Hope and Optimism – Ki Tavo 5775
It is customary to add a Psalm to our prayers during the month preceding Rosh Hashanah. …
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Jewish Attitudes Towards Death – Parshat Chayei Sarah 5775
Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the burial of Sarah and Jewish Attitudes Towards Death View this video…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Origin of the Morning Service – Parshat Vayeira 5775
The origin of the morning service and the surprising subjects of the “first” prayer View this…
Setting the Alarm
There is a custom to begin sounding the shofar in the synagogue a month before Rosh…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Don Thine Helmet – Parshat Ki Teitzei 5774
Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses the “commandment” to wear a bicycle helmet, and to take other protective…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog on Parshat Shoftim 5774
Rabbi Becher discusses some differences between US and THEM. View this video directly on Vimeo.
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – All Eyes On Israel – Parshat Eikev 5774
Rabbi Mordechai Becher explains why the “eyes” of G-d and our eyes are focused on the…
The Mitzvah of Israel
This week’s Torah portion includes the commandment for the Jews to take possession and to settle…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s Vlog on Parshat Vayeira 5774
What’s so funny about the Jewish people? Rabbi Becher examines why our ancestor called Isaac is named…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s Vlog on Noach 5774
True Offspring: Rabbi Becher shows how the Torah encodes a major life lesson using a subtle…