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Treasures of the Jews of Egypt

An audio-visual tour of the famous Cairo Genizah

Explore a treasure-trove of Jewish texts and artifacts  from over 1000 years of Jewish life in Egypt.

Rabbi Mordechai Becher, originally from Australia, is an Instructor at Yeshiva University, Rabbi of the alumni of Neve Yerushalayim College, and senior lecturer for Gateways. He received his semicha from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and the Chief Rabbi of Yerushalayim and holds an MA in Medieval Jewish History from the Bernard Revel Graduate School where he is currently a doctoral candidate. He taught at Ohr Somayach and Neve Yerushalayim in Jerusalem and served in the Israel Defense Forces. Rabbi Becher has answered thousands of questions on AsktheRabbi.org and presents a Talmud class, Dimensions of the Daf, on cable TV with the Jewish Broadcasting Service. Rabbi Becher’s latest book, Gateway to Judaism, published by Artscroll/Shaar Press, is in its tenth printing. He has taught in the USA, Canada, England, Israel, South Africa, Australia and Russia, and is a scholar in residence for Legacy Kosher Tours, and has conducted tours in Africa, Australia, China, Europe, India, Israel, Japan, Panama and Russia.