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Hundreds March with the OU at Celebrate Israel Parade
Hundreds March with the OU at Celebrate Israel Parade
Clear blue skies provided the perfect backdrop as hundreds turned out to march up Fifth Avenue with the Orthodox Union and its NCSY and Yachad divisions in New York City’s annual...
Jun 2, 2014
By OU Staff
Maya Angelou’s Insight Into Orthodox Jewish Continuity
This article originally appeared at finkorswim.com. With the passing of Maya Angelou, I am reminded of one my favorite quotes from one of the most inspiring figures of the 20th century....
May 30, 2014
By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink
The Temple Mount is in Your Hands
The Temple Mount is in Your Hands
This post originally appeared at rabbisblog.brsonline.org/ In his incredible book The Prime Ministers, Yehudah Avner describes the remarkable circumstances surrounding the capture of the Old City of Jerusalem and the reunification...
May 28, 2014
By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
Why Are We So Scared of God?
Why Are We So Scared of God?
I’m not a big fan of the term “God-fearing.” To me, it seems misused. It’s completely backwards and it makes no sense. How so? Let’s examine. Imagine two individuals at two...
May 27, 2014
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Why I Like Writing About Older Jewish Singles
Why I Like Writing About Older Jewish Singles
An Interview with Ruchama King Feuerman Ruchama King Feuerman is the author of In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist, which was published by the New York Review of Books to critical...
May 22, 2014
By OU Staff
Superheroes Without Capes
Superheroes Without Capes
The JLIC Couple Bringing Orthodoxy to Life at Queens College Rabbi Robby and Shoshana Charnoff have a rule: dinner at six o’clock at their attached house located 15 minutes away from...
May 21, 2014
By OU Staff
Winner Announced for Yachad’s “Lights, Camera, Take Action!” Contest
Winner Announced for Yachad’s “Lights, Camera, Take Action!” Contest
The contest was close but Tova Medetsky was the winner of Yachad’s first “Lights, Camera, Take Action!” video contest by a single vote. Medetsky’s video received 1,506 Facebook “likes” beating out...
May 19, 2014
By OU Staff
Enough with the PDAs—In Person and Online
Enough with the PDAs—In Person and Online
This article originally appeared on rabbisblog.brsonline.org. Once upon a time, PDA stood for something now obsolete – Personal Digital Assistant. I will never forget my first Palm Pilot together with its...
May 19, 2014
By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
New ADL Study: One Billion Harbor Anti-Semitic Views
Call it Abraham Foxman’s swan song. The world still doesn’t like Jews. Or at least 1.09 billion don’t, according to the Anti-Defamation League. Those are the results of the recently released The...
May 19, 2014
By OU Staff
Letting Go Of Perfect Parenting
Letting Go Of Perfect Parenting
Many mothers, and some fathers, have shared with me their insecurities about parenting. The question that always comes up is, “But am I doing this parenting thing right? Am I really...
May 13, 2014
By Adina Soclof

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