Why does Moshe repeat an objection that he made previously at the burning bush? View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreHow can we build up our self confidence? Harry Rothenberg gives some advice... View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreMoses said that he was there to save the Jews, but the Jews in Egypt didn't believe them. They had a bit of "healthy cynicism!" Rabbi Becher explains that this is something that ALL Jews should have. View this video directly on VIMEO
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I was once at a resort near Sydney, Australia and it was close to sundown. There were six men in our group and we wanted a minyan for mincha. There were four elderly Jewish men nearby playing cards together, so I went over to ask them if they would join us for 10 minutes. They responded with shock, “We are in the middle of a card game, we can’t stop.” ...
Read MoreWould you jump into a fire for G-d like the frogs in Egypt? Harry Rothenberg wants to know how much you would push yourself beyond your boundaries to help others. View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreRabbi Mordechai Becher reads from an ethical guidebook given to all soldiers in the Israel Defense Force, and learns a major difference a Jewish army and a Gentile army. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Usually, we classify the mitzvot, commandments, of the Torah into commandments that pertain to our relationship with Hashem and commandments that pertain to our relationship with other people. There are some who had a third category, the commandments that govern the relationship between body and soul, in other relationship with the self. When we think about the commandment to remember the Exodus, we would be inclined to define it as being ...
Read MoreMoshe was the "Greatest Of All Time" - as well as the most humble man ever. Harry Rothenberg explains how he can be both. View this video directly on VIMEO
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Rabbi Becher's VLOG
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Significance of Every “Yud” – Parshat Va’eira 5779
Rabbi Becher describes a recent archeological find which contained the word "Yerushalayim" (Jerusalem) spelled with an extra "Yud" - and what that means to us. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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In this week’s Torah portion, VaEra, and in the Passover prayers and Haggadah, we emphasize the miraculous nature of the Exodus from Egypt. Moses’ staff became a snake, ten terrifying plagues punished the Egyptians, the Red Sea split for the Jews but drowned Pharaoh’s army and on and on. It does not appear however, that all of these miracles were necessary to expedite the redemption. God could have ended our ...
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