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Hachnasat Kallah Opportunity PARSHAT EIKEV August 4-5, 2023 / 18 Av 5783   HAFTARAH Isaiah 49:14-51:3  FEATURED It's a Tefillah, Not a Bracha Rabbi Moshe Elefant OU Kosher presents a new series on the intricacies of reciting Tefillas Haderech, adapted from the Halacha Yomis email. Watch Now  AROUND THE OU OU Advocacy Proposed Slashes to US Security Grant Program Cause Concern "We're going to be fighting over the next few weeks to make sure there isn't a cut," said Nathan Diament, OU Advocacy executive director. Read in JNS NCSY Summer Hachnasat Kallah – A Michlelet Wedding One of the highlights of the NCSY Michlelet summer program is making a wedding for a couple in need. Join them via livestream on Sunday, August 6, to watch the wedding of Meir and Sara. Watch Livestream Participate in the Mitzvah of Hachnasat Kallah Teach NYS Lower Tuition Becomes a Reality at Two NYS Schools Thanks to efforts made by Teach NYS to secure government funding and resources, two New York day schools – Derech HaTorah in Rochester and Brandeis Hebrew Academy in Lawrence – have recently announced that they are lowering their tuition. Read More in the Jewish Press Jewish Action Taking Charge of Your Health With all the pressures that come along with leading a frum life, preventative health care often takes a back seat. Read More  UPCOMING EVENTS   Women's Initiative   Torat Imecha Nach Yomi Mishlei Siyum Monday, August 7, at 12 PM EDT Join the Women's Initiative for the Torat Imecha Nach Yomi Mishlei Siyum with Mrs. Michal Horowitz. RSVP Here  TORAH Rabbi Shimshon Nadel Extraterrestrial Life in Jewish Thought Rabbi Nadel's series on Torah and Technology boldly goes where no shiur has gone before. Watch Now Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz When Extremism Can Be a Positive Rebbe Levitas ish Yavneh – Why emphasize where he came from? Watch Now Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman Forever United: The Land of Israel and Its Eternal Bride In a vivid description of the return of the exiles to the Land of Israel, Hashem swears that the land will don the people like jewels, and be adorned with them like a bride. Read More Rabbi Moshe Hauer The Opportunity of Prosperity There is a word that is found in the Torah a total of four times, three of them in this week's parsha and once in last week's. Read More Rabbi Norman Lamm ztZ"l Inspirational Judaism It is possible to suggest that the Talmud offers the halachic, legal answer, while the mishnah in Avot offers an aggadic, inspirational and aspirational answer. Read More Rabbi Menachem Genack A Long Life Why did Rabbi Yochanan not understand how people could live long lives outside of Israel? What does living a long life really mean? Read in Hebrew Rabbi Jack Abramowitz Do Some Psalms Come From Gehinnom? (And Other Questions About Davening) More real-life questions, including: Why recite "Dovid Melech" in Kiddush Levana? How do we bentch in the absence of a baal habayis? And, of course, were 11 Psalms composed in Gehinnom? Read More Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ztz"l The Spirituality of Listening The word shema appears no fewer than 92 times in sefer Devarim – more than in any other book of the Torah. Listen, heed, pay attention, hear what God is saying…. Judaism is a religion of listening. Read More Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb Discipline and Suffering "I have frequently been asked to review or give an opinion about any of the plethora of books on the subject of raising one's children." Read More Mrs. Leah Feinberg Moshe Rabbeinu's Final Message Moshe Rabbeinu's messages to the Jewish people before his death focus on the special qualities of the Land of Israel and the principle of reward and punishment. Listen Now Rabbi Yitzy Fox Where Do We See Techiyas Hameisim in Parshas Eikev? Have fun and learn the parsha like never before with these challenging parsha trivia questions! Read Trivia Questions Rebbetzin Shira Smiles Stupendous Smallness We live in a world where the general attitude is, "the bigger the better." We are impressed by things that are of considerable size and grandiose in measure. Read More in Torah Tidbits Halacha Yomis Only to Fear Him In this week's parsha, the Torah commands us to fear Hashem. "What does Hashem, your God, ask of you? Only to fear Him." How does one acquire the trait of fearing Hashem? Read More