Social distancing and being a Nazarite are similar: Both actions are painful as they deprive a person of enjoyable and important parts of life. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – When In Doubt – Keep Another Day! – 2nd Shavuot 5780
Rabbi Mordchai Becher speaks about the second day of Shavuot, and what effect that has on reading the Torah in the Diaspora. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Why Is Judaism So “Into” the Desert? – Parshat Bamidbar 5779
Rabbi Mordechai Becher looks at the reasons as to why the Torah was given in the desert. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Read MoreIt’s time to release our chains. View this video directly on Vimeo
Read MoreRabbi Becher talks about Shavuot, Trees, Roses and Cheesecake View this video directly on Vimeo.
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The Omer is counted for the final time on the 49th night. The following evening, the festival of Shavuot begins at sundown. Shavuot is the anniversary of the Revelation on Mount Sinai, when God communicated the Torah to the entire Jewish people and in so doing, revealed to them their national mission and purpose. In our prayers Shavuot is referred to as Zman Matan Torateinu, the Time of Giving of ...
Read MoreRabbi Mordchai Becher notes that during Shavuot we read Megillat Rut, which tells the story of the convert Rut. Perhaps even people born Jewish should approach Judaism with the same will and desire as Rut the Convert? View this video directly on Vimeo.
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The revelation and giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai was an overwhelming experience for the Jewish people. The Torah describes in great detail how every man, woman and child experienced the word of God with all of their senses. The uniqueness of this account cannot be emphasized enough. God did not whisper to a lone individual on a mountain top, rooftop, on the road or in a cave. It ...
Read MoreOnce a year we get a chance to wipe the slate clean when we reaccept the Torah. View this video directly on VIMEO
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Question: Why was the Torah given to us on Shavuot and not right after leaving Egypt or some other day of the year? Thank you. AskTheRabbi.org answered: Good question. There was a key ingredient that was still missing after the Exodus to merit being given the Torah — complete “unity” amongst the Jewish People. Let me explain. The people who experienced the Exodus with all its miracles were nevertheless still negatively influenced by having ...
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