The Crusades, 1096, and the Saga of the Ba’alei Tosfos: The Historical Context of Sefirat HaOmer

The Gemara mentions that the students of Rebbi Akiva died between Pesach and Shavuot but doesn’t mention anything about...

Lag BaOmer Like Never Before: The 2 Astounding Revelations of the Chasam Sofer are No Coincidence

The Chatam Sofer questions why the yahrtzeit of R’ Shimon bar Yochai warrants a holiday, we generally don’t celebrate...

Sleepless Sermon: Yemei HaGeulah 5769 – Light at the End of the Tunnel

Even when redemption is unclear and incomplete, we are still expected to believe that Hashem is somehow revealing the...

Rosh Chodesh Iyar: Like a Bride on her Wedding Night

Download the mekorot here Recorded at OU Israel’s L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Women’s Event