Harry’s Video Blog – Great Expectations – Parshat Re’eh 5783
Two seemingly unconnected topics yield a valuable lesson when read together. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Harry’s Video Blog – My New Alarm Clock – Parshat Re’eh 5781
Anyone else want to sign up for a game-changing resolution? View this video directly on VIMEO
Harry’s Video Blog – Dracula – Parshat Re’eh 5780
Moses admonishes the Jewish people to not drink blood. View this video directly on VIMEO
Harry’s Video Blog – If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem – Parshat Re’eh 5779
Why was it so important for the Jews to eat a portion of their crops in Jerusalem? View this video directly on Vimeo.
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Torah in Korea – Parshat Re’eh 5779
While on tour in South Koreah, Rabbi Mordechai Becher explained the importance of learning with a chevruta – a learning partner – and how even when someone is learning without another person, they can still be learning with multiple people. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Rosh Chodesh Elul – The New Month
This week we will be celebrating the beginning of a new month in the Jewish calendar, Elul. The concepts and lessons contained in the Jewish calendar are so central to our belief that it is necessary to teach and emphasize them regularly. One of the ways in which Jewish tradition makes us aware of the…
Harry’s Video Blog – Bloodthirsty – Parshat Re’eh 5777
Why does Moses have to admonish the Jewish people to be strong to avoid eating blood? Harry Rothenberg explains. View this video directly on VIMEO
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – I Can’t Wait To Work – Parshat Re’eh 5776
Rabbi Mordechai Becher just finished his vacation and can’t wait to go back to work! View this video directly on Vimeo.
The Approach of Rosh Hashana – Justice and Kindness
This coming Shabbat the month of Ellul begins, which heralds the approach of Rosh HaShanah. It is customary amongst Sephardic communities to begin early morning Selichot (special prayers of repentance) at the beginning of Ellul and continue until just before Yom Kippur. Ashkenazi Jews start these prayers a few days before Rosh Hashanah, but have…
Harry’s Video Blog – Koko the Monkey – Parshat Re’eh 5775
Funny nicknames are no big deal – or are they? View this video directly on VIMEO