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Torah in the City: Indoors at Citi Field!
Q. What do Rabbi Mordechai Willig, Rabbi Yehuda Kelemer, Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, Rabbi Hayyim Angel, Mrs. Rookie Billet, Rabbi David Fohrman, Rabbi Eli Mansour and Chief Rabbi Dovid Lau have
Nov 29, 2016
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Let’s Get Social!
You may have noticed that OU Torah‘s social media accounts have a new look and exciting new content, courtesy of the OU’s new marketing coordinator, Danielle Michaels. Maybe you’ve noticed
Nov 16, 2016
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Parsha on OU – Now With Added Smiles!
We recently started the Torah again and many (most? hopefully all) of us will be conscientiously reviewing the weekly Torah portion (properly called a sedra but colloquially referred to as
Nov 1, 2016
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Start 5777 with A Daf a Week!
OU Torah and the OU Department of Synagogue and Community Services are joining together with Daf Hashovua, AKA Daf-A-Week, to present Daf HaShavua. Now, don’t get us wrong, we love Daf
Oct 13, 2016
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Ani L’Dodi v’Dodi Li
Shir HaShirim (aka Song of Songs, aka Song of Solomon, aka Canticles, probably aka a few other things as well) 6:3 famously says, “Ani l’dodi v’dodi li” – “I am
Sep 2, 2016
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
It’s Here: The OU Torah App for Android!
Last year, the OU introduced the OU Torah app for iOS devices. Now, the OU is proud to announce the new OU Torah app for Android! Created by the Communications
Aug 16, 2016
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
All About the Three Weeks
Rabbi Yochanan Bechhofer, who hosts a popular parsha shiur on OU Torah, is presenting a 16-part OU Holidays series on The Three Weeks. As of this writing, the first five
Jul 27, 2016
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
God!
Of the several series that I write for OU Torah, my current favorite is The God Papers. This is a series that I started about two years ago because, for
Jul 20, 2016
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Finding Light in the Darkness of Terror: Thoughts from...
Last week was not a good week. Three large scale terror attacks took place in the world – Istanbul, Bangladesh and Baghdad. There were also three tragic attacks in Israel in
Jul 7, 2016
By OU Staff
Immediately After Shavuos: A Responsum a Day!
Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein is a celebrated writer and educator. He sends weekly emails to subscribers, blogs on Torahmusings.com, and his most recent book is As If We Were There:
Jun 8, 2016
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz

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