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What’s the happiest day in the Jewish calendar? Surprise – it’s not Purim! The Talmud in tractate Taanis (26b) tells us that no day was as joyous as the 15th

The three weeks from 17 Tammuz to 9 Av are a period of increasing mourning. As we proceed through the Three Weeks to the Nine Day to the week of

One of the things Jews worldwide are doing in support of our brethren undergoing harrowing and dangerous times in Israel is intensifying their study of Torah. To facilitate this endeavor,

…and the living is easy. And Pirkei Avos is a summer favorite! Did you know… OU Torah has a series of shiurim covering all of Pirkei Avos as part of

My house was robbed in-between Purim and Pesach. Whose fault was it? Let’s examine the suspects: My son. He changed our doorknob and, honestly, it wasn’t as good as the

One of the most unique features on OU Torah (not that something can be “more” or “less” unique, since unique is an absolute, but just roll with it) is Perlas

Are we permitted to pray that someone who is not observant or who is “off the derech” becomes more religious? After all, they have free will to make their own

We previously told you about Rabbi Yosef Grossman’s shiur on Talmud Yerushalmi, the Jerusalem Talmud. But did you know that the Yerushalmi has a daily cycle, just like daf yomi

OU Torah features many rabbis and quite a few “Rabbi Doctors” but only one contributor bears the title “Rabbi Lord.” Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks is an internationally-acclaimed educator, who served

I know we discussed this in The Torah Blog before but what can I tell you? It’s what the people want to know about! “I am told that in Boston