Bayla Sheva Brenner

Healing a Wounded Covenant: Children of Holocaust Survivors Reclaim their Heritage

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | April 2, 2013 in Inspiration

Children born in the post-Holocaust era of the 1940s, 50s and 60s grew up knowing their parents had gone through hell on earth. The ghosts of murdered grandparents, aunts, uncles and siblings loomed… Read more

A Lifeline in the Storm: OU Provides Relief to Communities Devastated by Sandy

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | March 4, 2013 in Inside the OU

Within hours of Sandy’s devastation, the OU sprung into action. On its web site, the OU launched the OU Hurricane Relief Fund, giving the greater community an opportunity to reach out and assist those… Read more

Got a Kashrut Question? Ask the OU Kosher Consumer Hotline

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | March 1, 2013 in Inside the OU

In the days leading up to Pesach, as Rabbi David Polsky, the man behind the OU Kosher Consumer Hotline, enters his office, the phones are already ringing. Read more

Torah Judaism Is Alive in Germany: Q & A With Rabbi Josh Spinner

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | November 21, 2012 in People

Which country boasts some of the fastest-growing Jewish communities in the world, outside of Israel? Surprisingly, it’s Germany. Who would have predicted that some 120,000 Jews would settle in… Read more

Feeling is Believing: Shabbat Shines for Jewish Deafblind

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | November 21, 2012 in Inspiration

With canes in their hands and anticipation on their faces, a number of men and women made their way to the Pearlstone Retreat Center’s main lobby. They had traveled from around the country to the… Read more

It’s All About Relationships: Teaching Social Skills to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | November 21, 2012 in Inside the OU

Gone are the days when individuals with developmental disabilities were deemed unteachable. Today they’re reading, writing and holding down jobs. But as their expectation for Inclusion increases, so… Read more

The Daf Heard Around the World

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | August 24, 2012 in Inside the OU

It’s 4:00 am and Rabbi Moshe Elefant, COO of OU Kosher and executive rabbinic coordinator, rises to begin another day. Aside from managing the day-to-day operations of OU Kosher, Rabbi Elefant has a… Read more

I’m on Facebook Too! Disabilities and Social Media

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | August 24, 2012 in Science & Technology

Yachad member Zev Diamond, who is in his twenties, marched proudly in the Israel Day Parade this past summer. But he didn’t have to wait for the next Yachad event to share his excitement; he had… Read more

Meeting of Jewish Hearts: Women Lead the Way

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | June 13, 2012 in Inspiration

Four years ago, feeling helpless over the Sderot bombings and the intensifying danger facing Jews worldwide, Tziporah Harris knew that Jewish unity would turn it all around. And it had to start with… Read more

Take My Pulpit – Please!

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | June 13, 2012 in Jewish World

For the past six years, on the Sunday evening between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, OU-member synagogue rabbis have been swapping pulpits in the name of Jewish unity. “Unity starts from the top,” says… Read more

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