Believing In Ourselves

Believing In Ourselves

This week is Parshat Va’etchanan, but the Shabbat is actually known as “Shabbat Nachamu,” which means the “Sabbath of Comfort.” It is because we had previously three weeks of mourning for the destruction of the Temple, the exile, and all the subsequent tragedies due to that exile, culminating in the most intense mourning on the…

Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Hebrew, Israel and the Jews – Korach 5781

Israeli Archeologist Eilat Mazar died last week. Rabbi Becher connects her finds in the Holy Land with proof  that Jerusalem and Israel belong to the Jews. (Of course, the people who are not interested in the truth won’t care about this.) View this video directly on Vimeo.

Absolutely!

Absolutely!

There is a popular misconception that “Judaism is not a religion of dogma” and that it makes no demands on belief.  However, it is clear from the Torah itself that there are obligations of the intellect as well as obligations of action. I am the Lord your God, Who has taken you out of the…

Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Illiterate Idiots Are Dangerous – Beha’alotcha 5781

Rabbi Becher wants to know what is worse: A terrorist group masquerading as a government which shots 600 missiles onto its own population; This same group which shoots over 2000 missiles onto civilians; or celebrities and other “influencers” who celebrate these acts of terrorism? View this video directly on Vimeo.

Simplicity

Simplicity

During the months of summer, I often find myself thinking of some of our memorable vacations. One comes to mind as especially enjoyable.  Our family attended a Shabbaton at Kesher Israel congregation in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where I was scholar in residence.  The Rabbi, the synagogue and the community were all wonderful, warm, fantastic and incredibly…