BINA Living: Rabbi Levi Gourarie
This month’s classes:
BINA Living
Starts 9:20AM
The $499 Dilemma
I tell my nine year old son that people who work hard will progress in life and have what they need. Now I have a dilemma…
Who is Narrow Minded?
I don’t want my children to be small-minded or fundamentalist, so I haven’t given them a Jewish education. They have been brought up without any religion…
DO RIVERS HAVE FEELINGS?
In this week’s Torah portion we read about the ten plagues. G-d punishes the Egyptians with a series of ten devastating…
Your Mother Knows...
This question is from my daughter (aged 9 years). “Why would a supposedly good, just, loving G-d allow so much suffering in the world?”
Self Esteem and Humility
Self Esteem is one of the buzz words of modern society. We are taught that a healthy self image is crucial…
A Unifying Code
Question: I often hear Rabbis quote “the code of Jewish Law” – what is this book, who wrote it and what makes it so authoritative?
DEAR TEACHERS
In Australia today it is the last day of the school year. During the school term children spend most of their waking hours in school…
Couch Surfing Wipeout
I have been homeless for a month now. The lease on my apartment expired, the place I wanted to move into fell through at the last minute…
Leadership or Solo-Mission
My daughter recently attended the annual leadership conference for High school students…
Can Love Reach Beyond the Grave?
My son recently died in an accident. I would like to know if he can see or hear us here on earth. Is he still aware of us now…
More Than Just Moon-Rock
We recently celebrated my sons barmitzvah, we all enjoyed ourselves but it got me thinking – what exactly are we celebrating…
Lost Tribe in New Guinea?
Did you see the video of the tribe in Papua New Guinea singing the Shema in Hebrew? It is just amazing!…