Orthodox Union

Cheesecake Evening - A Shiur and Cooking Demo
2020-05-26 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Halifax)
Join OU Israel L’Ayla for a special cheesecake evening for women in preparation for Shavuot. Cheesecake, Ice Cream, and Lasagna: What’s the Connection to Shavuot? Shiur with Zemira Ozarowski. Cooking Demo with Maya Wadler (cheesecake and lasagna roll-ups.) Go to www.ouisrael.org/events/cheesecake to make sure you have the ingredients on hand if you’d like to cook along with the demo.

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SPIRIT: Growing Young Gracefully
2020-05-26 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
“Growing Young Gracefully” – Aging healthfully and successfully in 5780
Rabbi Yosef P Glassman, MD., Geriatrician
CEO of hadarta.org.
– Maximizing life expectancy in the US and Israel
– Medical Cannabis’ safety and efficacy in aging
– COVID19 updates in the US and Israel
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Partnering Synagogues:
Beth David Synagogue, West Hartford (CT)
Bialystoker Synagogue, New York (NY)
Congregation Agudath Sholom, Stamford (CT)
Congregation Ahavas Sholom, Columbus (OH)
Congregation Aitz Chaim, West Palm Beach (FL)
Congregation Anshe Sfard, New Orleans (LA)
Congregation Beth Hamedrosh, Wynnewood (PA)
Congregation Beth Ora, Montreal (QUE)
Congregation Beth Sholom, Providence (RI)
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, New York (NY)
Congregation Ohav Zedek, Wilkes-Barre (PA)
Congregation Torah Ohr, Boca Raton (FL)
Darchei Noam, Minneapolis (MN)
East Denver Orthodox Synagogue (EDOS), Denver (CO)
Fleetwood Synagogue, Fleetwood (NY)
Kehillat New Hempstead (NY)
Kehillat Shaarei Torah of Toronto (ONT)
Keneseth Beth Israel, Richmond (VA)
Suburban Torah, Livingston (NJ)
United Orthodox Synagogues, Houston (TX)
Young Israel of Bal Harbour, Surfside (FL)
Young Israel of Deerfield Beach (FL)
Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills (NY)
Young Israel of Queens Valley (NY)
Young Israel of Southfield (MI)
Young Israel of Stamford (CT)

Shavuos Papercutting
2020-05-25 21:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax)
Join this incredible experiential Torah and art event. This is an opportunity to learn about the custom of Roizelach and create Shavuos floral papercuts for your home. With Mrs. Liz Diament, Senior Educator, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. and Mrs. Ann Koffsky, Art Director, Author and Artist.

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Calm Amid Corona
2020-05-25 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax)
Connecting Couples During COVID-19
Rabbi Michael Bleicher, LCSW, is the Rabbi of the Elmora Hills Minyan in Union, NJ, and an adjunct professor at Yeshiva University’s RIETS. He also serves as deputy director of behavioral health services at Ezras Choilim Health Center in Monroe, NY.
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Daily Dvar
2020-05-25 13:30 - 14:00 UTC
Dovid and Rus – Ancestral Reflections
Mrs. Aviva Orlian earned her BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Towson State and her MS in Speech-Language Pathology from Brooklyn College. She is a practicing speech-language pathologist. Mrs. Orlian has taught women for the past 20 years, locally and nationally, including for the OU Women’s Initiative Simchat Torah and Counting Toward Sinai programs.
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Shavuos Mother-Daughter Learning and Art Event
2020-05-25 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax)
Calling all mothers and daughters aged 9-12 – Join OU Israel L’Ayla for a special mother-daughter evening in preparation for Shavuot! We will learn sources together, discuss, and then create! Go to ouisrael.org/shavuotmd to make you have the supplies necessary for the art project and to download the sourcesheet.
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Understanding and Accessing Government Programs During COVID-19
2020-05-25 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax)
COVID-19 has created opportunities to help communities access free meals across the country. Yehuda Friedman, OU, will discuss national kosher food distribution with Mimi Jankovits, FL Director of Teach, and Arielle Frankston Morris, PA Director of Teach.
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Parenting Program: Transform Our Energy to Transform Their Behavior
2020-05-24 21:00 - 2020-05-25 22:00 (America/Halifax) | On-Line, 11 Broadway, NY, NY, 10004, United States
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND –PROGRAM RERUN!
AVAILABLE FOR 24 HOURS
If you missed it last time or want to see it again, here is another to chance to view it
From Sunday night, May 24, 9 pm to Monday night, May 25, 10 pm
Transform Our Energy to Transform Their Behavior
An introduction to the ♥️Nurtured Heart Approach
–An approach can make a difference
–When we shift our energy, children can transform their behavior
–Three simple stands are a guide.
Presented by:
Naftoli Walfish, LCSW Yael Walfish, LCSW
Naftoli and Yael Walfish are Licensed Clinical Social Workers and are both Advanced Trainers of the Nurtured Heart Approach. The Walfishes run an in-home counseling program in NJ working with children that have behavior health challenges. Naftoli is a family therapist working with family dynamics in person and over Telehealth. Yael has been doing 1:1 coaching to help implement the Nurtured Heart Approach. They have an online training that has been gaining international popularity and has been helpful to many.
The program will be available for viewing until Monday, 5/25/20 10 pm
Recordings are not available
Contact Rebbetzin Judi Steinig, steinigj@ou.org for any questions.
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Parenting Program: Transform Our Energy to Transform Their Behavior
2020-05-24 21:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax)
An introduction to the ♥ Nurtured Heart Approach. Our approach makes a difference. When we shift our energy, children can transform their behavior.

