Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair
Hollywood Exposed
What is Hollywood's real agenda? An expose of Hollywood and its connection to the festival of Chanuka - Seasons Of The Moon - Kislev
A Birthright Experience – Parshat Toldot
The Arabs and the Jews both share a reputation for being excellent hosts. Where does this come from, and how can you be the perfect host?
The Perfect Host – Parshat Vayera
The Arabs and the Jews both share a reputation for being excellent hosts. Where does this come from, and how can you be the perfect host?
Go to Yourself – Parshat Lech Lecha
Becoming more spiritual means moving outside our comfort zone and journeying inside
Hush! the Month of Cheshvan
Cheshvan is the time to reflect on the soul cleansing of Rosh Hashana and the other festivals of the great month of Tishrei.
How to Perform a Miracle – Parshat Bereshit
The Jewish Year has two beginnings. How can something have two beginnings?
The Shadow – The Festival of Sukkot
What is the deeper meaning of the shade of the Sukka?
Original Paintwork
Yom Kippur
A Gift From the King
A Hertz Institute Production – A three minute inspirational video in preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Hide and Seek – Parshat Haazinu – Yom Kippur
When is God closest to us? On the day of no ‘hide and seek’
The Hum of the Universe – Tishrei
The World was created in Tishrei with the “Big Bang.” The “Big Bang” gets quieter all the time – but you can still hear it humming its song…
Elul – A Jewish New Year’s Eve?
With only a few days till the end of the Jewish year, shouldn’t we be breaking out the Champagne and the party hats?
Married Forever! – Parshat Ki Tavo
What is the spice that keeps a couple married forever?
“It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll” – Elul
Elul is a time of spiritual growth, but can we really grow by leaps and bounds?
The Master of War – Parshat Shoftim
The Yiddish Theater often used to make fun of religion – but they didn’t have the last laugh
Inheritance and Bequest – Parshat Re’eh
The only thing we have to give is the giving itself – everything else belongs to G-d
Facebook Confession – Parshat Eikev
How to have a closer relationship with God
Love Letter – Parshat Eikev
The Torah isn’t just knowledge; it isn’t just holy; the Torah is G-d’s love letter to the world
The Truth About Zionism – Parshat Va’etchanan
Why do Jews want to go back to a country they left two thousand years ago?
Devarim – Where was G-d in the Holocaust?
The priest of Auschwitz answers the question “Where was God in the Holocaust?
Av – IBM and the Nazis
How were the Nazis able to carry out the Holocaust - something extremely complex - without a computer?
The Song Remains the Same – Parshat Masei
The Jews have been wandering in exile for the last 2000 years. What is the mystical purpose of this journey?
The Self-Made Man – Parshat Mattot
More elusive than the Yetti or the Loch Ness Monster is a species that no one had ever positively identified – The Self-Made Man
Only One Job – Parshat Pinchas
We only have one job here in this world – what is it?
Tammuz – The Burning of the Torah
A hallmark of all repressive regimes is book burning. One of the tragedies that we mourn on the 17th of Tammuz is the burning of the Torah – the ultimate repression of the ultimate “book.” Having trouble viewing this video? Please click here to see additional formats.
The Dark Side – Parshat Balak
If Bilam was a prophet like Moshe - why did he use it for evil?
The Liberty Bell’s Crack
Why do we “proclaim freedom throughout the land” with a broken, imperfect bell?
The World’s Most Infectious Plague – Parshat Chukat
The most infectious disease in the world isn’t Bubonic Plague; it isn’t Anthrax; it isn’t even Covid 19. The world’s most infectious disease in this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Chukat.
The Color of Heaven – Parshat Korach
Racial prejudice – War – Poverty – Violence – Intolerance — The dream of peace seems to be as far away today as it’s ever been. Why is that?
Looking For Trouble – Parshat Shelach
You can go through life as a tourist – or as an inspector. A tourist is looking to be impressed. An inspector is looking for trouble. Why did the spies that Moshe sent into the Land of Israel become inspectors instead of tourists?