The Jews have never accepted the fact that the Temples were destroyed; they never accepted the fact that they were exiled from their land and in fact are still in exile. That is why the Jews are still in mourning - still sitting shiva - because we refuse to accept the situation; because we refuse to forget. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Despite the dreadful, heartbreaking nature of Tisha B’Av, an element of happiness is concealed within it. Tisha B’Av is called a mo’ed, meaning festival, and certain prayers associated with sadness that are omitted on happy occasions are, in fact, not said on this day. What is the source of the joy that lightens our mourning on Tisha B’Av? Some commentaries explain that it springs from the knowledge that eventually, at ...
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – I’m A Believer, Yes I Am…- Parshat Matot/Masei 5779
On the first Tisha B'Av, the Jews in the desert did not believe in themselves. Rabbi Mordechai Becher says we will reach the time of Redemption when the Jews believe in themselves as much as G-d Himself believes in us! View this video directly on Vimeo.
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 Seventeenth of Tammuz (in 2016 this falls on July 23) begins a three week period of mourning that culminated with Tisha B’Av, the Ninth of Av. The Mishnah states: Five things happened to our ancestors on the 17th of Tammuz — The First Tablets were broken, the daily offering ceased, the walls of Jerusalem were breached, the evil Apostomus burnt a Torah scroll, and an idol was set up in ...
Read MoreRabbi Mordechai Becher explains why it is important for all Jews to understand how to pronounce Hebrew words properly, which necessitates first learning the Alef Bet. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Read MoreBefore the first personal injury attorneys opened their offices, what happened to people who killed others negligently? View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreBatman plays Moses in the new movie about the Exodus. Good casting? Or should it have been Superman? View this video directly on Vimeo
Read MoreJacob is the first person in history to get sick just before dying. Why? And how should we relate to that scene? View this video directly on Vimeo
Read MoreHow loud is your shofar? And does it really matter? View this video directly on Vimeo
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