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It’s Kislev and that means it’s time for everybody’s favorite winter holiday! (Okay, maybe not everybody’s favorite winter holiday – some people are no doubt huge fans of Tu b’Shevat

With Daf Yomi, Nach Yomi, Mishna Yomit, daily halacha, copious parsha series, and more, OU Torah is an undisputed leader in the dissemination of Torah online. Do YOU follow the

Wow. Tishrei sure is a long month, isn’t it? Rosh Hashana goes into Yom Kippur, which goes into Succos, which goes into Simchas Torah. And no matter how the calendar

On what? On that hut you’ve been building in your back yard! And make sure the lid is made of plant matter! That’s right – it’s Succos! (Or Sukkos, Succot,

Several years ago, OU Torah ran a popular series on The Kuzari, the acclaimed work of Jewish thought and philosophy by Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi (d. 1141). The series was delivered

Elul is a month like no other. Yes, Adar is full of joy, but that’s because of Purim, which falls mid-month. True, Av is mournful, but that’s because of Tisha

Usually, articles and shiurim just appear on OU Torah. (Well, they don’t just appear; somebody has to post them.) In something of a departure, I’d like to give you a

Tu b’Av 5775 is Friday, July 31, 2015. As sad as Tisha b’Av is, that’s how joyous Tu b’Av is. After three weeks of mourning in increasing intensity, we get

I dread Tisha b’Av. I really do. Far more than I dread Yom Kippur, which has an equally long fast. So what’s the difference? First of all, we’re in shul

We have a lot of series in OU Torah, and many of them are cyclical in nature. Daf Yomi repeats the Talmud every seven years. Mishnah Yomit repeats the Mishnah