Jacob and Esau
Jacob and Esau One of the most fundamental principles of Judaism is the belief in human…
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When the Wind Blows, The Kippah Will Fall
Washington Heights, where I teach regularly, is an extremely windy location. My bobby pin is greatly…
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Is the Torah “Green”?
We have exceptionally good weather recently for this time of year, a phenomenon that some attribute to…
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – A Light or a Window? – Parshat Noach 5777
Noah was told to put a “tzohar” in the Ark. Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses whether this…
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A Healthy Winter!
It is just after the festival of Sukkot and I am already feeling the onset of…
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Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah The fifteenth day of this seventh month is the Festival of…
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Symbolism and Rationale of Sukkot
Five days after the solemnity and intensity of Yom Kippur, Sukkot, the festival of joy and…
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A Day Without Shoes
Why did the Torah specifically forbid leather shoes on Yom Kippur (rather than ban sitting in…
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Sounds of the Shofar – Parshat Ki Tavo 5776
Rabbi Mordechai Becher takes us on a tour of the sounds of the shofar throughout history….
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The Shofar of Defiance
As we blow shofar in synagogue every morning of this month, and anticipate the grand shofar…
