PARSHAT KI TAVO
August 28-29, 2026 / 16 Elul 5786
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| Orthodox Union Appoints Rabbi Shmuel Silber as Executive Vice President, Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph to Serve as CEO |
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Rabbi Shmuel Silber to the role of executive vice president. Rabbi Silber will assume his new role as of November 2nd. As the executive vice president, Rabbi Silber will be responsible for representing the OU’s vision on both Torah and public policy and providing hashkafic and halachic guidance within the organization and beyond. The Baltimore rabbi succeeds Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt”l, who passed away last Shemini Atzeret. In parallel, we are clarifying our leadership structure. Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph, currently EVP and COO, will assume the role of chief executive officer (CEO), with responsibility for the management of all OU programs and operations. Rabbis Silber and Joseph will both report directly to the OU Executive Committee.
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| After the Agri Star Fire: Will There Be Enough Kosher Meat This Yom Tov? |
After a massive fire recently destroyed much of the Agri Star Meat & Poultry plant in Postville, Iowa, one of the largest kosher meat-processing facilities in the U.S., OU Kosher CEO Rabbi Moshe Elefant shares the latest on the facility’s recovery, potential shortages, and what consumers should know as Rosh Hashanah approaches.
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| How to Prepare for the Yamim Nora'im with Purpose and Intention |
With Rosh Hashanah just two weeks away, we spoke with Rabbi Mark Wildes, founder and director of Manhattan Jewish Experience (MJE) and author of The 40 Day Challenge, about preparing spiritually and emotionally for the Yamim Nora’im, making the most of this unique period, and creating meaningful change that lasts.
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Jewish Action
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| Taking Back Our Schools — and Childhood |
As children head back to school, a growing number of day schools are rethinking how much space cell phones should occupy in students’ lives. Learn about the policies schools are adopting, what administrators and parents are seeing, and what it takes to make these changes stick.
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| Forty Weeks. The Whole Talmud. |
It’s not too late to join Talmud Daily, our free, 40-week journey through the Talmud. Through engaging 10-minute episodes released Monday through Thursday and interviews with top educators on Fridays, Jews of every background can discover the wisdom of the Talmud, with no Hebrew knowledge required.
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 UPCOMING EVENTS
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 TORAH
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Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman
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| From Darkness to Light |
This week’s haftarah’s stirring call, “Arise, shine, for your light has come,” carries a powerful message for Elul: teshuvah does not require us to wait until every struggle is resolved. Even amid darkness, we can rise, discover the unique light within us, and illuminate the path toward a better year.
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Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider
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| Confessing One's Good Deeds |
What is viduy, confession, at its core? Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook offered a beautiful answer: it is an honest appraisal of oneself. Just as G-d remembers everything that has been forgotten, we should take care to remember our own good deeds alongside our shortcomings.
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Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, zt"l
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| A Sense of History |
The significance of the first-fruits declaration is that it is not about nature but about history: a thumbnail sketch of the sequence of events from the days of the patriarchs to the Exodus and then the conquest of the Land.
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Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
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| Translating Ki Tavo |
What does it really mean to “come” to the Land of Israel? Recalling a formative lesson from an early mentor, Rabbi Weinreb reveals how one seemingly simple word in parshat Ki Tavo conveys something far more powerful: the anticipation, exhilaration, and profound joy of finally coming home.
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