My house was robbed in-between Purim and Pesach. Whose fault was it? Let’s examine the suspects: My son. He changed our doorknob and, honestly, it wasn’t as good as the […]

One of the most unique features on OU Torah (not that something can be “more” or “less” unique, since unique is an absolute, but just roll with it) is Perlas […]

Are we permitted to pray that someone who is not observant or who is “off the derech” becomes more religious? After all, they have free will to make their own […]

We previously told you about Rabbi Yosef Grossman’s shiur on Talmud Yerushalmi, the Jerusalem Talmud. But did you know that the Yerushalmi has a daily cycle, just like daf yomi […]

OU Torah features many rabbis and quite a few “Rabbi Doctors” but only one contributor bears the title “Rabbi Lord.” Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks is an internationally-acclaimed educator, who served […]

I know we discussed this in The Torah Blog before but what can I tell you? It’s what the people want to know about! “I am told that in Boston […]

In all likelihood, you have fulfilled your obligation in some mitzvah (probably many mitzvos) by responding “amen” to someone else’s recitation. This is based on the halachic principle of “shomeiah […]

Yesterday, Peter Lanza, father of Sandy Hook Elementary shooter Adam Lanza, said that he wished his son had never been born. This is an understandable sentiment, and one I’m sure […]

Did you know that OU Torah has a sister site named OU Holidays? Look up: there it is in the bar at the top of the page, the tab just […]

When we say “the Talmud,” we usually mean the Talmud Bavli, AKA the Babylonian Talmud. This we cover quite thoroughly through our Daf Yomi and related series. But did you […]