Harry’s Video Blog – The Cold Side of the Pillow – Purim 5784
Find the cold side of the pillow, then relax. View this video directly on Vimeo
Find the cold side of the pillow, then relax. View this video directly on Vimeo
The Purim story has an incredibly happy ending – for almost everyone…. View this video directly on VIMEO
What can we learn from the Purim story and current events? View this video directly on Vimeo
When writing Megillas Esther, what lesson were Mordechai and Esther trying to teach us when they borrowed an obscure phrase from the Torah? View this video directly on VIMEO
One of the most peculiar laws of Purim is the obligation to drink wine, and even become intoxicated. As the Talmud states, “A person is obligated to become inebriated on Purim, until he does not know the difference between ‘Blessed is Mordechai and cursed is Haman.’ Excessive drinking is frowned upon by Jewish law, yet…
The Purim story begins about 900 years after the Exodus from Egypt. The Jews had been living in Israel continually, since they first entered with Joshua. For 410 years, Shlomo Hamelech’s Bais HaMikdash in Jerusalem had been the focal point of Jewish spiritual and national life in Israel. The first major tragedy that the Jews…
From a goblet stored in the British Museum to a “lot” stored in Yale University to the famous “Purim Duck” stored in the Becher home, Rabbi Becher brings 5 artifacts that tell the Purim story. View this video directly on Vimeo.
One of the most peculiar laws of Purim is the obligation to drink wine, and even become intoxicated. As the Talmud states, “A person is obligated to become inebriated on Purim, until he does not know the difference between ‘Blessed is Mordechai and cursed is Haman.’” Excessive drinking is frowned upon by Jewish law, yet…
Why do funny things make us happy? Rabbi Becher uses the Gemora and Groucho Marx to try to find the answer. View this video directly on Vimeo.
A little wine on Purim can set the mood and bring about camaraderie amongst fellow Jews. View this video directly on VIMEO