Comprehending “Charoset”
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein One of the symbolic foods on the Seder plate is charoset, generally comprised of apples, nuts, wine, cinnamon and perhaps some other...
Mar 13, 2020
By Shira Smiles
Raise a Glass: Purim
Why do we drink wine on Purim?
Mar 3, 2020
By Harry Rothenberg
Shabbat Zachor: Purim’s Prescient Paradigm
Delivered at the OU Israel Center, March 3, 2020, 7 Adar 5780
Mar 3, 2020
By Rabbi Shmuel Goldin
Chanukah: History, Meaning, and Lessons
Delivered at the OU Israel Center, December 19th, 2019 (21 Kislev 5780)
Dec 25, 2019
By Rabbi Shai Finkelstein
Acknowledging and Acclaiming
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein The Gemarrah recounts the origins of the Chanukah Festival. The menorah that the Maccabees lit with just enough oil for one day...
Dec 20, 2019
By Shira Smiles
The Historic and Halachic Evolution of Chanukah as a...
Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Kislev 5779 Women’s Event sponsored in memory of Mrs Linda Pruwer-Brachfeld, מרת חיה סאשא בת ר’ יוסף הלל.
Dec 5, 2019
By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz
Persistent Prattle
Shiur provided courtesy of Naaleh.com Adapted by Channie Koplowitz Stein One of the sins we ask atonement for during the Viduy/Confession prayer of Yom Kippur is the sin of siach sifsoteinu/idle chatter of our...
Oct 4, 2019
By Shira Smiles
Yizkor in Halacha and Hashkafa
For many people, including many who are otherwise not observant, Yizkor has become an indispensable part of their shul experience. Indeed, although Yizkor can halachically be said privately and without a...
Oct 3, 2019
By Rabbi Anthony Manning
Wide Awake: Rosh Hashana
This is your wake up call.
Sep 27, 2019
By Harry Rothenberg
The Forgivable and the Unforgivable: Asking Others for Forgiveness
Delivered at the OU Israel Center, September 25th, 2019 (Leil 26 Elul 5779)
Sep 26, 2019
By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
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