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Teen On NCSY Hatzalah Rescue Saves A Life

A 17 year old boy from Memphis saved a life while on NCSY Hatzalah Rescue program.
Life is Unfair (Thank God!)

Wouldn't life be better if it were fair? Actually, no. It would be much, much worse.
Our Intense Focus on Torah Education is Celebrated, Yet It's Flawed

Our community’s intense focus on youth-centered Torah education is deservedly celebrated, yet it is significantly flawed.
Re-Burying Their Dead: A Gush Katif Saga

Fourteen years ago this week, 10,000 Jews were expelled from the twenty one diversified communities of Gush Katif.

Featured OU Kosher Company: Candy-A-Plenty!

Completing The Talmud In A Displaced Persons Camp

When Do You Say Tefillat HaDerech on a Several-Day Cruise?

We Can Prevent "Forgotten Baby Syndrome"

Reflections On A Visit To The Anne Frank House

Review - Illuminating Jewish Thought: Explorations of Free Will, the Afterlife, and the Messianic Era

This is not a whitewashed, watered-down, simplistic or monolithic presentation . . . The goal is for the reader to grapple with the text, rather than be told what the text says.

On Being an Orthodox, Never-Married Woman

In the Orthodox Jewish community, women, no matter how successful and accomplished, are nonetheless viewed as tragic figures if they have not married and had children.

Remembering the 1929 Hebron Massacre

Tensions were brewing; they heard the talk among the Arabs in the street. But no one could have envisioned how catastrophic it would be.

OU Appoints Rabbi Ari Rockoff its first Director of Strategic Partnerships August 16, 2019
More than 2,500 Expected at OU’s Torah New York at Citi Field on September 22 August 5, 2019
OU Benefactor Circle Members Attend Dinner with New Right Leader Ayelet Shaked July 24, 2019
Teach PA Victory Goes National July 11, 2019
OU West Coast Marks 50th Anniversary with Gala Banquet June 28, 2019
OU Women’s Initiative Holds First Lay Leadership Summit May 23, 2019

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Completing the Talmud in a Displaced Persons Camp, 1945

“We were only a few broken Jews with two books, but…the day of the Siyum HaShas was my day...
Get to Know Your Fathers

The Mishnaic tractate of Avos (or Avot) – commonly referred to as “Ethics of the Fathers” – is a...
OU Torah Welcomes the Taragins

OU Torah is pleased to announce the addition of Rabbi Reuven and Shani Taragin to its line-up of maggidei...
Want to Lose Weight? Start Daf Yomi Now. (Guest post from Dr. Henry Abramson)

All we really know is her name: Yirmatia. We don’t know when or where she lived, other than sometime...
Rabbi Ashear Returns, And This Time He’s in Audio!

From 2016 to 2017, OU Torah ran 33 installments in a series called Daily Emunah by Rabbi David Ashear....
OU Daf Yomi Initiative Presents New Jewish History Series With Henry Abramson

Jewish History in Daf Yomi is written and produced by Dr. Henry Abramson, Dean of the Lander...

Highlights: NCSY Summer 2018

As the Best. Summer. Ever. draws to a close, look back at some of the great moments experienced by Jewish teens in the U.S., Europe, Israel and beyond!

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Teen On NCSY Hatzalah Rescue Saves A Life

Life is Unfair (Thank God!)

Our Intense Focus on Torah Education is Celebrated, Yet It's Flawed

Re-Burying Their Dead: A Gush Katif Saga

Featured OU Kosher Company: Candy-A-Plenty!

Completing The Talmud In A Displaced Persons Camp

When Do You Say Tefillat HaDerech on a Several-Day Cruise?

We Can Prevent "Forgotten Baby Syndrome"

Reflections On A Visit To The Anne Frank House

Review - Illuminating Jewish Thought: Explorations of Free Will, the Afterlife, and the Messianic Era

On Being an Orthodox, Never-Married Woman

Remembering the 1929 Hebron Massacre

TORAH Blog

Completing the Talmud in a Displaced Persons Camp, 1945

Get to Know Your Fathers

OU Torah Welcomes the Taragins

Want to Lose Weight? Start Daf Yomi Now. (Guest post from Dr. Henry Abramson)

Rabbi Ashear Returns, And This Time He’s in Audio!

OU Daf Yomi Initiative Presents New Jewish History Series With Henry Abramson

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Kosher Food Trends

Can You Used Flavored Briquettes For Your Grill?

But Is It Glatt Kosher?

OU Kosher Certified Products Lead the Kosher Category at 2019 Summer Fancy Food Show

Kosher Recipes

Iced Cappuccino

Fresh Fruit Salad

Salmon with Pineapple Salsa

Easy Corn Salad with Black Beans and Bell Pepper

Highlights: NCSY Summer 2018

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