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10 Mistakes Every Couple Makes #6
Your marriage is great but…is it reaching it’s full potential?
Apr 3, 2017
By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
10 Mistakes Every Couple Makes #9
Your marriage is great but…is it reaching it’s full potential?
Apr 3, 2017
By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
10 Mistakes Every Couple Makes #8
Your marriage is great but…is it reaching it’s full potential?
Apr 3, 2017
By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
Called Out? Own It.
Called Out? Own It.
Every one of us has done something embarrassing or something we regret. The question is, when we get called out for our actions, how do we respond? Do we own our...
Mar 30, 2017
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
10 Mistakes Every Couple Makes #10
10 Mistakes Every Couple Makes #10
Your marriage is great but…is it reaching it’s full potential? Rabbi Shafier is a leading expert in marriage improvement and has been immersed in strengthening shalom bayis for the past fifteen years....
Mar 28, 2017
By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
OU Jewish Communities Fair Snapshot: Cincinnati, OH
OU Jewish Communities Fair Snapshot: Cincinnati, OH
Back in 2005, when my husband – a native Cincinnatian– and I started dating, one of the first things my Brooklyn-born father said was: “There are Jews in Cincinnati?” Much to...
Mar 22, 2017
By Lindsay Frankel
Getting Through Pesach
Getting Through Pesach
It’s that time of the year again… the holiday season. Perhaps nothing is more challenging than getting through Pesach with your health and weight intact. As daunting and challenging as this...
Mar 22, 2017
By Alan Freishtat
Going Viral: Thoughts on the BBC Interview Blooper
Going Viral: Thoughts on the BBC Interview Blooper
It was the surprise hit of the season. Professor Robert Kelly is an expert on South Korean politics. He was conducting an interview with the BBC from his home office on...
Mar 17, 2017
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
OU Jewish Communities Fair Snapshot: Highland Park/Edison, NJ
OU Jewish Communities Fair Snapshot: Highland Park/Edison, NJ
Growing up in Bergen County, I didn’t think there was any other place in New Jersey where Jews could flourish. I met a guy from South Jersey – he worked there,...
Mar 16, 2017
By Elie Salomon
Empowering Orthodox Women through Art and Creativity
Empowering Orthodox Women through Art and Creativity
For its tenth anniversary year, ATARA (The Association for Torah and the Arts) held its annual Creative and Performing Arts Convention for Women in Baltimore, MD over the first weekend in...
Mar 16, 2017
By Sara Spielman

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