Harry’s Video Blog – The Softball Player – Va’etchanan 5782
Moses shares a very private story. Why? View this video directly on Vimeo.
Harry’s Video Blog – The Mezuza Salesman – Parshat Va’etchanan 5781
Where is the most unusual place you’ve ever purchased a mezuzah? You’ll never guess where Harry Rothenberg bought his! View this video directly on VIMEO
Believing In Ourselves
This week is Parshat Va’etchanan, but the Shabbat is actually known as “Shabbat Nachamu,” which means the “Sabbath of Comfort.” It is because we had previously three weeks of mourning for the destruction of the Temple, the exile, and all the subsequent tragedies due to that exile, culminating in the most intense mourning on the…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – 3 Down, 7 Up – Parshat Va’etchanan 5780
If G-d believes in the Jewish people, then shouldn’t we, too? View this video directly on VIMEO
Cause of the Destruction
We are at the end of the three week period of mourning for the destruction of both the first and second Temples and, in general, for all the tragedies of the exile and dispersion of the Jewish people. What terrible sins led to the destruction of the Temple and the exile of the Jewish people? …
Like A Candle In the Wind – Parshat Va’etchanan 5775
Shokeling During Prayer and Study Introduction Swaying back and forth, or side to side, during prayer and study has been a conspicuous feature of Jewish religious practice for at least a millennium. It has been noted by Christians[2] and Moslems,[3] discussed at length by Jewish legal authorities,[4] and has even been discussed in medical literature.[5]…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Parshat Va’etchanan 5775
Rabbi Mordechai Becher asks “Do we believe in ourselves?” View this video directly on Vimeo.