BINA Living
Ancient Jewish wisdom applied in a modern world through Personal growth.
This month’s classes:
BINA Living
Starts 9:30AM
BINA Living
Starts 7:45PM
Killing Time
Rabbi Yaacov ChaitonA young boy was travelling with his grandfather on the subway. When the train reached a certain station the young boy hurriedly…
Why Segregate Men and Women in Synagogue?
Question: I have an issue with the mechitzah, the separation of men and women in synagogue. Why do we stand divided…
mini-Temple
Question: Is there any particular significance behind the general synagogue set-up the way we have it today?
Drop Your Jewish Baggage
Question: My family are typical disappearing Jews. Each generation drifts a little further away from Judaism. My grandparents were…p>
There's a Branch Right Near You
Question: Someone asked me why we wave the Lulav in six directions – right, left, forward, up, down, backward. I didn’t really know…
What is the Biggest Threat to Judaism?
Question:I am teaching a high school class about threats to Judaism in the modern world. What do you see as the biggest threat to Jewish survival?
Want Good Return on your Honey?
Question: Every year on the night of Rosh Hashana, I like to share with my family a new thought about why we dip apple in honey…
Overcome Your Fear of Dogs
Question: Why are religious Jews scared of dogs? Whenever I walk mine past a frum family, all the kids hide behind their mother’s skirt in terror…
NOT NAIVE JUST LOVING
Rabbi Michoel GourarieA gentile seeking to convert to Judaism once approached the great sage Hillel and said: “Teach me the whole Torah while I stand on one foot.”…
The Matchmaker's Secret
Question: I guess I wasn’t supposed to be a matchmaker. I set up five couples, and none of them worked out. Most of them said I wasn’t even close…
A matter of convenience?
In this week’s Torah portion G-d instructs the people that after entering the holy land they are to appoint a Jewish king for themselves…
How Did Reproduction Evolve?
Question: I’ll tell you why I prefer science over religion. The Bible is riddled with contradictions and inconsistencies. To accept it you…