Months 355 articles

Usually preventative measures are rabbinic, however when it comes to falsehood, even the Torah itself tells us to distance ourselves from it. A shiur by Rabbi Yosef Grossman, OU Director of Kosher...

How do you heal the breach in your relationship with God and see past your biases to approach Him? Healing starts with illness. You need to muster the will to overcome...

The second step of teshuva is to feel remorse (charatah) over having sinned. How does it work? We have to realize our wrongdoings & attempt to repair. Second in a series...

Are you mochel me? Do you forgive me? A common question in the month of Elul. Hear about the other side of the coin – the obligation to forgive – with...

According to Rav Kook, Teshuva is the ability to confront old habits and not cling to them, to be free to explore new ways, attitudes, and behaviors. A Time for Personal...

A‘ye’ka – Where are you? Look what has become of you! Elul & Tishrei – Rebuilding The Bais Hamikdash Within Ourselves with Rabbi Yosef Grossman, OU Director of Kosher Education and...

Elul is a time when we renew our vows with God. How can we work on loving God and our fellow man? by Rabbi Dave Felsenthal, Director of OU Alumni Affairs

We are not infallible, but if we can destroy it, we can fix it. You are the master of your soul – first in a series on spiritual healing by Rochi...

Realizing who you are – First in a series on repentance by Rabbi Moishe Lichtenstein, host of Water-Cooler Questions on OURadio.org. Email questions to watercooler@ou.org For part 2 click here For...

Parental guidance, parental praise, electrical conductors and missing the trade show – an introduction to the month of Elul by Rabbi Eliyahu W. Ferrell, Rabbinic Coordinator, OU Kosher.