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Israeli Minister Urges Airbnb Boycott, Talks up Rival Service
Israeli Minister Urges Airbnb Boycott, Talks up Rival Service
An Israeli cabinet minister called on Wednesday for a boycott of Airbnb and promoted one of its rivals, escalating the government’s response to the home-rental company’s decision to delist Israel‘s settlements...
Nov 21, 2018
By OU Staff
Lessons from the El Al Flight Diverted to Athens: Shabbat is Shabbat
Lessons from the El Al Flight Diverted to Athens:...
This past Friday afternoon, El Al Flight 002, en route to Tel Aviv following a late New York departure on Thursday night, was flying somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, when the...
Nov 21, 2018
By Rabbi Jesse Horn
Together Through Life
Together Through Life
From the outside, it looks like a regular office building, but once you go inside, you realize that although it’s not particularly new, the developers had been ahead of their time...
Nov 20, 2018
By Joanne Palmer
Advocacy of the Faithful: A View from Washington, DC
Advocacy of the Faithful: A View from Washington, DC
In 2012, President Barack Obama was aggressively pursuing a policy with which many members of the Orthodox Jewish community vehemently disagreed; it was the nuclear deal with Iran. The impending deal...
Nov 20, 2018
By Nathan Diament
Giving Thanks for Thanksgiving
Giving Thanks for Thanksgiving
One day last week, sitting in Starbucks with my laptop, I started to notice the background music was different from usual. As song after song reflected the same theme, I wondered...
Nov 19, 2018
By Sarah Rudolph
Reflections on Shiva
Reflections on Shiva
Having completed the shiva period commemorating the tragic loss of my 33-year-old wife following her eight year-long battle with cancer, I would like to offer a few personal reflections regarding the shiva process. I have...
Nov 19, 2018
By Josh Grajower
Who’s Going to Save the World?
Who’s Going to Save the World?
In a previous capacity, I used to attend a lot of conferences from various Jewish organizations. One person was a regular virtually everywhere I went: a gentleman who displayed posters and...
Nov 19, 2018
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
New Film celebrates the Legacy of Rav Yaakov Weinberg zt”l
New Film celebrates the Legacy of Rav Yaakov Weinberg...
The Torah Legacy Foundation will soon release an upcoming inspirational film on the Life and Legacy of Rav Yaakov Weinberg zt”l. One of the first American-born gedolim, he had a profound impact on...
Nov 14, 2018
By OU Staff
The End-All and Be-All of Jewish Womanhood?
The End-All and Be-All of Jewish Womanhood?
“I’m supposed to want to get married and have kids.” “What other way is there for a woman to be holy and useful in the frum world? I feel like a...
Nov 14, 2018
By Sarah Rudolph
Pittsburgh Reflections
Pittsburgh Reflections
“Love Thy Neighbor: No Exceptions.” I first encountered these five simple words, printed in white block letters against a bright blue background and plastered on both windows of an otherwise nondescript...
Nov 9, 2018
By Rabbi Joshua Maroof

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