Harry Rothenberg wonders why Jacob seemingly overrode Rachel’s last request. View this video directly on VIMEO
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Vectors, Scalars and Jacob’s Angels – Vayeitzei 5780
Your spirituality is determined by where you are headed, not by where you are standing right now. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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As we enter the month of Kislev, and the weather turns colder, we start thinking about Chanukah, menorahs, latkes and donuts. Some of us, of the more nerdy variety, start to think of Philo Judeaus, the Septuagint, Alexandria and Greek tragedies. One aspect of the Greek opposition to Torah was their objection to the idea that any one people could be “chosen” or have a Divine revelation. Their campaign against ...
Read MoreWhen we climb an incredibly tall ladder, we must climb it one rung at a time. If we look down or up, we might get frightened and discouraged. Harry Rothenberg suggests we take this lesson into life, and also work on improving ourselves during any spare moment we have, just a little bit each time. View this video directly on VIMEO
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Angels Ascending and Angels Descending – Vayeitzei 5779
Jacob lost his Angels when he was on his way out of Israel, because it all depends on where one is headed. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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In this week’s parsha, VaYetzei, Jacob has a vision of a ladder connecting heaven and earth, on which angels ascend and descend. At the top of the ladder, in his dream, he “sees” G-d standing over him. Now, there are many, many prophetic visions in the Torah, and many expressions that seem to assign some type of form or even body to G-d. We always understand these as allegory and ...
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I did a lot of traveling over summer – I was in Israel, Vietnam, Thailand, Sicily and Southern Italy. It was incredibly helpful and convenient to my phone with me. I was able to be in contact with the other people in the group with whom I was traveling; I was able to be in contact with my family, and the office. I was able to book hotels and confirm ...
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Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Prayer as an Encounter with G-d – Parshat Vayeitzei 5778
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I have been saying Kaddish, (a prayer that is said by mourners), for my mother OB”M who passed away about six months ago. Kaddish was instituted almost 2,000 years ago and is mentioned in numerous places in the Mishnah and Talmud. Kaddish is written in Aramaic, the spoken language of the Jews in Israel and Babylon when the Mishnah and Talmud were written. Kaddish literally means “sanctification;” the theme of ...
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