The Purim Back Story and Jewish Survival
The Purim story begins about 900 years after the Exodus from Egypt. The Jews had been…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – WooHoo More Snow! – Mishpatim 5781
As it snows again in New Jersey, Rabbi Mordechai Becher discusses how one can look at…
Calvin and Hobbes and Judaism
I recently cited Thomas Hobbes in an article that I wrote, and I received criticism for…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – The Ten Realities – Yitro 5781
Rabbi Mordechai Becher says that the Ten Commandments are misnamed, and they really should be referred…
Coffee – The Grind and the Gemara
I confess that we in the Becher home are coffee fanatics. We only buy recently roasted…
Where is Moshe?
The parshiyos that we are currently reading feature Moshe prominently in the story of the Exodus,…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – You Belong in the Museum – Beshalach 5781
Rabbi Becher is about to embark on a tour of the Metropolitan Museum of New York,…
Fall and Winter
As a young boy growing up in Melbourne, Australia, fall was almost non-existent and winter only…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – A Little Help From My Friends – Bo 5781
Rabbi Becher emphasizes how the current lockdowns make it even harder for us to see our…
Rabbi Mordechai Becher’s VLog – Holy Cynicism! – Va’eira 5781
Moses said that he was there to save the Jews, but the Jews in Egypt didn’t…