Jewish Holidays
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Chanukah : Rebbi Meir Teaches How to Tap Into the Eternal Light of Chanukah
Chanukah
Chanukah : Rebbi Meir Teaches How to Tap Into the Eternal Light of Chanukah
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein December 31, 2024
Lighting Menorah in the Beis Haknesses – The Lomdus of Rav Chaim Brisker to Answer the Question of the Chacham Tzvi
Chanukah
Lighting Menorah in the Beis Haknesses – The Lomdus of Rav Chaim Brisker to Answer the Question of the Chacham Tzvi
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein December 31, 2024
“Hidden Wisdom” – The Mystical Insight as to Why Chanukah Cannot Be Written
Chanukah
“Hidden Wisdom” – The Mystical Insight as to Why Chanukah Cannot Be Written
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein December 31, 2024
How to Access the Bracha of Righteous Children From Ner Shabbos & Ner Chanukah – An Original Approach
Chanukah
How to Access the Bracha of Righteous Children From Ner Shabbos & Ner Chanukah – An Original Approach
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein December 31, 2024
Chanukah: Bitachon or Hishtadlus? – Part 2
Chanukah
Chanukah: Bitachon or Hishtadlus? – Part 2
By Rabbi Yonah Sklare December 30, 2024
Chanukah: A Celebration of the Power of Torah
Chanukah
Chanukah: A Celebration of the Power of Torah
By Rabbi Anthony Manning December 27, 2024
Eight Kavanos for Hadlakas Ner Chanukah
Chanukah
Eight Kavanos for Hadlakas Ner Chanukah
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein December 27, 2024
Chanukah: Pulling Away the Veil of Superficiality to Have Gratitude
Chanukah
Chanukah: Pulling Away the Veil of Superficiality to Have Gratitude
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein December 27, 2024

Upcoming Holidays

Asarah B'Tevet

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The Mysterious Fast of the Ninth of Tevet
Asarah B'Tevet
The Mysterious Fast of the Ninth of Tevet
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz January 8, 2024
The Bas Ayin Adds Up the Four Fasts and the Result is Divine
Asarah B'Tevet
The Bas Ayin Adds Up the Four Fasts and the Result is Divine
By OU Staff December 25, 2023
Asara B’Teves – Destruction, Redemption and the Number 98
Asarah B'Tevet
Asara B’Teves – Destruction, Redemption and the Number 98
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein December 18, 2023
The Unspoken Mystery of Asara B’Teves – Four Approaches
Asarah B'Tevet
The Unspoken Mystery of Asara B’Teves – Four Approaches
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein December 18, 2023

Upcoming Holidays

  • Tu B'Shevat
    Begins in the evening of Feb 12, 2025
    Ends in the evening of Feb 13, 2025
  • Fast of Esther

    Begins in the morning of Mar 13, 2025

    Ends in the evening of Mar 13, 2025
  • Purim
    Begins in the evening of Mar 13, 2025
    Ends in the evening of Mar 14, 2025
  • Shushan Purim
    Begins in the evening of Mar 14, 2025
    Ends in the evening of Mar 15, 2025
  • Passover
    Begins in the evening of Apr 12, 2025
    Ends in the evening of Apr 20, 2025
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Shabbat

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Shabbat Overview: The Dual Nature of Shabbat
Shabbat
Shabbat Overview: The Dual Nature of Shabbat
By OU Staff January 11, 2024
Protect the Day of Shabbat
Shabbat
Protect the Day of Shabbat
By Dayan Isidor Grunfeld January 11, 2024
The Concept of Melacha
Shabbat
The Concept of Melacha
By OU Staff January 11, 2024
Shabbos in the Modern World – Economics and Israel
Shabbat
Shabbos in the Modern World – Economics and Israel
By Daniel Adler January 11, 2024

Months

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כ”ב חשון – The Yahrtzeit of the Arvei Nachal and How to Use Setbacks to Jump Ahead
Months
כ”ב חשון – The Yahrtzeit of the Arvei Nachal and How to Use Setbacks to Jump Ahead
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein December 9, 2024
Can You Interrupt During Shemoneh Esrei to Tell Someone They Forgot Yaaleh V’yavo?
Months
Can You Interrupt During Shemoneh Esrei to Tell Someone They Forgot Yaaleh V’yavo?
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein December 2, 2024
Secrets of The Mystical Permutation of Hashem’s Name for Chodesh Kisleiv
Months
Secrets of The Mystical Permutation of Hashem’s Name for Chodesh Kisleiv
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein December 2, 2024
Rosh Chodesh Kislev: The Bluzhover Rebbe Uncovers the Turnaround Evident in the Letters of Chodesh Kislev
Months
Rosh Chodesh Kislev: The Bluzhover Rebbe Uncovers the Turnaround Evident in the Letters of Chodesh Kislev
By Rabbi Daniel Glatstein December 2, 2024

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