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Eikev 5766 - August 11, 2006

 Living
There Now
A Vacation Meditation
By Tzvi Freeman
For hundreds of years--perhaps since the beginning of Creation--a piece of the world has been waiting for your soul to purify and repair it. And you are there... now.
 Parshah
Eikev in a Nutshell
Deuteronomy 7:12–11:25
In which Moses describes a land of milk and honey, recalls our failings in our first generation as a people, explains where bread comes from, introduces us to the World of Because, and refers to the Messianic Age
 Story
Rocks and Diamonds
By Shimon Posner
"Oh, you little boy," said the man, resting his free hand on the little boy's shoulder. "You don't know what it's like to have to schlep rocks. When you'll be big like me you'll be happy with a little oven, too"
 Voices
Summer in Israel
By Mendel Cohen
"Our trip must go on," our tour guide Na'ama reminded us. "Like all Israelis, we'll continue to lead normal lives, in abnormal circumstances"
 Comment
Seven Fruits of the Soul
By Yanki Tauber
Why are we never content to simply be? Why does our animal self posses willpower, passion and energy beyond anything our spiritual self could ever muster? What purpose does "happiness" serve? Which is greater--awareness or action? struggle or tranquility?
 Essay
Spilling the Truth
By Sara Esther Crispe
Only what is in the mind and heart can come out through the mouth. The mouth is a vessel, a bridge, not a source.
 Seasons of the Soul
The 15th of Av: Love and Rebirth
Our sages proclaimed the 15th of Av as one of the two greatest festivals of the year, yet they ordained no special observances or celebrations for it . . .
 Kids
We Whined a Lot!
Eikev Parshah Report
Dovid Taub & Jonathan Goorvich
The Parshah report gets an exclusive interview with one of the original Jews who left Egypt and wandered through the desert
Daily Quotes
Daily Thoughts

It is a land which the L-rd your G-d seeks; constantly the eyes of G-d are on it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year
— Deuteronomy 11:12




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