Shabbaton with Rabbi Mordechai Becher

Join us for a Shabbaton with Rabbi Mordechai Becher!

Rabbi Mordechai Becher, originally from Australia, is an instructor at Yeshiva University and alumni Rabbi of Neve Yerushalayim College. He received his ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem and holds an MA in Medieval Jewish History from the Bernard Revel Graduate School. He taught at Ohr Somayach and Neve Yerushalayim in Jerusalem and served in the Israel Defense Forces. Rabbi Becher has answered thousands of questions on AsktheRabbi.org, presents a Talmud class, Dimensions of the Daf, for the Jewish Broadcasting Service and was senior lecturer for Gateways for 20 years. Rabbi Becher’s latest book, Gateway to Judaism, published by Artscroll, is in its tenth printing. He has taught in the USA, Canada, England, Israel, South Africa, Australia and Russia, and is a scholar in residence for Legacy Kosher Tours. He has led tours in Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, Central America and the Middle East.

Schedule:

Friday, December 5

5:00 PM: The Faith of the Hostages

Shabbat, December 6

11:15 AM: Alexander the Great and Shimon Hatzadik: Greeks and Jews

12:30 PM: Kosher Spies: The Mossad and Jewish Ethics

7:00 PM: Too Many Mitzvot? Why is Judaism So Obsessed With Details?

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