Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Incomprehensible Commandments – Parshat Chukat 5777
Rabbi Mordchai Becher discusses the purpose of commandments that we don’t understand and their centrality in the Torah. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Harry’s Video Blog – Family Ties – Parshat Korach 5777
Harry Rothenberg wonders what was the real nature of Jacob’s prayer concerning Korach. View this video directly on VIMEO
The Prophecy of Moses
In this week’s Torah portion, Korach, the Torah relates the story of the rebellion of Korach against the leadership of Moses and Aaron. I think this is a good opportunity to present the seventh of Maimonides’ thirteen principles of faith, which is the belief in the superiority and authority of the prophecy of Moses. Maimonides…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Agent=Jew – Parshat Korach 5777
Rabbi Mordchai Becher explains how this parsha is the source for the concept of “agency” in Jewish law. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Parshat Korach and Agricultural Ethics – Korach 5774
The Torah portion of Korach ends with an extensive discussion of the various tithes (agricultural taxes) that the Torah requires. The basic idea is that the Land of Israel and its agricultural products are considered holy, therefore there are special laws that apply to them. The most well known is the obligation in Biblical and…