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It’s finally here – the all-new OU Torah app for iPhone! Created by the Digital Media Department at the Orthodox Union, the OU Torah app provides instant access to the

שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ וְאַל תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּךָ Listen, my son, to the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the Torah of your mother. – Proverbs 1:8 Last

June is well underway and that means it’s time to review the weekly Torah portion! Okay, it’s always time to review the weekly Torah portion, but it’s especially important in

What did you mean you didn’t know it was due today? Just kidding. It’s not today but it’s coming up fast. What is it? Shavuos, of course! The Sefirah period

Long-time visitors to the OU web site – by which we mean long, long, LONG long-time visitors – may remember a a feature called Judaism 101. This section predated OU

It’s a busy time of year for the Jewish people, with an unrivaled amount of cleaning, shopping and cooking. But Pesach prep doesn’t just mean the physical – we should

The Mishnah Brurah is the magnum opus of Rav Yisrael Meir HaKohen Kagan, AKA the Chofetz Chaim (1838-1933). This work is a commentary on the Orach Chaim section of Shulchan

The very first halacha about Pesach in Shulchan Aruch is “We investigate the laws of Passover for thirty days before Passover” (Orach Chaim 229:1). As soon as Purim is over,

We’re in the final days before Purim and we’ve got some brand-new features on OU Holidays for you. First, OU Senior Managing Director Rabbi Steven Weil brings us Six Themes

…but now’s our chance to get to know you better! Megillas Esther is one of those Biblical Books we take for granted. Because we read it every year, we think