Moses shows us that we have to run away from, not toward honor. View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreWhy was Moses’ father-in-law so impressed by the story of the Exodus? Harry Rothenberg explains... View this video directly on VIMEO
Read MoreRabbi Mordechai Becher says that the Ten Commandments are misnamed, and they really should be referred to as this... View this video directly on VIMEO
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I confess that we in the Becher home are coffee fanatics. We only buy recently roasted beans, grind them in a ceramic grinder, make pour-over coffee using only non-bleached paper filters and do not pollute the coffee with sugar or chas v’shalom, artificial sweeteners and other toxic waste. We recently acquired a cold brew coffee tower, which drips cold water through ground coffee for six hours and produces one of ...
Read MoreWhat is the secret to Jewish continuity? View this video directly on VIMEO
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As different as the Super Bowl and the Siyum Hashas were, they nevertheless shared one thing in common: The desire of the human for connection and unity. It is our belief that since the human soul was created with a similarity to Hashem and with the obligation to increase and cultivate that similarity, it therefore seeks out Oneness. Hashem, as the Shema states, is One – He is uniquely one, ...
Read MoreMoshe was brought up in the court of Pharaoh - the King of Egypt. Yet when his father-in-law Yitro came to him in the desert with advice, Moshe did something extraordinary. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Rabbi Becher's VLOG
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Don’t Touch the Edge of the Mountain! – Parshat Yitro 5779
We are warned in the Torah "Don't touch the edge of the mountain!" Rabbi Becher discusses an interesting interpretation of this phrase which will demand more than a cursory reading. View this video directly on Vimeo.
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Abraham’s relationship with God was rooted in a covenant, an agreement between two parties, each having obligations toward the other. Abraham and his descendants were obligated to practice circumcision, kindness and justice and to have faith in God. God in turn promised that Abraham’s descendants would maintain a special relationship with Him. They would be given the Land of Israel and would be a “blessing to all nations of the ...
Read MoreAfter giving his son a Mazel Tov on the bris of his newborn son, Harry Rothenberg asks "Who was the first Jew to tell his children the story of the Exodus?" View this video directly on VIMEO
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