Wed Aug 5 '09 - Tu B'Av

AlJazeeraEnglish

Iran and Russia are getting closer as they carry out joint naval exercises in the Caspian sea. Both countries say the maneuvers are aimed at improving security in the Caspian sea region. Ownership of some of the Caspian sea is still under dispute after the fall of the Soviet Union...

ReutersVideo: China's electric car power
BYD, a Chinese battery maker aspiring to be a global electric carmaker, aims for 700,000 vehicle sales next year, four times its 2008 level (100 km/62 miles per charge, 160 km/100 miles top speed)

FoxNewsChannel

Clinton's mission to North Korea could reveal long-sought facts about Kim Jong-Il's health

ABCNews: Post Office Eliminations
With more people using the Internet, the U.S. Postal Service racks up a deficit

CBS

Drive-in movies used to be the thing, but today the multi-plex rules and most drive-ins are extinct. As Daniel Sieberg reports, some die-hard movie geeks are determined to bring the drive-in back

CBSNewsOnline

When people think of Saratoga Springs, they usually think of horses, but now that area is going from horses to high-tech. As John Bentley reports, a billion dollar semi-conductor manufacturing plant is in the works

ReutersVideo: Italy lottery jackpot record
Italians dream of winning the jackpot as the country's state lottery reaches a record 167 million dollars

ReutersVideo: Nikon unveils first projector camera
As camera-equipped mobile devices continue to bite into its traditional market, the Japanese camera manufacturer looks to branch out with new integrated offerings

JillyBadanes

Bill Clinton in North Korea, panel demands answers on Black Panther case, and the mental illness tidal wave in New Orleans. Jilly Badanes reports the top news stories of the day at WashingtonTimes

france24english

Police charged one person with "terrorist-related offences" and arrested three others in a massive raid in the southern city of Melbourne. The suspects, of Somali and Lebanese descent, were planning an attack on a military base, police said

FoxNewsChannel

Sudanese woman facing trial for wearing pants; pilot killed in Thai plane crash


israelnationalnews

PMW Presents: Palestinian school books and educational television routinely teach children to envision a world without Israel. One of the results can be seen in this graduation ceremony sponsored by Fatah in which high school graduates in a speech identify the Israeli cities Haifa, Acre, Jaffa and Jerusalem as part of "Palestine"

israelnationalnews: Another Nefesh B'Nefesh Flight Arrives

As featured on Nefesh B'Nefesh webcast, August 4 '09

israelnationalnews: Meet the New Nefesh B'Nefesh Olim

As part of the live webcast from the reception ceremony at the Ben Gurion airport Nefesh B'Nefesh interviewed some of the new Olim (immigrants)


Love and fear. Torah exhorts us to love G-d and Torah also teaches us to fear Him. Are love and fear not mutually exclusive? How do we access both qualities in our service of HaShem?

Eikev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25)
Parashat Eikev is read on Shabbat:
Av 18, 5769/August 8, 2009

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Devarim / Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25

Haftara: Isaah 49:14-51:3



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