How painful was the Flood for the inhabitants of the world and why does it matter? View this video directly on VIMEO
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As we begin the cycle of reading and studying the Torah once again from Bereshit, Genesis, I believe that it is appropriate to focus on the commandment of Torah study. One of the hallmarks of Jewish life throughout the ages has been a passion for study. This characteristic is so marked that for centuries we have been identified as the “People of the Book.” Unlike other religions and cultures, Judaism ...
Read MoreNoah is late one time to feed a lion, and he pays a stiff price. Why? View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreNoah was told to put a "tzohar" in the Ark. Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses whether this word means a "window" or a "light" and what the practical difference can mean for our own lives. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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It is just after the festival of Sukkot and I am already feeling the onset of winter here in New Jersey. There is a Yiddish greeting that people say after Sukkot, “Gezunta vinter,” “Healthy winter” which obviously anticipates the coming of the cold. Winter generally gets very bad press in the world as a whole. People talk about someone reaching the winter of his days, in other words, he is ...
Read MoreThere is some debate as to what Noach used to allow light into the ark. But both possibilities are illuminating for us. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Read MoreTrue Offspring: Rabbi Becher shows how the Torah encodes a major life lesson using a subtle structural change in the order of a sentence. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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