Torah in the City 8 articles

A Discussion with Mrs. Rookie Billet, Principal of Shulamith Middle School in Long Island.
A Discussion with Mrs. Rookie Billet, Principal of Shulamith...
When and where did you first start your career in education? I began my career in Jewish education in Yeshiva University Seminars for public school kids, where college students served
Dec 19, 2016
By Sarah Spielman
Edited Embryos, Designer Babies: Are They Kosher?
Edited Embryos, Designer Babies: Are They Kosher?
Rabbi Gideon Weitzman, Director of the Puah Institute in the US and the Head of the English Speaking Section of the Puah Institute for Fertility and Medicine in Accordance with Halacha
Dec 8, 2016
By OU Staff
Top Ten Rabbi Fohrman Videos You Must See
Top Ten Rabbi Fohrman Videos You Must See
If you haven’t yet discovered Rabbi David Fohrman’s Aleph-Beta Academy, you’re in for a treat today. Rabbi Fohrman’s innovative videos offer brilliant takes on Tanach and our holidays that may just
Dec 8, 2016
By OU Staff
Birth Control: What’s the Halacha?
Birth Control: What’s the Halacha?
Family planning in halakha has been a major debate for Orthodox Jews for centuries. Join Rabbi Mordechai Willig and Mrs. Rookie Billet for their shiurim on this topic on January 15...
Dec 7, 2016
By OU Staff
Women and Torah Transmission
Women and Torah Transmission
Did you know that Jewish women have been central, over the centuries, in printing Hebrew texts? Jewish history shows that women have been deeply involved in scholarly typography since the 16th
Dec 6, 2016
By OU Staff
Is Aliyah a Mitzvah?
Is Aliyah a Mitzvah?
Rabbi Shalom Rosner will be speaking on January 15, 2017 at the OU’s Torah in the City event, indoors at Citifield, on ‘Living in Diaspora vs. Eretz Yisroel: What is
Dec 5, 2016
By Avi Zakutinsky
When We Obsess Over Chumros, Do We Forget About the Real Thing?
When We Obsess Over Chumros, Do We Forget About...
Israeli Chief Rabbi David Lau offered a powerful message about the importance of prioritizing in life, in conversation with South Africa’s Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein: A Jew from Jerusalem once told me that in 1976, as a
Dec 1, 2016
By OU Staff
The Executive Series: An Interview with Allen Fagin
The Executive Series: An Interview with Allen Fagin
Mr. Allen Fagin, Executive Vice President and Chief Professional Officer of the Orthodox Union, discusses his experiences in the business world.
Nov 30, 2016
By Raymond Cohen

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