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Teshuva: Lessons of a broken ankle
It is Elul and I have fallen. Literally. They say no good deed goes unpunished, right? I have always hated that expression. It seems so unforgiving. And yet, this was a...
Sep 27, 2016
By Sherri Mandell
Yachad Israel: Pizza 4 Soldiers Blogpost:
“Pizza makes me think that anything is possible” ~ Henry Rollins Yachad Israel is bringing back Pizza 4 Soldiers! Yachad Israel finds it important to show support for Israel’s IDF soldiers....
Sep 27, 2016
By OU Staff
Strategies for Making Real Changes in Your Life
“Rabbi, what is that on your wrist?” “It’s a Fitbit.” “Why do you wear it?” “It tracks how many steps I take each day, the quantity and quality of my sleep,...
Sep 20, 2016
By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
How our tax dollars fund Mideast terror
American and Israeli government officials signed an agreement Wednesday that locks in the largest-ever package of U.S. military aid — $38 billion over the next decade — to Israel. This includes...
Sep 19, 2016
By Nathan Diament
Strengthening Jerusalem’s Women One Song at a Time
“COUNT THE STARS – The Journey of Avraham and Sara”, a spectacular biblical musical about the couple that changed humanity with their faith and loving kindness, is one of the most exciting projects...
Sep 12, 2016
By OU Staff
Sprinting Through Life
The Almighty communicates with us in mysterious ways. We may be going about our daily routine when G-d unexpectedly sends us a message of great importance. Such was the case about...
Sep 12, 2016
By Rabbi Yaakov Luban
The Rabbi and the Playboy Model
A sentence I never thought I’d have occasion to write: Thank you, Shmuley Boteach and Pamela Anderson, for opening the conversation on online pornography. You read that right. In case you...
Sep 7, 2016
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Remembering Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis zt”l
Remembering Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis zt”l
Our pleasant stay in Israel was interrupted earlier this week by the news of the demise of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis zt”l. I use the abbreviation for “zecher tzadekes livracha” advisedly, because...
Aug 25, 2016
By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
A Final Mitzvah: Dozens Help Bury a Woman they Never Met
A Final Mitzvah: Dozens Help Bury a Woman they...
Some 30 people attended the funeral in New York for a woman they did not know in response to a Facebook plea by Ora Weinbach, a high school teacher of Judaic...
Aug 22, 2016
By OU Staff
Russian Jewish Publishing House Moving Forward With Russian Translation...
Russia’s Knizhniki Publishing House is moving forward with its ambitious plan to translate the Talmud (Oral Torah) — the ancient foundation of Jewish religious observance — into Russian. Comprising 63 tractates...
Aug 17, 2016
By Menachem Rephun

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