Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Incomprehensible Commandments – Parshat Chukat 5777
Rabbi Mordchai Becher discusses the purpose of commandments that we don’t understand and their centrality in the Torah. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Rabbi Mordchai Becher discusses the purpose of commandments that we don’t understand and their centrality in the Torah. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Harry Rothenberg wonders what was the real nature of Jacob’s prayer concerning Korach. View this video directly on VIMEO
In this week’s Torah portion, Korach, the Torah relates the story of the rebellion of Korach against the leadership of Moses and Aaron. I think this is a good opportunity to present the seventh of Maimonides’ thirteen principles of faith, which is the belief in the superiority and authority of the prophecy of Moses. Maimonides…
Rabbi Mordchai Becher explains how this parsha is the source for the concept of “agency” in Jewish law. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Every minute is an opportunity. View this video directly on VIMEO
Rabbi Mordechai Becher gives a fitting tribute to Eli Wiesel, who died on July 2, 2016. View this video directly on Vimeo.
I recently travelled to Australia with one of my children, which was a wonderful experience, giving us a lot of time together, without too many distractions. As we were getting onto the plane, I handed our boarding passes to the stewardess, but it was not obvious that my son was standing with me, so she…
The Torah portion of Korach ends with an extensive discussion of the various tithes (agricultural taxes) that the Torah requires. The basic idea is that the Land of Israel and its agricultural products are considered holy, therefore there are special laws that apply to them. The most well known is the obligation in Biblical and…