Holidays 41 articles

Innovative Purim programming ideas from successful synagogues. Events Mishloach Manot Packing for Soldiers Invite your shul members to bring in kosher food products to help assemble mishloach manot baskets for Jewish...

Educational activities to teach youth of all ages about Tu Bi’shvat in an engaging way! Visit the Resource Bank to learn more.

The fast of the 10th day commemorates the day on which Nevuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem during the first Temple period. The siege continued for 3 years until the Temple was...

In the State of Israel, Kaddish (the Jewish prayer for the deceased) is recited on this day for people whose date or place of death is unknown. Consequently, many rabbis have...

Looking for interesting Chanukah programming ideas? Have you checked out the OU’s Resource Bank? Just click here and search “Chanukah” and see what treasures you find!

Looking for a way to add some spirituality to this American Holiday? Look no further than the OU’s Resource Bank!

On the eleventh of Cheshvan, while giving birth to her 2nd son, Binyamin, Rachel, the beloved wife of Ya’akov, died, and was buried on the road to Bethlehem. The site of...

What is this month all about?

Rabbi Yochanan said, ‘Wherever you find mention of the greatness of the Holy One, Blessed Be He, there you will also find mention of his humility.

Have you checked out the OU’s all new resource bank? Be sure to click this link and search for “Simchat Torah” to find valuable holiday materials for your synagogue’s youth programming. And...