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If we accept Hashem’s Mitzvot and love Him with all of our heart and soul, there will be a consequence of rain, bounty, etc. Ohr Hachaim notices that the consequences commence with the word ונתתי, ...

Are we too emotionally invested in cultural icons? Should we be insulted by a decision of the board of Unilever/Ben & Jerry’s? The recent corporate decision to discontinue sales of Ben & Jerry’s ice ...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

Parshat Eikev continues with Moshe Rabbeinu’s overall recounting of the Jews’ journey over the previous 40 years; towards the end of the Parshah, we encounter the second paragraph of Keriat Shema’a ...

Why don’t we always get what we want from God, and why does God even allow people to be in pain? Last week, we observed Tisha b’Av, a holiday reminding us of our suffering and losses, specifically the ...

The opening Verse of this week’s Parshah, Parshat Eikev, states [Chapter 7, Verse 12]: “And it will be, because you will heed these ordinances and guard them and perform, that the Lord, your God, will ...

“And to serve Him with all your heart” (Deuteronomy 11:13). Our sages interpreted this as follows: “What is the service of the heart? This is prayer!” (Babylonian Talmud, Berachot 21a). From this ...

Rabbi Steven Abraham is the Rabbi of Beth El Synagogue in Omaha, NE. Steven graduated from the rabbinical school at the Jewish Theological Seminary in May of 2011, where he also received a M.A. in ...

This week’s portion includes the verse upon which is based the obligation to recite the Grace after Meals. The text reads “and you shall eat and be satisfied and bless the Lord your God upon the land ...