Harry’s Video Blog – It’s Personal – Parshat Vayeira 5784
They need our prayers! View this video directly on VIMEO
Harry’s Video Blog – No Limits – Parshat Vayeira 5782
Why did Abraham serve so much food to his guests? View this video directly on VIMEO
Harry’s Video Blog – The Abraham Accords – Vayeira 5781
The “Abraham Accords” is the name given to recent peace treaties between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Harry Rothenerg explains why these accords are so aptly named. View this video directly on VIMEO
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Pray for Our Government – Vayeira 5781
Rabbi Becher quotes source after source exhorting us to pray for the welfare of our government, for without a government, one man would swallow the other alive! View this video directly on VIMEO
Jewish Beauty
Sarah is described by the Torah as being beautiful. (Bereshis 12:11) What is beauty? According to the Getty Museum ancient sculptors used canons—sets of “perfect” mathematical ratios and proportions—to depict the human form. The earliest known canons were developed by the Egyptians, whose grid-based proportions influenced Greek sculptors in the archaic period (700–480 B.C.). Over…
The Need to Know
It is clear from the Torah that there are obligations of the intellect as well as obligations of action. I am the Lord your G-d, Who has taken you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery. You shall not recognize the G-ds of others in My presence. The first two of…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – First Be a Decent Human! – Parshas Vayeira 5780
Just one sentence in this week’s parsha teaches us to visit the sick, consult your friends on important matters, and offer hospitality to guests. The entire book of Bereishit teaches us to first be a decent human being, and only after we master this can we grow further as Jews. View this video directly on…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Sins of Sodom and the Homeless – Parshat Vayeira 5779
The people of Sodom were destroyed because they would not offer hospitality to visitors. Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains why they thought they were doing the right thing – and how wrong they were! View this video directly on Vimeo.
Clothes Maketh the Man or Woman (or do they?)
It is almost impossible to avoid media discussions about the clothes of the latest star in the British royal family. A segment of a talk show is dedicated to this, newspaper articles, blogs and twitter feeds dwell on the most minute details of the royals’ fashion choices. So, I thought that a few words may…
Sinai, Every Week
Now that we have transitioned from the month of Tishrei, full of festivals and special days and prayers, we arrive at MarCheshvan, a month completely devoid of any festivals or special days. I think that during this time it is worthwhile to focus on our regular, daily prayers and their significance. During the morning service…