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Yom Yerushalayim 5774
Yom Yerushalayim 5774
Rabbi Wolicki contrasts Yom HaAtzmaut and Pesach on the one hand and Yom Yerushalayim and Shavuot on the other.Pesach and Yom HaAtzmaut are celebrated by all Jews. They aren’t just celebrated by the Torah...
May 28, 2014
By Rabbi Yosef Wolicki
Tisha B’av Kinot 5773: Rabbi Weinreb
Tisha B’av Kinot 5773: Rabbi Weinreb
In his introduction to Tisha B’Av Kinot, Rabbi Weinreb focuses on tzedakah & mishpat (righteousness & justice) as tools for recovery, tefillot for redemption.
May 20, 2014
By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
Tisha B’av Kinot 5773: Rabbi Weil
Tisha B’av Kinot 5773: Rabbi Weil
On Tisha B’Av we relive history we don’t merely recall it, similar to the Pesach Seder. Tisha B’Av is also a day of growth. Rabbi Weil focuses on the later kinot.
May 20, 2014
By Rabbi Steven Weil
Fascinating Insights into Purim
Fascinating Insights into Purim
A value-less society is ripe for producing a Haman. Rav Soloveitchik saw a parallel to this in the Weimar republic. Until we’re threatened we don’t hear the message & more.
May 15, 2014
By Rabbi Steven Weil
66 of Israel’s Heroes Share a Powerful Message
66 of Israel’s Heroes Share a Powerful Message
This video from Nefesh b’Nefesh celebrates Israel Independence Day with 66 Israeli heroes sharing a powerful message! Hear their stories. Live your dreams. Am Yisrael Chai! See the names below (in...
May 6, 2014
By OU Staff
Haman: The World’s Greatest Character Assassin
Haman: The World’s Greatest Character Assassin
Haman excelled at character assassination because all he did was present the facts. We see this in 2 places in the Megillah: 1) when Vashti is killed and 2) his plan...
Feb 28, 2014
By Rabbi Steven Weil
Rabbi Taub: Haman’s 3 Charges Against the Jews
Rabbi Taub: Haman’s 3 Charges Against the Jews
It’s not easy to be a unified nation. Rav Kook: Shalom doesn’t mean everybody agrees. It means everybody respects each other & is able to agree to disagree. A shiur on Purim...
Feb 28, 2014
By Rabbi Baruch Taub
Two Tablets
Two Tablets
How are the Ten Commandments spiritual? Explore the central principle of Judaism at the heart of the Ten Commandments.
May 2, 2013
By AlephBeta Academy
Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights?
Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights?
By Rabbi Steven Weil
Mar 18, 2013
By Rabbi Steven Weil
OU Israel Pesach 2013 Q&A with Rabbis Leff & Krakowski
OU Israel Pesach 2013 Q&A with Rabbis Leff &...
Pesach Q&A with Rabbi Zev Leff and Rabbi Y. Dov Krakowski
Mar 17, 2013
By OU Staff

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