Why did Abraham serve so much food to his guests? View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreThe "Abraham Accords" is the name given to recent peace treaties between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Harry Rothenerg explains why these accords are so aptly named. View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreRabbi Becher quotes source after source exhorting us to pray for the welfare of our government, for without a government, one man would swallow the other alive! View this video directly on VIMEO
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Sarah is described by the Torah as being beautiful. (Bereshis 12:11) What is beauty? According to the Getty Museum ancient sculptors used canons—sets of “perfect” mathematical ratios and proportions—to depict the human form. The earliest known canons were developed by the Egyptians, whose grid-based proportions influenced Greek sculptors in the archaic period (700–480 B.C.). Over time, sculptors and painters sought to create a canon that would allow them to depict ...
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It is clear from the Torah that there are obligations of the intellect as well as obligations of action. I am the Lord your G-d, Who has taken you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery. You shall not recognize the G-ds of others in My presence. The first two of the Ten Commandments obligate us to acknowledge G-d’s existence and His involvement in the world, and to ...
Read MoreJust one sentence in this week's parsha teaches us to visit the sick, consult your friends on important matters, and offer hospitality to guests. The entire book of Bereishit teaches us to first be a decent human being, and only after we master this can we grow further as Jews. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Rabbi Becher's VLOG
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Sins of Sodom and the Homeless – Parshat Vayeira 5779
The people of Sodom were destroyed because they would not offer hospitality to visitors. Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains why they thought they were doing the right thing - and how wrong they were! View this video directly on Vimeo.
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It is almost impossible to avoid media discussions about the clothes of the latest star in the British royal family. A segment of a talk show is dedicated to this, newspaper articles, blogs and twitter feeds dwell on the most minute details of the royals’ fashion choices. So, I thought that a few words may be in order regarding Judaism’s attitude to clothing, modesty and beauty. He has told you, O ...
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Now that we have transitioned from the month of Tishrei, full of festivals and special days and prayers, we arrive at MarCheshvan, a month completely devoid of any festivals or special days. I think that during this time it is worthwhile to focus on our regular, daily prayers and their significance. During the morning service just after the silent prayer and it’s repetition by the Hazan (Cantor) a designated section ...
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Rabbi Becher's VLOG
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Vlog: Seeing the Good – by Being Good – Parshat Vayeira 5778
Rabbi Mordechai Becher looks at Abraham the Patriarch and the City of Sodom, and then at Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev, and concludes that one should see the good by being good. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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