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Rosh Chodesh Virtual Lunch & Learn
2020-05-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax)
Join us for Raizi Chechik’s Rosh Chodesh Sivan presentation premiering at noon!

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Worldwide Achdus Shavuos Experience
2020-05-24 10:00 - 14:30 (America/Halifax)
Be inspired for Shavuous and Matan Torah. Join us as we partner with Yeshivat HaKotel for an unprecedented worldwide achdus learning experience with the world’s leading Rabbonim, educators and speakers.

Did King Solomon Write a Hidden Commentary on the Book of Ruth
2020-05-23 23:00 - 23:30 (America/Halifax)
Grab a slice of cheesecake and some coffee, and join Aleph Beta for some in-depth, text based, late night learning to prepare for Shavuot! A special offer for OU Today subscribers.
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The Joy of Jerusalem: Featuring Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter and Shim Craimer
2020-05-22 16:30 - 17:00 (America/Halifax)
Music and meaning through songs about our holy city. Featuring Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter and Shim Craimer.

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A Magical Musical Celebration of a United Yerushalayim
2020-05-21 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Halifax)
Inspirational musical performances with Rabbi Shlomo Katz and Yitzchak Meir. Divrei Bracha from HaRav Herschel Schachter, Senior Posek for OU Kosher and Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS/YU. Join us for a special re-broadcast of OU Israel’s incredible Concert Celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of United Yerushalayim.

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Daily Dvar
2020-05-21 13:30 - 14:00 (America/Halifax)
5 To Go: 5 New Divrei Torah for Parshat Bamidbar
Join Rabbi Andrew Markowitz, the new Senior Rabbi of Congregation Shomrei Torah in Fairlawn, NJ, and a rebbe at Naaleh High School, for insightful divrei Torah on the Parsha.
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A Weekly Parsha Shiur with OU-JLIC
2020-05-21 12:15 - 13:00 (America/Halifax)
Join Rabbi Meyer Friedman, OU-JLIC Rabbi for this weekly parsha shiur. He would travel weekly to NYU, Baruch and Queens College to give Lunch & Learn shiur to the OU-JLIC students there. And now you can join his shiur!

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SPIRIT: Relax & Destress with Chair Yoga
2020-05-21 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | On-Line, 11 Broadway, NY, NY, 10004, United States
SPIRIT: Relax & De-stress with Chair Yoga
Learn how to stretch and breathe from the comfort of your home, car, or office
Presented by Ronda Stoller Wunsch, Certified Yoga Instructor
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Partnering Synagogues:
Beth David Synagogue, West Hartford (CT)
Bialystoker Synagogue, New York (NY)
Congregation Agudath Sholom, Stamford (CT)
Congregation Ahavas Sholom, Columbus (OH)
Congregation Aitz Chaim, West Palm Beach (FL)
Congregation Anshe Sfard, New Orleans (LA)
Congregation Beth Hamedrosh, Wynnewood (PA)
Congregation Beth Ora, Montreal (QUE)
Congregation Beth Sholom, Providence (RI)
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, New York (NY)
Congregation Ohav Zedek, Wilkes-Barre (PA)
Congregation Torah Ohr, Boca Raton (FL)
Darchei Noam, Minneapolis (MN)
East Denver Orthodox Synagogue (EDOS), Denver (CO)
Fleetwood Synagogue, Fleetwood (NY)
Kehillat New Hempstead (NY)
Kehillat Shaarei Torah of Toronto (ONT)
Keneseth Beth Israel, Richmond (VA)
Suburban Torah, Livingston (NJ)
United Orthodox Synagogues, Houston (TX)
Young Israel of Bal Harbour, Surfside (FL)
Young Israel of Deerfield Beach (FL)
Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills (NY)
Young Israel of Queens Valley (NY)
Young Israel of Southfield (MI)
Young Israel of Stamford (CT)
For all questions or to become a Partner Synagogue, contact Rebbetzin Judi Steinig, steinigj@ou.org

Parenting Program: Family Togetherness: Magical Moments or Family Feud?
2020-05-20 21:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | On-Line, 11 Broadway, NY, NY, 10004, United States
Rules, rules and new rules – Helping yourself and your rule averse child
Spouses as co-parents – Evolving the experience
Transcending disagreements – Reaching connection

Join the conversation between
Yael Wedeck, LCSW, co-founder of Work At It
and her guest, Melissa Groman, LCSWc author of “Better is not so far away”
Work At It -Helping struggling teens find a practical way forward.
Workatit.org
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Escape the Zoom
2020-05-20 20:30 - 22:00 (America/Halifax)
Zoom burnout is real. So why not escape the Zoom? New York NCSY is running an amazing program, based on the nationwide “Escape the Room” phenomenon, where family, friends and anyone who wants to connect are given interactive assignments, clues, and missions to collaborate together to “Escape the Zoom.” We may all be stuck here, so why not have some fun trying to get out?

