Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Exile and Revelation – Parshat Shelach 5778
Rabbi Becher discusses The Exile of the Jews and the Revelation of Torah. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Is The Torah Green?
With the recent withdrawal of the USA from the Paris Climate Change Accords, people have been asking me what is the Jewish attitude towards global warming? I think that the question of human caused climate change is an empirical question and therefore Judaism doesn’t really have an opinion about it. In addition, I can’t give…
Harry’s Video Blog – Blink – Shelach 5776
Don’t miss your chance to impress! View this video directly on VIMEO
The Simple Life
As summer approaches, I think back to one of our most memorable summer trips. Our family attended a Shabbaton where I was scholar in residence, at Kesher Israel congregation in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The Rabbi, the synagogue and the community, were all wonderful, warm, fantastic and incredibly hospitable. On the way there we visited the Amish…
Harry’s Video Blog – Do They Play Baseball in Heaven?- Parshat Shelach 5775
The Jews are told they have to spend an additional 40 years wandering in the desert. But was this really a punishment? The answer may make you think about what you wish for… View this video directly on VIMEO
Harry’s Video Blog – Beyond the Fringe – Parshat Shelach 5774
The spies sin at the beginning of the Torah portion, and the Torah uses a linguistic connection to teach us not to stray after our own spies. It’s the tzitzit on our garments that help us restrain ourselves. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog on Parshat Shelach 5774
Rabbi Becher asks “Can you slander an object?” View this post directly on Vimeo
Fringe Observance – Shelach 5774
In this week’s Torah portion, we are commanded to tie fringes, called tzitzit, to the corners of every four-cornered garment: G-d said to Moses, saying, “Speak to the Children of Israel and say to them that they shall make themselves fringes [tzitzit, in Hebrew] on the corners of their garments, throughout their generations. And they…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog on Parshat Shelach 5773
The Womb Vs. the World Rabbi Becher presents an explanation as to why the Jews in the Sinai Desert did not really want to go to the Land of Israel View this video directly on VIMEO You can sponsor Rabbi Becher’s VLog this week or any week. Contact Gateways for details.
Harry’s Video Blog – Do They Play Baseball in Heaven? – Shelach 5773
The Jews are told they have to spend an additional 40 years wandering in the desert. But was this really a punishment? The answer may make you think twice about what you wish for… View this video directly on VIMEO