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Rabbi Avrohom Juravel Director of Technical Services, OU Kashruth Last spring, the Kollel in Kiryas Joel, NY, was privileged to hear a seminar from an internationally-respected kashrus expert. Rabbi Avrohom Juravel,...

Whether you’ll be traveling from chutz la’Aretz to Eretz Yisrael or visa versa, you’ll surely benefit from Rabbi Fried’s thoughtful review of the halachos that pertain to the second day of...

The restaurant was bustling. Joyous noise and laughter filled the room as waiters and waitresses bustled to and fro, bringing trays of food or removing the empty plates of sated diners....

Pesach is what we call it, while Hashem calls it Chag Hamatzos. The Berditchever Rebbe famously explained: Pesach is what Hashem did for us. Chag Hamatzos is our great leap of...

”In each and every generation” – and in fact every single year – we are obligated to see ourselves as having personally left the slavery of Egypt, no doubt an educational...

The stage is set – the table is bedecked in fine linen; the chairs, with soft pillows. The props are in place – the Seder plate, Elijah’s cup, the matzot. The...

In this Foundations video Charlie Harary addresses the question of why we go into so much detail in retelling the Passover story and why the story is so important.

Mishnas Chayim for Parshas Tzav & Pesach – A most striking aspect of the Pesach Haggadah is the enigmatic introduction to the Exodus narrative. A central section of the Haggadah is...

In this extra-special VIDEO, the OU Kashruth’s Senior Poskim, Rav Yisroel Belsky, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, and Rav Hershel Schachter, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Rabbenu Yitzchok Elchonon, provide practical...

The haggadah Nissim of Moshe. What is our obligation on the seder night according to the Rambam? What are his proofs? What does “mora gadol” mean? What is the uniqueness of Moshe’s nevuah (prophecy)?