"Eikev" Print

Prints are archival quality Giclee prints. Paper prints take 2-4 business days plus shipping and canvas prints take 5-7 days plus shipping. Custom sizes and rush options are available, please contact us for details!

Paper is 340g, Bright White, water-resistant velvet fine art paper made from 100% cotton fiber and is acid and lignin free. Extremely thick durable paper for premium archival prints.

Canvas has a 1.5” gallery wrap and satin finish.

Eikev

In this week’s Parsha, Eikev we learn the reasons for various commandments; the blessings and curses that come from observing them, or failing to. We also receive the second paragraph of the Shema, which is recited daily. It begins,וְהָיָ֗ה אִם־שָׁמֹ֤עַ תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־מִצְוֺתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י מְצַוֶּ֥ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם לְאַהֲבָ֞הIf, then, you obey the commandments that I enjoin upon you this day to love... The verse goes on, but if stopped here we learn that the core of the mitzvot is love, and that they can guide us in reaching towards love. The Sfat Emet explains, with the help of Rabbenu Tam, “The root of love is the lover becoming like unto the beloved. Thus when...when we make our ways and deeds like G!d’s, we become attached to G!d.” What does it mean to orient our lives and deeds around love? How does that impact the way we connect to Torah, G!d, and ourselves?