Harry’s Video Blog – Big Papi – Parshat Vayakhel/Pekudei 5777
There is a certain relationship that is uniquely human and important. Harry Rothenberg tells us which one it is. View this video directly on VIMEO
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Night Then Day – Parshat Vayakhel/Pekudei 5777
Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains why does night precede day in the Jewish Calendar. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Night and Day
Daylight saving time has recently begun here in the USA. So it has got me thinking about day and night and their significance in Jewish thought. We know that in secular law, the calendar day starts and ends at midnight, however, in Jewish tradition the day starts the evening beforehand. So for example, Shabbat, starts…
Harry’s Video Blog – You Can Handle It – Vayakhel 5776
Almost but not quite the entire Torah portion concerns one topic: the building of the Tabernacle (the Mishkan). What is the other topic and why does it appear now? View this video directly on VIMEO
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Don’t Have a Fiery Shabbos – Parshat Vaykakhel 5776
In this week’s Parsha, G-d tells us not to kindle a flame on Shabbos, but none of the other 38 Shabbos prohibitions are mentioned. Rabbi Becher explains why this particular prohibition was singled out. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Adar and Joy
The Talmud states that when “the month of Adar begins we increase in joy” because, as Rashi explains, this is the beginning of a season of miracles and salvation marked by Purim and Pesach. And this joy is not just a remembrance of times past, it is rather a current celebration of miracles and salvation. …
Harry’s Video Blog – I Forgive – Vayakhel 5774
G-d chooses Betzalel as the master craftsman of the Tabernacle. Why was he picked? And why should that appointment restrain our thoughts of revenge? View this video directly on Vimeo View this video directly on Vimeo
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s Vlog on Parshat Vayakhel 5774
A Jew’s Home is His…Tabernacle Your home is not just your castle; it’s your tabernacle! View this video directly on Vimeo
Fire On Shabbos – Vayakhel 5774
Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Shabbat day (Exodus 35:3) Many activities are forbidden on the Shabbat (39 major categories). Why does the Torah single out “fire”? Rashi cites an opinion in the Talmud that fire is singled out because it is a less severe transgression than the other…