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Edible Parsha Project: Parshat Vayera
Edible Parsha Project: Parshat Vayera
Shabbat fun for children is given a fresh and tasty twist with Edible Parsha projects. These easy to create, hands-on treats are based within context of weekly Torah portion for children...
Nov 5, 2014
By OU Staff
Edible Parsha Project: Parshat Lech Lecha
Edible Parsha Project: Parshat Lech Lecha
Shabbat fun for children is given a fresh and tasty twist with Edible Parsha projects. These easy to create, hands-on treats are based within context of weekly Torah portion for children...
Oct 27, 2014
By OU Staff
Edible Parsha Project: Parshat Noach
Edible Parsha Project: Parshat Noach
Shabbat fun for children is given a fresh and tasty twist with Edible Parsha projects. These easy to create, hands-on treats are based within context of weekly Torah portion for children...
Oct 23, 2014
By OU Staff
It’s Not About Tzniyus
Some people have lately expressed the idea that the religious authorities should keep their noses out of matters of tzniyus (modesty). These people feel that when “the rabbis” (as if there’s...
Sep 17, 2014
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Edible Parsha Project: Parshat Ki Teitzei
Shabbat fun for children is given a fresh and tasty twist with Edible Parsha projects. These easy to create, hands-on treats are based within context of weekly Torah portion for children...
Sep 4, 2014
By OU Staff
Savitsky Talks: The Tuition Crisis: What Are We Doing to Help?
Savitsky Talks: The Tuition Crisis: What Are We Doing...
Orthodox Union Chairman of the Board Stephen Savitsky talks with Maury Litwack, Director of State Political Affairs for OU Advocacy, about the ongoing Jewish day school tuition crisis. The two discuss...
Jun 6, 2014
By Stephen Savitsky
Savitsky Talks – Interview with YU Basketball Coach Dr. Jonathan Halpert
Savitsky Talks – Interview with YU Basketball Coach Dr....
Steve and Jon discuss Jon’s upcoming book “Are You Still Coaching?” and reflect on Dr. Halpert’s celebrated career as the Basketball coach at Yeshiva University. Savitsky Talks is a weekly 20 minute...
Feb 28, 2014
By Stephen Savitsky
Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Our Community: Genetics, Knowledge and Prevention
Breast and Ovarian Cancer in Our Community: Genetics, Knowledge...
Anna’s aunt was 35 years old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy.  Anna’s great-grandmother had breast cancer before turning 50.  Anna knew that these facts...
Jan 9, 2014
By graberb
Does Your Child’s Yeshiva Leave Money on the Table?
Prior to joining OU Advocacy, the non-partisan public policy arm of the Orthodox Union, as the Associate Regional Director in Pennsylvania, Michelle Twersky served as a government relations coordinator at a...
Jan 8, 2014
By graberb
The Disposable Student: When a Student Doesn’t “Fit In”
The Disposable Student: When a Student Doesn’t “Fit In”
We Jews wandered the four corners of the earth for so many centuries, never having a home where we could feel completely safe.  Our experience from Egypt to the galut taught...
Dec 18, 2013
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran

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