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On Tuesday, November 14, at 1:00 PM on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., there will be a massive rally of support for the State of Israel and American Jews. Make plans today to be there. Parents, bring your children of all ages to be part of this critical and historic gathering. Together, we can make our voices heard. PARSHAT CHAYEI SARAH November 10-11, 2023 / 27 Cheshvan 5784   HAFTARAH 1 Kings 1:1-31   THIS SHABBAT Mevarchim HaChodesh for the month of Kislev   SPECIAL DAY Rosh Chodesh Kislev is celebrated on Tuesday, November 14.  FEATURED Daven on Monday. Rally on Tuesday. Rabbi Moshe Hauer Each and every one of us, as a community or alone, can make our tefillot on Monday – Yom Kippur Kattan – especially meaningful, praying to the God of the heavens before we raise our voices in the nation's capital on Tuesday. Read More Massive Rally for Israel – Join Us in D.C. November 14 at 1 PM Orthodox Union On Tuesday, November 14, at 1:00 PM on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., there will be a massive rally of support for the State of Israel and American Jews. Make plans today to be there. Parents, bring your children of all ages to be part of this critical and historic gathering. Together, we can make our voices heard. Read More Here's How You Can Help Beyond the Front Lines Orthodox Union Discover the many ways you can help our brothers and sisters in Israel–reciting Tehillim, displaying support for Israel on social media, supporting the efforts of OU Israel and more. Find Out More  AROUND THE OU Rabbi Moshe Hauer We Cannot Be Silent: A Call to Action There are moments when we cannot be silent. When our voices need to be heard for Am Yisrael, Eretz Yisrael, for American Jewry and for America itself. Read More Moishe Bane Ten Reasons One Should Attend the Upcoming Rally in D.C. Moishe Bane, OU president emeritus, shared the following letter with rabbis in the Diaspora. Read More Rabbi Menachem Genack The New Ambassador to Israel As ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew will undoubtedly be the staunch ally that the Jewish state needs during this remarkably difficult time. Read More NCSY Remembering Rose Lubin, a Jewish Heroine and JSU Alumna We join with all Klal Yisrael in mourning the passing of Rose Lubin, an incredibly dedicated IDF border police officer, who was tragically murdered on November 6. Before making aliyah, Rose was an active member of the Atlanta JSU community and took part in the JSU GO trips to Israel in the summers of 2018 and 2019. Read More Synagogue Initiatives Watch: What It Means to Be Part of Klal Yisrael The Karasick Synagogue Initiatives department led a trip to Israel last week to offer support and solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Israel. The group of over 40 rabbis and lay leaders spent time with bereaved families, families of hostages, displaced communities, and many others, to share a message of achdut. Watch Now GenAleph Child Safety Month Child Safety Month designates a full month to acknowledge the specific risks children encounter in their daily routines and actively work on preventing those dangers. View Programming for Child Safety Month (PDF) OU Kosher OU Kosher Adds Two New Options to Consumer Product Search Website In response to community requests, dairy equipment and yoshon categories are now offered in the OU Kosher product search. Read More Women's Initiative Chizuk in Our Times with Sherri Mandel Listen to Sherri Mandel's inspiring words on how to have resilience in these challenging times. Watch Now 18Forty What Is Happening With Jewish Students and Antisemitism? In this episode of the 18Forty podcast, journalist Matti Friedman, author of Who By Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai, discusses how the Israel-Hamas war is misunderstood globally. Additionally, 18Forty speaks with both students and educators about the state of antisemitism on school campuses. Listen Now NCSY Israel An Evening of Ascent NCSY Israel teens listened intently to the speakers as they guided the teens through some of the theological questions they might be facing, and then they sang "songs of ascent." Read More  UPCOMING EVENTS   SPIRIT   Parkinson's Support Groups SPIRIT is forming support groups for persons with Parkinson's and their carepartners. People with Parkinson's (PWP) will meet Monday evenings at 7:30 PM EST, and for carepartners on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 PM EST. Register Now   SPIRIT   Storming the Heavens: Tefillah in Times of Crisis Tuesday, November 14, at 12 Noon EST For those not at the rally, gather in a global effort to storm the heavens and learn the importance of our tefillah. Presented by Mrs. Tamar Nusbaum, director, Ani Tefillah. Register Now   Orthodox Union   E-Cigarettes: Vaping and Tobacco Use by Youth in Our Community December 6 and 18 Join a new, free, two-part virtual training for parents, yeshiva and seminary teachers, healthcare professionals and Jewish communal leaders on modern techniques for harm reduction. Register Now  TORAH L'Kadsho: Learning Shabbos, Living Shabbos Is the purpose of Shabbos so that the individual can rest or so that the world should rest? Find out with Rabbi Reuven Brand! Plus: Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon on the connection between Shabbos and the Mishkan, Rabbi Shalom Rosner on hadlakas neiros, Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz on eating food warmed in an oven, Rabbi Aryeh Kerzner on bikkur cholim and nichum aveilim on Shabbos, and more! Learn Now Rabbi Moshe Hauer Strangers in Our Land Much of the world around us has adopted a narrative and perspective that eludes our understanding. This has been deeply disorienting and confusing for us in the context of the existential battle that the Jewish people is engaged in, both in Israel and in a world enflamed with antisemitism. Read More Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman Our Dynasty Is Our Destiny This week's haftorah begins with a description of Dovid HaMelech in his old age and the rocky road toward the transfer of leadership. Read More