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Message from Ben Zakkai Chair Isabelle Novak:  It is my pleasure to give you the chance to meet our new candidate members. Ben Zakkai is NCSY’s “Alumni Hall of Fame” and...

You’ve said it.    I’ve said it.    We’re overwhelmed and we encounter something so bizarre or so magnificent that the words don’t come. So, we say, “I have no words.”  However,...

“I didn’t cry… but I came really close. And, truth be told, grandpa did.” Jeff Korbman, OU Director of Foundations & Strategic Partnerships, describes his meaningful experience on a recent trip...

Dimensions in Chumash: Bereishis * Shemos Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein Mosaica Press 534 pages As editor of the OU Torah web site, literally dozens of shiurim and divrei Torah cross my virtual...

With profound sadness, the Orthodox Union joins the Jewish world in mourning the passing of Mr. Kurt Rothschild, z”l, who passed away on Sunday in Israel. Mr. Rothschild was the longtime president of the...

It is that time of year again. Summer is here! It often strikes dread in the hearts of parents. However, we can enjoy our summers. We can keep it simple and...

As a congregational rabbi, I often visit people in hospitals and other health care facilities. While each building may look different, with the exception of one hospital I vividly remember visiting,...

The Shakespeare Haggadah Martin Bodek 200 pages Post Hill Press, 2022 A few years ago, I reviewed Martin Bodek’s first Haggadah, The Emoji Haggadah. Written completely (and I do mean “completely!”) in...