BINA Living
Ancient Jewish wisdom applied in a modern world through Personal growth.
This month’s classes:
BINA Living
Starts 9:20AM
BINA Living
Starts 9:20AM
BINA Living
Starts 7:30PM
BINA Living
Starts 9:20AM
BINA Living
Starts 9:30AM
BINA Living
Starts 7:30PM
BINA Living
Starts 9:20AM
Rabbi Michoel Gourarie
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R.E.L.A.T.E. Part 1 - PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Respect is not just an attitude – it is a practice, and one that needs training.
IT'S GOOD TO BE CRAZY
‘Crazy’, ‘insane’ or ‘irrational’ are all words normally associated with something negative. If someone acts crazy we encourage them to be normal.
R.E.L.A.T.E - Part 1 Continued - Giving and Receiving
Here is another component of respect. There are two types of relationships. There is the hierarchical relationship, where one individual is superior to the other and/or an authority figure, like parent/child, employer/employee or teacher/student…
The Wick
One of the many lessons of the Chanukah lights can be derived from a law that the flames must burn through a wick…
R.E.L.A.T.E - Part 1 Continued - THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE WHOLE
The holiest Jewish object is the Sefer Torah – the Torah scroll. In this scroll there are six hundred thousand letters. For a Torah to be kosher every letter must be carefully written…
R.E.L.A.T.E - Part 1 Continued - A GREAT EXAMPLE OF LOVE WOTHOUT RESPECT
The great Talmudic sage Rabbi Akiva had 24,000 disciples. Tragically (with the exception of five), they all passed away during the seven week period between the festivals of Pesach and Shavuot…
R.E.L.A.T.E - Part 1 Continued - Defining Respect
But what exactly does respect mean? In different relationships “respect” is expressed in different ways…
R.E.L.A.T.E - Part 1 Continued - SELFLESS OR SELFISH
The great Rabbi Mendel of Kotzk observed a disciple eating fish. “Why are you eating fish?” he asked. “I love fish,” the student replied. “If you really loved fish,”…
R.E.L.A.T.E - Part 1 Introduction
There is a story about the people of Chelm (a small town which apparently had a community who were not blessed with great intelligence). Chelm had a bridge that was damaged and was becoming dangerous….
Why Worry?
Shabbat and the Ice Bucket Challenge
Question:The Shabbat Project seems to be taking…