Pack Some Heat!
Life was getting rough for Miguel Sanchez. No more were the glory days of “coyotes,” the illegal immigrant smugglers who plied …
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Parshat Ha’azinu: Ear O Dynamics
Blue as clarity, clean like a child, Fresh clouds, softer than whispers On a lover’s lip, these are the Heavens, A …
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Orthodoxy 2018: An Orthodox World, An Optimistic Future
Sitting around the dining room table with Michael Fragin and Esther Jungreis, Steve Savitsky speaks about the prohibitive costs of tuition …
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Cooking Up The Curious, The Oddly Shaped, The Colorful and The Regular
You’re shopping for produce, and you spot this spiny magenta...what? You’re curious, but what on earth is it?
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Haazinu: The King & I
If not for the fact that the Almighty wrote it himself, it would seem blasphemous... Enveloped in the midst of the …
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Using Our Money As God Intended
The man who stood outside my front door at 9.30 in the evening that cold night, looked fraught and exhausted. It …
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Celebrating Sukkot With Culinary Stars’ Favorites
To celebrate the agricultural theme, fruits and vegetables take center stage on the Sukkot menu, including stuffed harvest vegetables (cabbage, eggplant, …
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Sukkot: A Sukkah Life
For most, it remains an enigma. We say it; it seems like it fits – but one suspects that we are …
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Tzimmes Meets Tajine - Sumptuous Stews to Sweeten the New Year
Tzimmes is a specialty of Ashkenazi Jews, while tajines come from Morocco. Although they have such different origins...
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All Good Fasts Must Come To An End
Jewish cooks the world over are shopping and chopping, searing and sauteing – so many dishes, so little time...No sooner is …
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High Holiday Baking
Cakes, cookies and breads that I bake for the Holidays, I bake only for the Holidays. Except for testing out recipes, …
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Break-the-Fast Meal Ideas
After fasting for over 24 hours and spending a day in prayer and contemplation, asking for forgiveness, it’s time to gather …
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The Year of the Flying Sukkah
This story took place close to a decade ago. Although it's about a flying Sukkah, it really began about a week …
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A Sweet New Year
We dip in honey for a sweet new year - so a trip to the bee farm and the honey factory …
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Nefesh HaChaim: A Torah Scholar Who Strays
Shaar 4:Chpt 24 - After showing all the wonderful results for learning Torah, the Nefesh HaChaim brings sources to show the …
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The OU is Not Endorsing Obama
An internet video produced under the name "Israelis for Obama" is circulating. Among the footage of various Israelis speaking in support …
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Mishnas Chayim - Yom Kippur: Spiritual Zenith
"Let Us Contemplate... the Holiness of This Day" Yom Kippur. The most sublime and holy time of year; the awesome Day …
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The Sleepless Sermon for Yom Kipur
Seize the Moment
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Good Nights: Resolving Bedtime and Sleep Issues
Good Nights: Resolving Bedtime and Sleep Issues - Learn the easy way to get your kids get into bed and stay …
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Elul Thoughts: Part III
Elul Thoughts: Part III - Third in a series on thoughts for the month of Elul by Rochi Lerner, host of …
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You DO Have a Prayer
As we get ready for Yom Kippur, I have a question: What is Kol Nidre all about? Why do we say …
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Rosh Hashana is Not Groundhog’s Day
I have two unique talents. I can close my eyes and fall asleep within 10 seconds, and once asleep, I can …
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A Partial Teshuva
A Partial Teshuva is also Teshuva - The next installment of Memorializing the Murdered through the Teachings of their Master. …
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The Book is Open
The Book is Open and The Hand Writes. Presented by Rabbi Yosef Grossman, OU Director of Kosher Education and host of …
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The Four Stages of Repentance: Commitment
Taking responsibility for your actions and wrongdoings. Fourth in a series on repentance by Rabbi Moishe Lichtenstein, host of Water-Cooler Questions …
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Unchartered Waters
Adam Siegel, Michelle Gordon and Rabbi Emanuel Feldman gather around the dinning room table to discuss charter schools, the tuition crisis, …
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A Rosh Hashana Prayer from Sderot
One of the most powerful prayers of the entire high holidays is found not before the sounding of the shofar of …
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RRRUSH HaShana
Let's try a two-step but still one-pan tongue-tingling savory-sweet Japanese-Meets-Bistro fusion dish that's easy'n'elegant...Chicken Honeyaki and Potage Crecy
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Make Ahead Meals for Rosh Hashana
The High Holidays carry an air of solemnity, but it is also a happy, hopeful time...a time to rejoice, and to …
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Rosh Hashana: Recipes Beneath the Apple Tree
Why do we specifically dip an apple in honey on Rosh Hashanah? One of the primary reasons why we use an …
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Beginner’s Services
The OU has compiled a partial list of High Holiday Beginner's Services.
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Something Sweet, Something Savory: Recipes for Rosh Hashana
It has the most perfect flavor of tartness and sweetness on your tongue... If it’s too spicy or tart, it will …
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A Jumble of Holidays
Rosh Hashana... Shabbat... Yom Kippur... Shabbat... Sukkot... Shabbat... Simchat Torah... Shemini Atzeret... Shabbat. It’s tough to plan and prepare so many …
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Rosh Hashana: A Meal With Merit - Pomegranate Recipes
Some Rosh Hashana themed recipes to get you cooking - Egg challah, Fruit and pomegranate chicken...
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Freeze With Ease For Your High Holiday Celebrations
As the Jewish Holidays approach..The number one question on everyone’s lips is “Does it freeze?” The second question...
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OU National Convention
Show support for the city of Jerusalem, an undivided Jerusalem, and join the OU there for their national convention. Hear from …
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Defending Jerusalem
For 40 years, Jerusalem has been undivided, free to all faiths, and prospering as the capital of Israel. Learn the latest …
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The Children of Sderot Need Our Help
Sderot is a war zone. The daily bombardment of Kassam rockets from the area that was once Gush Katif continues unabated. …
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You can still learn from The Rav
Special book offer: The Rav left behind a rich collection of manuscripts, many of which are now being published in the …
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Find Job Opportunities Here
OU Job Board and ParnossahWorks are designed with YOU in mind. Find the job you're looking for and the help you …
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Daily Zmanim
