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Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you well and managing these unusual times. At the opening of the parsha, Yosef is described in two consecutive verses as a na’ar (youth), well

Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you well and managing these complex times. Yoske Shapira was an exceptional person, a lifelong educator, restless activist, and one-time Israeli government minister

The Orthodox Union had the privilege to welcome South Africa Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein to OU headquarters in New York City. Rabbi Goldstein addressed the staff, expressing his appreciation for

Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you well and managing these challenging times. Our brothers’ blood cries out to us from under the ground. Fourteen months have passed since

Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you well during these challenging times and that you enjoyed a bit of a break over Thanksgiving. Torah was given to shape our

Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you all well and managing this challenging time. The Determined Giants of Israel I just returned from the land of the giants and

In a world filled with uncertainty, where the needs of the Jewish community constantly evolve, there shines a beacon of hope through the generosity of individuals who choose to make

Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you well and managing these challenging times. Maasei avot siman l’banim. Lessons from the Torah should impact our view of the world, informing

Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you well and managing these challenging times. My dear friend and colleague, Rav Yisrael Motzen reported on what happened in his shul, Ner