BINA Living
Ancient Jewish wisdom applied in a modern world through Personal growth.
This month’s classes:
BINA Living
Starts 9:20AM
JUST DO IT
Rabbi Michoel GourarieMany things that we do and experience require a combination of emotion and action. The absence of feeling can affect the…
What's So Kabbalistic About Bonfires?
Question: What’s the idea of having big bonfires on Lag Baomer? I know it is the day of the passing of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai…
Should Torah be Rated PG?
Question: I have a 3 year old who is quite bright. I try to read to her and teach her as much as I can about stories from the Torah, but recently it’s become increasingly difficult…
Do You Know How to Schmooze?
Do Sports Fans Switch Teams?
Question: I wanted to ask you for your opinion on the topic of sport and G-d. My husband is quickly losing his faith in G-d due to his team not winning…
WILL YOU NOTICE ME IF I'M NOT A FAILURE?
Over the past few decades we have become experts in responding to the problems of society through crisis management and intervention…
Don't Let Rice Get Between Us
Question: I am Ashkenazi (Jew of Eastern European descent), and my wife is Sefardi (an Oriental Jew). She grew up eating rice on Pesach,
A Matza and a Prayer
Question: What’s so bad about bread? Before Pesach, we search every nook and cranny for a stray crumb and then burn it all up…
Fire and Ice
In the Pesach Hagadah we read the story of the ten plagues that punished the Egyptians…
BREAD AND THEN MATZAH
One of the important parts of Pesach is the Mitzvah to eat Shmura Matzah at the Seder. Matzah is a symbol of selflessness and humility…
Heads or Fairytales?
Question: Every year we end the Seder by saying, “Next year in Jerusalem!” Every year we open the door for Elijah the prophet to come and announce