Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Lions of Kenya and the Lion of Entebbe – Noach 5781

Rabbi Becher takes us on a journey this week from the lions on Noah’s Ark, to the Tsavo Man-Eater Lions, who were killed by John Henry Patterson, who became such a strong Zionist supporter that Benzion Netanyahu named his first born son after him, who was then killed in Uganda – only a short distance…

Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s Blog – Genesis – Bereishit 5776

Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s Blog – Genesis – Bereishit 5776

The Torah begins with the simple and elegant statement that “In the beginning G-d created heaven and earth.”  Maimonides understands this as one of our most basic beliefs, as he formulates in his famous thirteen principals of faith. God is eternal and infinite, and everything else is temporary and finite in comparison to Him.  The…