Harry Rothenberg wonders how should we respond to tragedy in our lives. View this video directly on VIMEO
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Read MoreWe are partners with G-d in the creation of the Torah. View this video directly on VIMEO
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The Talmud in Tractate Chulin says something quite astonishing. It states that “idolaters outside of Israel are not really idolaters; they are just following the customs of their ancestors.” In other words, authentic idolatry only exists in Israel! Now that is a shocking statement, because it appears that Israel, the holy land, the land of prophecy, the land where all the commandments apply, the land where almost all the prophets ...
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The fast of the Ninth of Av, Tisha B’Av, is the most famous and the most stringent of all the fasts relating to the destruction of the Temple and the Exile. The very first tragedy to occur on this day took place soon after the Exodus from Egypt. The Jewish people sent spies to the Land of Israel, in preparation for its conquest. When the spies returned with a discouraging ...
Read MoreRabbi Mordchai Becher shows how we can learn the art of rebuke from Moshe Rabbeinu. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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We are in the middle of the three week period of mourning for the destruction of both the first and second Temples and, in general, for all the tragedies of the exile and dispersion of the Jewish people. What terrible sins led to the destruction of the Temple and the exile of the Jewish people? If we understand the fundamental flaws that precipitated these events, we can begin to take ...
Read MoreWhen a relative dies, the most intense period of mourning is right before the burial, after which it becomes less intense. However, with Tisha B'Av, we start with mild mourning and as we come closer to Tisha B'Av the mourning becomes more intense. Rabbi Becher explains why this is so. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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The fast of the Ninth of Av, Tisha B’Av, is the most famous and the most stringent of all the fasts relating to the destruction of the Temple and the Exile. The very first tragedy to occur on this day took place soon after the Exodus from Egypt. The Jewish people sent spies to the Land of Israel, in preparation for its conquest. When the spies returned with a discouraging ...
Read MoreThe fast of the Ninth of Av, Tishah B’Av, is the most famous and the most stringent of all the fasts relating to the destruction of the Holy Temple and the Exile. Yet even before the first destruction and exile by the Babylonians in 421 B.C.E., the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av was earmarked for tragedy. The very first tragedy to occur on this day took place soon ...
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