PARSHAT VAYERA
November 3-4, 2023 / 20 Cheshvan 5784 HAFTARAH
II Kings 4:1-37 | | |  FEATURED | | |  | | Massive Rally for Israel – Join Us in D.C. November 14 at 1 PM | 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. You and your voice need to be there for Am Yisrael.
You and your voice need to be there for the State of Israel.
You and your voice need to be there for American Jewry.
You and your voice need to be there for America. Help your shul organize. Help your school organize. Help your neighborhood organize. 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. | |  | | Finding Our Moral Voice | | Rabbi Moshe Hauer | What do you do when the society in which you live seems to have lost its way? How do you respond when the world seems to have lost its moral compass? Is there anything to do or say when educational institutions cannot tell or teach right from wrong? | | | |  | | 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. | | | |  AROUND THE OU | |  | | Orthodox Union | | Updates and Chizuk | Watch a recording of this week's chizuk call with Rabbi Avrohom Weinrib, Rabbi Larry Rothwachs and Rabbi Rael Blumenthal, rabbinic leaders who participated in the OU Synagogue Initiatives mission to Israel this past week. | | Watch Now | | |  | | Maury Litwack | | Making Support for Israel Last | Many in our community have been surprised and thrilled by the number of bipartisan local, state, and federal elected officials who have publicly condemned Hamas. Unfortunately, this will not last. | | Read More | | |  | | OU Israel | | Israel During Crisis: Finding Unity In Darkness | Despite the fact that the tragic events of Simchat Torah, October 7, introduced such pain and sorrow to the Jewish people, the outpouring of love, support, and action from Jews all over the world has been unparalleled. | | Read More | | |  | | Torah Initiatives | | Eruv Conference | The OU and partners hosted an unprecedented City Eruv Conference for industry professionals this past week. | | Read More | | |  | | Karasick Synagogue Initiatives | | Adopt-a-Shiva Initiative | Karasick Synagogue Initiatives is pairing North American communities with bereaved families in Israel. Please encourage your local shul and school leaders to sign up, involving your community in writing condolence letters to be personally delivered to those in mourning. | | Sign Up Here | | |  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 EDT, and for carepartners on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 PM EDT. | | Register Here | | |  TORAH | |  | | L'Kadsho: Learning Shabbos, Living Shabbos | L'Kadsho presents a new series: Tzurba Hilchos Shabbos, featuring Rabbi Shalom Rosner! Plus: Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz on elevators on Shabbos, Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon on avoiding anger erev Shabbos, Rabbi Aryeh Kerzner on the permissibility of making instant noodle soup, and Rabbi Reuven Brand on the importance of one's Shabbos makom. | | Learn Now | | |  | | Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman | | Chesed in Action | The Ramban in last week's parsha famously states that ma'aseh avot siman labanim – that the deeds of our forefathers (and foremothers) are a portent for their children. | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Menachem Genack | | Avraham's Challenges | Two challenges form the bookends of the story of Avraham, both beginning with the words "Lech lecha." One confronted Avraham's past, and the other, his future. | | Read in Hebrew | | |  | | Rabbi Norman Lamm zt"l | | Putting a Bad Conscience to Use | A bad conscience irritates the mind and the heart, until that bad conscience is either repressed or converted into something creative and constructive. | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Jack Abramowitz | | You're Late for Shul! | Late for shul? Or maybe you just daven at your own pace. Use this handy chart to learn what you can answer when you're in a different part of the service than the rest of the minyan. | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ztz"l | | The Binding of Isaac: A New Interpretation | It is the hardest passage of all, one that seems to defy understanding: "Take your son, your only one, the one whom you love – Isaac – and go to the land of Moriah. There, offer him up as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, the one that I will show you." | | Read More | | | |
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