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OU.ORG Headlines - Friday 12/14/01 - 29 Kislev 5762
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Rosh ChodeshRosh Chodesh
Rosh Chodesh Tevet
is celebrated on Shabbat, December 15, and Sunday, December 16.
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It's Here!
The Jewish tradition is that on the first night of Chanukah one flame is lit, on the second night two, until the eighth night when eight flames are lit.
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Keep the Flame Burning BrightThe Light of Torah 
The OU & the RCA are proud to salute our young North Americans studying Torah in Israel this year. 

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IPA Action Alert
Important Statement
OU and RCA Condemn Alleged Plot by Jewish Militants to Bomb Arab American Sites; "Terrorism Is Utterly Alien to Jewish Law and Values."
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Solidarity Mission to IsraelSolidarity Mission to Israel
The January OU/RCA Solidarity Mission to Israel is gearing up.  The tentative itinerary is now available online.

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OU/NCSY Torah TidbitsO' Dreidel, Dreidel
It's such a small part of Chanukah. It isn't a mitzvah or anything like that. Yet the dreidel conveys an important message...
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IPA Action AlertPetition for Jonathan Pollard

The OU is conducting a Petition Campaign to President Bush appealing for clemency on behalf of Jonathan Pollard.

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Ben Zakkai Dinner
The OU/NCSY Ben Zakkai Seventh Annual National Scholarship Dinner will take place on Sunday, January 6, 2002.
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Topics from Daf Yomi - Raphael Grunfeld
Chanukah
The lights of Chanukah should remain burning until they remove the habit of reason from our spiritual vision.

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Maoz Tzur
The content of Maoz Tzur conveys the long and bitter exile that the Jewish people have endured.
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OU.ORG is proud to present a new article by Rabbi Eliyahu Safran offering reflections on Chanukah.

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