The Talmud in Tractate Chulin says something quite astonishing. It states that “idolaters outside of Israel are not really idolaters, they are just following the customs of their ancestors.” In other words, authentic idolatry only exists in Israel! Now that is a shocking statement, because it appears that Israel, the holy land, the land of…
Rabbi Becher discusses The Exile of the Jews and the Revelation of Torah. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Rabbi Mordchai Becher gives us a brief history of Jewish espionage from the Torah to the Mossad. View this video directly on Vimeo.
With the recent withdrawal of the USA from the Paris Climate Change Accords, people have been asking me what is the Jewish attitude towards global warming? I think that the question of human caused climate change is an empirical question and therefore Judaism doesn’t really have an opinion about it. In addition, I can’t give…
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The Jews are told they have to spend an additional 40 years wandering in the desert. But was this really a punishment? The answer may make you think about what you wish for… View this video directly on VIMEO
The spies sin at the beginning of the Torah portion, and the Torah uses a linguistic connection to teach us not to stray after our own spies. It’s the tzitzit on our garments that help us restrain ourselves. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Rabbi Becher asks “Can you slander an object?” View this post directly on Vimeo
In this week’s Torah portion, we are commanded to tie fringes, called tzitzit, to the corners of every four-cornered garment: G-d said to Moses, saying, “Speak to the Children of Israel and say to them that they shall make themselves fringes [tzitzit, in Hebrew] on the corners of their garments, throughout their generations. And they…
The Womb Vs. the World Rabbi Becher presents an explanation as to why the Jews in the Sinai Desert did not really want to go to the Land of Israel View this video directly on VIMEO You can sponsor Rabbi Becher’s VLog this week or any week. Contact Gateways for details.