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Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you well and managing these challenging times. Is a hardened heart a curse or a blessing? In the end, as the Reich imploded

Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you well during these challenging times. It feels like we are living in parshat Va’eira. The essential story of the galut in Egypt is

Dear Friends, I hope this message finds you well and managing these complex times. Moshe was chosen by Hashem to advocate for the Jewish people to Pharaoh. But why was

Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you well and that you are having a manageable and meaningful fast. Our thoughts and tefillot are especially focused today on those of

Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you well and that you had a meaningful and joyous Chanukah. Tzedakah u’mishpat, charity and justice. These are concepts that are now part of

Dear Friends, I hope this note finds you well and having a meaningful and beautiful Chanukah. I am sharing this Chanukah message that was written for a broader audience. I

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