Saturday 31st July 2026 18th Av 5786 PARASHAT EIKEV by FFOZ Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25, Isaiah 49:14-51:3, Matthew 16:13-20 Summary Moses urges Israel to obey HaShem’s commandments, promising blessings for faithfulness and warning of judgment for disobedience. He recounts HaShem’s provision in the wilderness, including manna and clothing that did not wear out. Israel’s victories will come by HaShem’s power, not their...

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Grief without Hatred By: Sara Lamm Just days after American soldiers liberated Buchenwald, a young army chaplain named Rabbi Herschel Schacter stood among the survivors and did something almost unimaginable. He didn’t gather them to plan vengeance. He didn’t preach hatred of the nation that had just tried to annihilate them. He led a prayer service. A photograph of that moment hangs today in Yad Vashem, a rabbi standing among skeletal survivors, choosing to...