Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Partnership and the Talmud – Parshat Chukat 5779

Rabbi Becher is learning tractate “Bava Basra”, which opens with the laws of shared living spaces, but in essence is talking about how our entire society is one large partnership, and that we should act as if we are partners with our fellow man. View this video directly on Vimeo.

Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Little Things Also Count – Parshat Balak 5778

Rabbi Becher looks at the incident in this week’s parsha when Bilam is rebuked for hitting his donkey, and learns from that how even minor details of our actions are important – no matter how great (or evil) the main action is. View this video directly on Vimeo.

Tactical Mitzvot

Tactical Mitzvot

A great rabbi once said that it is easier to memorize the entire 21 volumes of the Babylonian Talmud than to change one character trait.  Self-improvement is one of the greatest and most difficult challenges that a person faces.  How does one go about overcoming a negative trait? The answer was supplied by my karate…

Night and Day

Night and Day

Someone recently asked me about the significance of the Jewish day.  We know that in secular law, the calendar day starts and ends at midnight, however, in Jewish tradition the day starts the evening beforehand. So for example, Shabbat, starts Friday evening around sunset and it ends on Saturday night when the stars come out….