What should we do when the pain, grief, and questions threaten to overwhelm us? View this video directly on Vimeo
Read MoreRabbi Becher shows us how the Torah is as deep as the sea. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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When, God forbid, a person hears of the death of a close relative or of anyone whose death causes him anguish he should say “Blessed are You God, Our God, King of the Universe, the True Judge.”[1] In accordance with our belief that God is just and righteous, we accept upon ourselves His judgment; and even though the death causes us grief, we affirm our belief in God as the ...
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Seeing Better Through Tears – Parshat Behar/Bechukotai 5780
Sometimes when we have temporary setbacks in life that cause tears we can see the good in our life with better clarify. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Read MoreHarry Rothenberg shows us that toil has its rewards. View this video directly on Vimeo
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We are now in the period of time known as Sefiras Ha’omer – counting of the Omer, the time between Pesach and the following festival which is Shavuot. Shavuot celebrates the giving of the Torah at Sinai, when the Jewish people received the Torah at Mount Sinai, which occurred the 50th day after the exodus of Egypt. And so, in between Passover, when we became a nation, we were born ...
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Ohr HaChaim’s 42 Comments – Parshat Bechukotai 5779
Rabbi Mordechai Becher looks at the commentary of the Ohr HaChaim, who has 42 different explanations for the first verse of this week's Parsha. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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The Biblical sources related to the commandment of tzedakah (charity) are found in this week’s Parsha, BeHar, in the section discussing the laws of the Sabbatical Year. The Torah states that any personal loans still outstanding at the end of this year are automatically cancelled. Nevertheless, God orders the people not to withhold loans close to the Sabbatical Year, but to lend the poor what they need. The fundamental principles ...
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – A Single Stone or a Conglomerate? – Parshat Behar 5778
Rabbi Becher explains why the forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob made altars of a single stone, yet all other Jews after them were required to make an altar of multiple stones. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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The Omer is counted for the final time on the 49th night. The following evening, the festival of Shavuot begins at sundown. Shavuot is the anniversary of the Revelation on Mount Sinai, when God communicated the Torah to the entire Jewish people and in so doing, revealed to them their national mission and purpose. In our prayers Shavuot is referred to as Zman Matan Torateinu, the Time of Giving of ...
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