Harry’s Video Blog – What Chat Are You On? – Parshat Behar 5782
Story Time: Lessons from a Funeral. View this video directly on Vimeo
Harry’s Video Blog – Meron: The Aftermath – Behar/Bechukotai 5781
What should we do when the pain, grief, and questions threaten to overwhelm us? View this video directly on Vimeo
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Deep as the Sea – Parshat Behar/Bechukotai 5781
Rabbi Becher shows us how the Torah is as deep as the sea. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Responding to Tragedy
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…
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.
Harry’s Video Blog – Just Desserts – Parshat Behar 5779
Harry Rothenberg wonders: How do we merit extra blessings? View this video directly on Vimeo
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Liberty Bell and the Shofar – Parshat Behar 5779
Rabbi Becher explains that “freedom” is always associated with a shofar, and that the Jewish people are always free. View this video directly on Vimeo.
The Mitzvah to Give
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…
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.
Lag B’Omer – The 33rd Day of the Omer
Two significant events occurred on Lag B’Omer, and though separated by many years, they both contribute to its special status. On the thirty third day of the counting of the Omer, Rabbi Akivah’s students stopped dying. Because the epidemic lasted thirty three days, the common custom is to observe thirty three days of mourning in…