Harry’s Video Blog – Weapons of Mass Devotion – Pesach 5784
Why did the Jewish people have to take weapons along when they left Egypt? View this video directly on Vimeo
Why did the Jewish people have to take weapons along when they left Egypt? View this video directly on Vimeo
It’s time for a time-out. View this video directly on Vimeo
Arguments are inevitable. But we have control over whether and how they end. View this video directly on Vimeo
What is G-d’s favorite team? View this video directly on Vimeo
The second half of this week’s parsha, Shmini, deals with the laws of kashrut, the dietary laws. The Torah itself does not explicitly give a reason for these laws and much literature exists offering rationale and reasons for kashrut. One of the those is sociological and involves maintaining Jewish identity through Jewish eating. Kashrut has…
The LEFTISTS and the RIGHTISTS both HATE the JEWS. WHY? Rabbi Mordechai Becher has a theory. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Kashrut and Anthropology Anthropologists have viewed the laws of Kashrut as superstitious taboos, or as a reflection of the eating habits and norms of the ancient Near East. One author explained the prohibitions of Kashrut as purely a matter of economic necessity. A number of scholars explain the laws as being an ancient attempt at…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher reminds us that when a Jew eats, he should think about what he is eating, and not eat instinctively and mindlessly – like a dog. View this video directly on Vimeo.
In order to understand the commandments surrounding Pesach, one must study the laws. The second law is that we must imitate G-d and redeem someone else from their suffering. View this video directly on Vimeo.
What Kashrut Is Not This week’s parsha, Shemini, contains most of the laws of Kashrut, the dietary code of Judaism. Anthropologists have viewed the laws of kashrut as superstitious taboos, or a reflection of the eating habits and norms of the ancient Near East. One author explained the prohibitions of kashrut as purely a matter…