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A L'Chaim with Billy Crystal
2020-05-20 20:00 - 20:20 (America/Halifax)
The Orthodox Union joins Secure Community Network for a live virtual L’Chaim in honor of first responders!
Register here on Zoom or watch on Facebook

Torah Perspectives with Rabbi Friedman
2020-05-20 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax)
Given every Wednesday at 7:00 PM EST by Rabbi Meyer Friedman. Rabbi Friedman, would travel weekly to NYU, Baruch and Queens College to give Lunch & Learn shiurim to the OU-JLIC students there. The shiur is approximately 45 minutes long.

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Daily Dvar
2020-05-20 13:30 - 14:00 (America/Halifax)
Chapter 3: Messages of Morality
Rabbi Michael Davies is the first Rabbi of Congregation Dor Tikvah in Charleston, South Carolina, an exciting start-up congregation in one of the oldest Jewish communities in the country. He received his Bachelors in Accounting from YU and Semicha from RIETS.
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Emtza Israel WAZE trivia night
2020-05-19 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax)
Calling all 5th-8th graders and parents! Israel WAZE trivia night will test everyone’s knowledge about all things Israel, whether its tourist destinations or music. Our top winners and raffle winners will receive Amazon gift cards.

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Simplified Medicare solutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-05-19 14:30 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
Michael Friedman, President of AME Insurance Solutions and Yehuda Friedman, Orthodox Union, discuss Medicare solutions and how the CoVID pandemic impacts beneficiaries of Medicare.

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Living in Israel & Seeing the Prophecies
2020-05-19 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Halifax)
Calling all 5th-8th graders and parents! Israel WAZE trivia night will test everyone’s knowledge about all things Israel, whether its tourist destinations or music. Our top winners and raffle winners will receive Amazon gift cards.
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Daily Dvar
2020-05-19 13:30 - 14:00 (America/Halifax)
Ahavas Olam: On the Road to Har Sinai
Rabbi Reuven Boshnack co-directs,OU-JLIC at Brooklyn College with his wife, Shira. Rabbi Boshnack received his Semicha from RIETS, a Masters in Education from Azrieli and a Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Touro College. He is the author of Pathways of the Heart: Opening the Teachings of the House of Ishbitz.

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SPIRIT: Overcoming Procrastination: Change 1 Habit
2020-05-19 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | On-Line, 11 Broadway, NY, NY, 10004, United States
Overcoming Procrastination: Change 1 Habit

Reducing Stress
Take Action
Using Technology for permanence of change

Presented by
Debbie Ginsberg, Founder & Owner, OrganizeU4Life.com
Debbie Ginsberg is a Professional Organizer, a Senior Move Manager, a Certified Provider of Play Attention, an Accredited Administrator of FOCUS Assessment Tests, a Published Author in Change 1 Habit: Reducing Procrastination, and Professional Speaker. Debbie teaches organizing and life management skills to the Developmentally Disabled and Cognitively Impaired population.
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Partnering Synagogues:
Congregation Aitz Chaim, West Palm Beach (FL)
Congregation Agudath Sholom, Stamford (CT)
Congregation Beth Hamedrosh, Wynnewood (PA)
Congregation Torah Ohr, Boca Raton (FL)
East Denver Orthodox Synagogue (EDOS), Denver (CO)
Fleetwood Synagogue, Fleetwood (NY)
Kehillat New Hempstead (NY)
United Orthodox Synagogue, Houston (TX)
Young Israel of Deerfield Beach (FL)
Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills (NY)
Young Israel of Queens Valley (NY)
Young Israel of Southfield (MI)
Young Israel of Stamford (CT)
For all questions or to become a Partner Synagogue, contact Rebbetzin Judi Steinig, steinigj@ou.org

OU Live
2020-05-18 21:00 - 21:30 (America/Halifax)
OU Live with Eli Beer
Eli Beer, founder of United Hatzalah, joins OU LIVE to share his story of personal miracles, seeing yad Hashem in surviving Coronavirus through a medically induced coma, and the life saving work of United Hatzalah in Israel right now.
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Yachad's Virtual Family Shabbaton
2020-05-18 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax)
Yachad presents The Virtual Yachad Family Shabbaton! This unique program offers parents who have children with special needs an opportunity to gain resources and receive chizuk from inspirational speakers. Join us May 18th-21st!
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Calm Amid Corona
2020-05-18 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax)
Calm Amid Corona
Growth Perspectives for 2020
Say Goodbye to Summertime Sadness. Join a conversation for students and young Jewish professionals with Dr. Avi Muschel, Dr. Debra Alper and Ms. Shira Boshnack. In conjunction with the YU Counseling Center and JLIC.
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