Don’t miss the joke in this week’s Torah portion. View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreHow did the "manna" from Heaven get its name? Harry Rothenberg fills us in... View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreHow can we understand the curious command Moses gives to the Israelites just before the parting of the sea? Harry Rothenberg explains... View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreThe parshiyos that we are currently reading feature Moshe prominently in the story of the Exodus, the Red Sea and the time in the desert. It is fascinating to note, however, that if you look through the Haggadah Moshe is just not there, he is not mentioned. He is mentioned in one place as an aside – coincidentally. Rav Yossi of Galilee was talking about how many plagues hit the ...
Read MoreRabbi Becher is about to embark on a tour of the Metropolitan Museum of New York, and while he will guide his students through the exhibits on the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, the gallery on the Jews will be conspicuously absent from the tour. Find out why! View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreDon’t rely on prayer alone. View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreRabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Snow and Miracles in Jerusalem – Parshat Beshalach 5779
Rabbi Becher is in Jerusalem, and discusses the upcoming “snow storm”, his Israeli grandchildren, and the wonders of living in Israel. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Read MoreRabbi Becher explains that G-d does not want to change us; He wants us to change ourselves. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Read MoreAgricultural Ethics (Excerpt from Mordechai Becher’s book, Gateway to Judaism) Since the 15th of the month of Shevat is approaching, TuBishvat, the New Year of Trees, it is appropriate to discuss the laws pertaining to the Land of Israel. Israel’s agricultural products are considered holy, therefore there are special laws that apply to them. The most well-known, was the obligation in Biblical and Temple times to take tithes, to separate a ...
Read MoreWhy did the Israelites have to cross the sea before finally believing in G-d and Moses? Harry Rothenberg explains. View this video directly on VIMEO
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