PARSHAT DEVARIM
July 17-18, 2026 / 4 Av 5786
THIS SHABBAT
Shabbat Chazon
SPECIAL DAY THIS WEEK
Tisha B’Av begins Wednesday night, July 22, and is observed through Thursday, July 23
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| Mishenichnas Av, Marbim Shalom BaOlam |
As we approach Tisha B’Av, our EVP and COO Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph reflects on a powerful call from Yudi Herzberg of Monsey, New York, to reject blame and bring more shalom into the world in the wake of his young daughter Charlotte’s tragic death. Drawing on the Herzberg family’s extraordinary response to unimaginable loss, Josh challenges us to consider how we can rise above the divisions that threaten to pull us apart and embrace our shared responsibility to increase peace throughout Am Yisrael.
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| Tisha B'Av Programming |
Join us for “A Tisha B’Av of Meaning and Hope,” featuring kinot livestreams and meaningful programs with Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, executive vice president, emeritus; Rabbi Steven Weil, senior director and ambassador; and Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, managing director of Community Engagement. Our program also offers additional content to infuse your Tisha B’Av with meaning and inspiration, including past kinot presentations from Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt”l, on-demand videos, including a new episode of the Holding on to Faith series from our OU Women’s Initiative, a conversation on faith in the aftermath of antisemitic violence, an exploration on the power of ahavat chinam, and NCSY’s renowned Kumzitz of the World.
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| The Hidden Skills Inside Jewish Communal Life |
In an Algemeiner op-ed, our CHRO Josh Gottesman explores how life experiences — particularly within the Jewish community — can build valuable, transferable skills. As employers increasingly look beyond degrees and job titles, he offers practical tips for identifying, articulating, and applying those skills throughout the job application process to open new professional opportunities.
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 AROUND THE OU
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NCSY
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| A Summer of Authentic Inspiration |
In the age of artificial intelligence, NCSY Summer is built on something different: authentic inspiration. Through Torah-infused experiences, meaningful relationships, and unforgettable moments of growth, teens discover something far more powerful than anything technology can generate.
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Gen Aleph
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| How to Set Screen Time Limits for Kids Without Constant Arguing |
Setting healthy screen time limits can be challenging, especially when children argue, negotiate, or insist they cannot live without their devices. Discover three practical ways to establish loving, consistent boundaries while remaining calm, confident, and firm, even when your child pushes back.
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 UPCOMING EVENTS
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 TORAH
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Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman
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| The Blueprint for Redemption |
Yeshayahu’s chazon is a vision of a society that has lost its way. He describes corruption, injustice, hollow religious observance, and ultimately, the devastation that awaits Yerushalayim. Yet hidden within that rebuke lies a remarkable message of hope.
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Dr. Erica Brown
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| When Absence is Presence |
We are asked to observe a ritual of emptiness at times of abundance. The law demands that we dampen a condition of joy so that our minds be inherently transformed by a loss that took place two millennia ago.
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Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, zt"l
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| Tzedek: Justice and Compassion |
Shakespeare expresses the medieval stereotype of Portia’s Christian mercy in contrast to Shylock’s Jewish justice. He entirely fails to realize that “justice” and “mercy” are not opposites in Hebrew. Rather, they are bonded together in the single concept of tzedek.
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Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
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| Lending With a Heter Iska |
In order to avoid the serious prohibition of lending with interest, some people rely on a heter iska. But what is it, when should it be used, and when should it not be used? Find out in the latest edition of The Chesed Files!
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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
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| Can You Say Kaddish or Learn Mishnayos for More Than One Niftar? |
If you’re learning mishnayos for one person’s shloshim, can you learn the same mishnayos for someone else? If you’re being paid to recite Kaddish for someone, can you accept an offer to include someone else? Find out in this installment of the Daf Hashavua Iyun Sugya series.
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Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
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| A Time and a Place |
Our tradition teaches us that none of us are in the wrong place or wrong time. Each of us has a mission in life, and the Almighty Himself chooses the time in history and the place in the world where that mission is to be accomplished.
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