land of Israel. For the first three years after a tree is planted, the fruit is known as orlah, and it may not be eaten, it is rather left for birds and other animals to eat. The fruit of the fourth year ...
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