Lessons on Ekev

articles on Ekev

Why Civilisations Fail

What is the real challenge of maintaining a free society?

COMPARE AND CONSIDER

In his final charge to Am Yisrael, Moshe Rabbeinu warns the nation of becoming too haughty & too full of itself

The Politics of Memory

Weekly Shiur by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for the weekly portion "Eikev".

The Covenant and the Love

A Shiur by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for the weekly Torah reading of Ekev.

3 min

At a Loss for Words?

Rabbi Netanel Yossifun | 19 Av 5784

For Love of the Holy Tongue

Rabbi Moshe Erenreich | 14 Shvat 5784

Do Not Fear Them!

Rabbi Moshe Tzuriel | Av 17 5783

The Spirituality of Listening

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Meant To Be

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Av 5783

What to Do with Great Successes – More on Spirituality and Materialism

Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Av 5783

What Were the Differences Between the 1st & 2nd Luchot?

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Av 21 5782

Choose It or Lose It!

If you were given one, last opportunity before you died to speak to your family, your friends or your community, what legacy, what lasting message would you impart to them?

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Av 21 5782

69 Lessons on Ekev

Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed
Rabbi Yehoshua Shapira
Rabbi Chaim Drukman
Rabbi David Chai Hacohen
Rabbi Yehuda Melamed
Rabbi Chaim Avihau Schwartz
Rabbi Ya'akov Katz
Rabbi Shlomo Shushan
Rabbi Moshe Berliner
Rabbi Shimon Klein

The Reading of the Torah

What Do We Do When No Kohen Is Present for Torah Reading?

Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Iyar 2 5782

Prayer

Days on Which Tachanun Is Not Recited

Chapter Twenty One-Part Three

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5775

Laws of Shabbat

Writing on Shabbat

May I write my initials on a frosty window on Shabbos?, May I communicate with someone on Shabbos by making the motions of writing the letters?

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff

Happy Occasions

Explaining the Customs of Bris Milah

The mitzvah of Bris Milah has been enhanced by many beautiful customs. We will explain the background of these minhagim in the course of a guide to the honors bestowed during a bris and the steps of a bris procedure.

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff

Basics of Financial Laws

How Does a Heter Iska Work?

What is the prohibition of "Ribbit"? who does it apply on? How does the "Heter Iska" bypass the prohibition? and more...

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5770

Kdoshim

Paying Workers on Time - The Mitzvah of “bal talin”

Halachot of paying workers on time in various situations in our days.

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5770

Miketz

The Spirit of Hashem in Them

Various Rabbis | 2 Tevet 5770

Shofar Blowing

When Tekias Shofar Goes Wrong

Various Halachot of the Shofar blowing, The Seder of the T'kiot, How long should the Tkiah, Truah and Shevarim be? Halachot of woman with Shofar blowing and more...

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5768

The Torah Perspective

Secular Zionism in the Eyes of Rav Kook.

How can we understand the rebellion against religion over the past century? What does the world gain spiritually from this rebellion which was foreseen in the mishna 1,800 years ago as part of the period preceding the mashiach? Only after we understand the rebellion can we glean the benefit and relate to our brothers properly.

Rabbi Ari Shvat | 5769

Berachot - Blessings

“Hatov Vehametiv”

Wine is unique in that it not only satiates, it also gladdens the heart. Each type of wine has its own unique character, and when additional types of wine are consumed in company there is greater joy - and therefore a special blessing is recited.

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5769

Marriage and Relationships

The Role of Parents in Marriage

Today, parents can fulfill the commandment of marrying off their children by providing them with a good education at prestigious schools, supporting them so that they be able to learn a profession, and clothing them in attractive attire.

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5764

Jerusalem Day

The Crowns of Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s eminence stems from its being the city of the Holy Temple, the home of the kingdom of Israel, and the Torah center of the world. In liberating Jerusalem we merited advancing toward the full revelation of the greatness of the Holy City.

Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | Iyar 5763