Weekly Sidra: Ekev (Consequence) Torah Portion: Devarim / Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 49:14-51:3 The children you thought you had lost Shall yet say in your hearing, "The place is too crowded for me; Make room for me to settle." (Isaiah 49:20) The majority of us dream of owning our own place. Imagine that you have a house and one day you leave for work. You return only to find that the locks have been changed and some squatters have taken over your property. This appears to be the problem for Jews in Israel today. We were promised a Jewish homeland according to the Balfour Declaration of November 2, 1917. While many Jews are avid Zionists who want a Jewish land, there are also those who do not support the idea of a Jewish nation. This week the prophet Isaiah comforts us with these words: “Swiftly your children are coming; [...]
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Weekly Sidra: Ekev (Consequence) Torah Portion: Devarim / Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Devarim 7:12: It shall be as a consequence of you listening to these mishpatim and guard and perform them, then Hashem your God will keep the covenant and the kindness for you that He swore to your ...
Weekly Sidra: Ekev (Consequence) Torah Portion: Devarim / Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Haftorah: Yeshayahu / Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Can a woman forget her baby, Or disown the child of her womb? Though she might forget, I never could forget you. See, I have engraved you On the palms of My hands, Your walls are ever before Me. (Isaiah 4 ...
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