Rabbi Moshe Hauer 73 articles

My dear friend and colleague, Rav Yisrael Motzen, reported on what happened in his shul, Ner Tamid in Baltimore, this past Wednesday morning: “One of the most vocal Democrats in

America is a deeply divided country on the verge of a hard fought and highly contentious election. We are working hard to get out the vote so that our community’s

On this day, Shemini Atzeret, God instructs us to stop looking for the appreciation of those nations whom we work so hard to benefit and to take this day to

Our EVP Rabbi Hauer shared with Religion News one of the OU’s suggestions for how to honor the October 7 victims this Simchat Torah. Read full article on Religion News

Succot is one of the three annual festivals when the Jewish people made the aliyah l’regel pilgrimage to celebrate together in Yerushalayim. According to Rambam (Moreh Nevuchim 3:43), an essential purpose of

How shall we celebrate this Simchas Torah? Halachah does not allow us to mourn on Yom Tov, but — given what happened last year and since — can our observance

We have been focusing meaningful effort on considering and addressing the issue of sinat chinam, providing both food for thought and practical action points that can help us begin to demonstrate

Last year, October 7 joined the short list of those dates which will live in infamy and is thus being noted and commemorated by Jews and non-Jews alike, in America,

Our EVP Rabbi Hauer shared his thoughts with the AP on how we can approach the upcoming High Holy Days that coincide with October 7th. Read full article on AP

Within the OU and its departments, we are focusing meaningful effort on considering and addressing the issue of sinat chinam, providing both food for thought and practical action points that