18 Av, 5786 SHABBAT SHALOM! Parasha Eikev (Because) .Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25 .Isaiah 49:14–51:3 .Hebrews 11:8-13; .Romans 8:31-39 “Because [eikev] you listen to these rules and keep and do them, YEHOVAH your ELOHIM will keep with you the covenant and the steadfast love that He swore to your fathers. He will love you, bless you, and multiply you.” (Deuteronomy 7:12–13) Last week, in Parasha Va'etchanan, Moses predicted that the people in future generations would be exiled from the Promised...

11 Av, 5786 SHABBAT SHALOM! Shabbat Nachamu (Sabbath of Comfort), because this Shabbat follows the fast day on the 9th of Av (Tisha B'Av) when the First and Second Temples were destroyed. This name comes from the first lines of the Haftarah (prophetic portion) read on this day, which begins,“Comfort, oh comfort My people, says your ELOHIM.” Parasha Va’etchanan (And I Pleaded) .Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11 .Isaiah 40:1–26 .Matthew 23:31-39; .Mark 12:28-34 “Then I pleaded [va’etchanan] with ELOHIM at...

4 Av, 5786 Shabbat Shalom! This Shabbat precedes the day Tisha B'Av (which is a fast that begins on the evening of July 22nd and ends the evening of July 23rd this year, 2026). It is considered the saddest Shabbat of the year. It is also called Shabbat Chazon (שבת חזון –Sabbath of Vision), which is taken from the special Haftarah (Prophetic Portion) that is read prior to Tisha B'Av, in which Isaiah laments the sin that will cause the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple. Devarim (Words) ·...