Dire Straits
We just observed the fast of the Seventeenth of Tamuz, which occurs exactly three weeks before…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog on Parshat Matot/Masei
The Power of a Vow Rabbi Becher discusses the power of speech, and its ability to…
Harry’s Video Blog – Swear Words – Parshat Matot/Masei 5773
This week’s Torah portion discusses the annulment of vows. So when we say Kol Nidrei on…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Rising To Great Heights After A Fall – Parshat Pinchas 5773
One of the shortest, but most optimistic verses in the Torah appears in Parshat Pinchas. Rabbi…
Love and Marriage
This week our family just celebrated the marriage of our son, Pinchas to his bride, Mari. …
Harry’s Video Blog – We Are Family – Parshat Pinchas 5773
Pinchas’ act of zealotry in Numbers chapter 25 earns him the priesthood. But it also casts…
Where do Savvy New Yorkers Go?
The Brownstone is gaining traction as the go-to address for savvy young Jewish adults. Its unique…
Torah on One Foot
I would like to try to explain a very strange statement in the Talmud. A Roman…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog on Parshat Balak 5773
How Goodly Are Thy Tents O Jacob Rabbi Becher explains what this beautiful verse says about…
Harry’s Video Blog – Avada Kedavra – Parshat Balak 5773
Long before Voldemort and Saruman uttered their first fictional curses, the Jewish people faced off against…