Harry Rothenberg says that we should be proud of our heritage. View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreThis week Jews begin reading from the book of "Shemot" - "names". Yet so many names are hidden in these verses! Rabbi Becher explains why. View this video directly on VIMEO
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This month on the 20th of Teves was the anniversary of the printing of the first volume of the Talmud, and also marks about a year from the last celebration, siyum, of the completion of the study of the Talmud by Daf Yomi (a folio a day). One of the hallmarks of Jewish life throughout the ages has been a passion for study. This characteristic is so marked that for ...
Read MoreHarry Rothenberg suggests that we all follow Moses’ lead in worrying about others. View this video directly on VIMEO
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One of the famous questions that is asked regarding the Exodus from Egypt and the whole issue of the slavery of the Jews in Egypt is that, indeed G-d had actually told Abraham that his children would be slaves in a foreign land, he predicted the exile, He said the Jews would be enslaved. If so, the commentaries ask, then the Egyptians should not get punished, because they were fulfilling ...
Read MoreRabbi Mordechai Becher was live in the village of Neve Michael, a village that has been home to Jews for nearly 3000 years, and has recently experienced a resurgence of Jewish residents during the past few years. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Read MoreHarry Rothenberg explains how G-d wanted someone with a speech impediment - Moses - to be the one who brought the Torah from Heaven to the Jewish people. View this video directly on VIMEO
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Exile and Exodus – We Are All in Egypt – Parshat Shemot 5779
The story of the Exile of the Jews in Egypt is a metaphor for the exile of the soul in this world. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Read MoreWhy do we call Moses by the name given to him by Pharoah's daughter rather than the name his parents gave him? View this video directly on VIMEO
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We are beginning the book of Exodus this Shabbat, in which Moses is first introduced in the Torah. I think it is important to present the seventh of Maimonides’ principles of belief regarding the prophecy of Moses. Below is my translation of Maimonides, followed by a brief summary of the theme of the principle. Moses is the father of all prophets, both of those who preceded him and those who succeeded ...
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