BINA Living: Personal Growth
This month’s classes:
BINA Living
Starts 9:20AM
Is Circumcision Barbaric?
Question: We had a baby boy and we are very excited. But we are still undecided about the Bris. I have issues with it. I am
A Dog Named Israel?
Question: I was born and raised Catholic but left it as a teenager, and since I married a Jewish man I have adopted many Jewish customs
Dying With Dignity?
Question: I visit my 92 year old mother every day in her old age home, and every day I look around at the seniors there and ask myself the same question
Who Has Time for All This?
Question: I feel that the Jewish life is too demanding. How are we expected to pray every day, study Torah every day, keep the Shabbos and festivals…
I'm Jewish, What's Your Excuse?
Question: Rabbi, do you know why I don’t go to shul? I used to go when I was young, but then once my father gave a donation of $100…
Love, Dating and Sticky Situations
Question: My relationship seems to be moving ahead. We certainly love each other, and we have from the start, but we do have major differences…
Why is There So Much Traffic?
Question: I am a little confused about when Shabbos starts. This week the advertised time for candle lighting in Sydney is 7:46pm, which is 18 minutes before sunset…
UNCLOGGING THE THROAT
Rabbi Michoel GourarieI have been coming to your Thursday morning series on ‘forgiveness’. The lessons you teach about letting go of resentment, acceptance and freeing yourself are all wonderful. But…
Foul Mouths and Dirty Toothbrushes
Question: It seems that obscenity and foul language are becoming more and more acceptable. Swear words are used by politicians…
Is Your Life Lived on Youtube?
Question: I have a question in Jewish law. Can I preset a video camera to record a Bar Mitzvah ceremony on Shabbos?
DOUGHNUTS OF THE BRAIN
Question: I was troubled by the mass consumption of doughnuts during Chanukah. I know it is one of the traditional foods, but honestly they are…