PARSHAT KI TAVO
September 12-13, 2025 / 20 Elul 5785 SPECIAL DAY
Ashkenazim begin Selichot Motzaei Shabbat, September 13. | | |  FEATURED | | | | | | 9/11 | On September 11, 2001, America awoke with a jolt. With the collapse of the towers, we discovered that our country's enemies were not resentful people sitting in a corner of the globe but hateful conquerors who despised us and had come to take America down. That tragedy triggered America's rebirth. Flags appeared everywhere, huge flags. Those who hated our country made us realize how much we love it. The American spirit was revived and celebrated. The men and women of the armed forces, firefighters, EMTs, and police reminded us that while we had enemies, we also had heroes. With G-d's help, they enabled us to prevail. Love and pride for our country. Heroism. Unity. That is the legacy of 9/11. Not security lines and metal detectors. That legacy is imperiled. While external enemies continue to seek America's downfall, ominous threats grow from within. America's internal bonds are frayed, hate and disgust have replaced love and pride, and political violence claims the lives of leaders across aisles and ideologies. We cannot let this continue. We stand up today and every day with love and pride in what this country is and what it stands for and in the heroes who founded it and protect us every day. Remember 9/11. We pray to the Almighty G-d for the strength, the security, the health, and the morality of our society, and for the future of the United States of America. G-d bless America. Mitchel Aeder, President Rabbi Moshe Hauer, Executive Vice President Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | | | | | OU Statement on the Murder of Charlie Kirk | The OU, representing thousands of Orthodox Jewish congregations across America, fiercely condemns and profoundly mourns the senseless and vicious murder of Charlie Kirk.
What has become of us? Now is a time for our nation to strengthen its internal bonds as we commemorate the devastation brought upon America by enemies who continue to threaten us. Instead of coming together, we have witnessed another horrific act of political violence, another effort to tear our country apart. This must stop.
We pray to the Almighty G-d for the family of Charlie Kirk, for the strength, the health, and the morals of our society, and for the future of the United States of America. | |  AROUND THE OU | |  | | NCSY | | A Homerun for West Coast NCSY | A former baseball hopeful, Rabbi Bryan Borenstein steps into his new role as West Coast NCSY Regional Director, leading programs and mentorship that help Jewish teens connect to Torah, community, and meaningful experiences. "Observing Shabbat had become central to my life, and I chose Torah over baseball," he reflects, bringing that same passion to teens across the West Coast. | | Read in the Jewish Journal | | |  | | Yachad | | A Burger With Purpose | As the summer comes to a close, Jewish Union Foundation (JUF), Yachad's vocational training division, invited its staff and participants to a BBQ at the beach. Burgers, hot dogs, and countless happy faces filled the day with joy. JUF's mission remains strong: to help individuals become vital members of an inclusive workforce. | | Read in the Jewish Link | | |  UPCOMING EVENTS | |  TORAH | |  | | Rabbi Moshe Hauer | | We Are All Family | It is your business. We are appropriately cautious about becoming overly involved in the lives of others, but we can also mistakenly remain distant. | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Menachem Genack | | "This is the Torah..." | The Ramban in our parsha gives us a deeper meaning for hagbahah, the practice of lifting up the Torah for the congregation to see. | | Read in Hebrew | | |  | | Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman | | Lost and Found | Have you ever lost something of deep value and felt the panic of it slipping away, only to experience the joy of finding it again because it bore a unique sign that could belong to no one else? | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Jack Abramowitz | | Why the Firstborn? | We are told that the firstborn son receives a double portion of an inheritance. A reader wonders why this is so. | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt"l | | Listening and Law | It would be reasonable to assume that a language containing the verb "to command" must also contain the verb "to obey." We would, however, be wrong. | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb | | To Each His Language | There was a time when the literary treasures of the Jewish people were accessible only to those with a reading knowledge of Hebrew. This is no longer the case. | | Read More | | | |
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