What can we learn from the two identical goats of the Yom Kippur service? (Let my twins know if you like their joke.) View this video directly on Vimeo
Read MoreWe start working for the Boss from a young age. (Stay tuned until the end for a special guest appearance.) View this video directly on Vimeo
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The Jewish people experienced a unique event at Mt. Sinai. Hashem spoke to an entire people and elevated every member of the nation, at least momentarily, to the level of prophecy. How could the Jewish people preserve, to the greatest possible degree, that connection to Hashem and the clear perception of His presence for all time? Our Sages answer, that building the Mishkan, the portable Temple, in the desert was ...
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Spending Shabbat In Syria – Parshat Acharei Mot/Kedoshim 5781
After spending an incredible Shabbos in Aleppo, Syria, Rabbi Mordechai Becher gives some background to the Jewish community. Did I say Syria? Find out where Rabbi Becher really went... View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – You Don’t Need Much Faith – Parshat Acharei Mot/Kedoshim 5780
A Jew living 500 years ago needed a great deal of faith to believe that there would one day be millions of Jews living in the land of Israel. Today, even someone with little faith can clearly see how we are closer to the times of the Final Redemption. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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We will be celebrating the State of Israel’s 72nd Independence Day very soon (April 29nd), an occasion for gratitude to G-d and also to the people who sacrificed so much to create a homeland and a Jewish state for the first time in over 2000 years. However, this upcoming event raised a question in my mind, “Is independence a Jewish value?” It struck me that there are (at least) a ...
Read MoreG-d tells us that in addition to observing His commandments, we have to “live” by them. Harry Rothenberg wonders what does that mean? View this video directly on Vimeo
Read MoreAntisemitism does not happen in a vacuum. Rabbi Becher suggests that violence against Jews, such as the recent shooting in the Chabad Synagogue in Poway, happen because people dehumanize Jews, either through speech or cartoons in the NY Times. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Last Matza, Bonfires and Sanctification – Emor 5778
The period between Pesach and Shavuot consists of a dichotomy of fantastically good events and horrifically bad events. Rabbi Becher puts it all together in one podcast. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Best of Times, The Worst of Times – Sefirat Ha’Omer 5778
The period between Pesach and Shavuot consists of a dichotomy of fantastically good events and horrifically bad events. Rabbi Becher puts it all together in one podcast. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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