Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Jewish Geography – Parshat Shoftim 5777
Rabbi Mordchai Becher scores big while playing “Jewish Geography” in Sicily and Italy. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Preparing for the High Holidays
We are beginning the month of Ellul this week, which is the month during which we prepare for Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. One of preparation is the addition of certain prayers to our daily service and also the daily sounding of the shofar. According to Jewish tradition, before G-d created the first human being,…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Stop and Pray – Parshat Eikev 5777
Rabbi Mordchai Becher explains how prayer is supposed to be an integral part of our lives, and our way of serving G-d. View this video directly on Vimeo.
The Need for Prayer and the Mitzvah of Prayer
According to a recent survey, about 86% of Americans say they believe in G-d, while 9 out of 10 Americans claimed to “engage in prayer regularly.” Judaism maintains that human beings have a natural desire to seek a relationship with G-d and to connect with a reality beyond the purely physical. The statistics indicate that…
The Ninth of Av
The fast of the Ninth of Av, Tisha B’Av, is the most famous and the most stringent of all the fasts relating to the destruction of the Temple and the Exile. The very first tragedy to occur on this day took place soon after the Exodus from Egypt. The Jewish people sent spies to the…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Tragedy to Celebration – Tisha B’Av 5777
Rabbi Mordchai Becher explains why Tisha B’Av is such a tragic day, yet how in the future it will become a day of great celebration. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – How to Rebuke – Parshat Devarim 5777
Rabbi Mordchai Becher shows how we can learn the art of rebuke from Moshe Rabbeinu. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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.
Tactical Mitzvot
A great rabbi once said that it is easier to memorize the entire 21 volumes of the Babylonian Talmud than to change one character trait. Self-improvement is one of the greatest and most difficult challenges that a person faces. How does one go about overcoming a negative trait? The answer was supplied by my karate…
The Prophecy of Moses
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…