Harry’s Video Blog – Fight Back! – Vayishlach 5783
Take a stand against antisemitism. View this video directly on VIMEO
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Living With Contradictions – Vayishlach 5781
Scared of being killed by the enemy and also scared of having to kill the enemy. Life is full of contradictions. Rabbi Becher helps sort it out for us. View this video directly on VIMEO
Chanukah Background
Chanukah begins in a short time so here is a little historical introduction to the Chanukah festival, to which we will hopefully add some spiritual insights in the coming weeks. Approximately 200 years before the events of Chanukah, hundreds of thousands of Jews returned from the Babylonian exile to the Land of Israel. In time,…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Siddur, Sword and Salutation – Vayishlach 5780
Jacob shows us the steps Jews must take when confronting their enemies. View this video directly on Vimeo.
In Appreciation of Winter
As a young boy growing up in Melbourne, Australia, fall was almost non-existent and winter only meant that I had to wear shoes when playing outside and, occasionally, a parka. It never snows in Melbourne, and a brutal winter day can sometimes go down to the mid-40s. Immediately after I finished high school (in December,…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – What I did on Thanksgiving Weekend – Parshat Vayishlach 5778
Rabbi Becher describes his Thanksgiving weekend, which he spent at the Agudath Yisrael Convention in Connecticut. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Chapped Skin and Washing
As the weather gets colder one of the things that I have been thinking of is chapped skin. Yes, my hands get very rough and chapped. I use a hand cream on them, but, when I put on my tie I can actually feel the fabric catching on my skin! I cannot help thinking that…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Hope in the Night – Vayishlach 5776
The prohibition from eating the sciatica nerve reminds us that even though there is anti-Semitism today, there is hope for better times in the future. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Vayishlach – Peace and Self-Defense
Jacob’s daughter, Dinah is kidnapped and victimized by Shechem the son of Chamor. When her brothers hear about this and enter into negotiations with Chamor, they deceive him and trick him into having all the men in his city undergo circumcision. When the men were weak and recovering, Shimon and Levi, entered the city and…