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Character refinement is the goal, but life’s distractions make it easy to fall off track. Recharge your batteries with stories, how-tos, and simple reminders.

Lessons Learned From My Mother, Rebbetzin Henny Machlis
Jul 7, 2022
By Elisheva Rosenthal
Three Keys to Success: Persistence, Advice and Prayer
Three Keys to Success: Persistence, Advice and Prayer
I would like to tell you something about yourself. There is an area of your life that you have likely given up hope on. Perhaps you’ve given up on moving to...
Sep 26, 2019
By Yaakov Weiland
Why It’s So Hard To Change, Even When You Really Want To
Why It’s So Hard To Change, Even When You...
It is so hard to change because we are creatures of habit. Try switching your seat at the dining room table and you almost feel lost.
Feb 6, 2017
By David Zulberg
Inquiries or Inquisitions: A Rabbi’s Perspective on the Shidduch...
“Do you know if anyone in his family is taking medications and what those medications are for?” “Can you give me the name of a friend of her father and a...
Nov 6, 2015
By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
Billable Hours: How Do We Spend Our Time?
Billable Hours: How Do We Spend Our Time?
Maybe if we were paid $350 per working hour, we would take our time here more seriously.
Oct 15, 2015
By Susan Schwartz
Easy Ways to Get Your Kids Back into School Routines
Easy Ways to Get Your Kids Back into School...
As we move into the new school year, it can get a bit tricky getting back into a routine with our children. Here are some ideas on how to help our...
Aug 27, 2015
By Adina Soclof
The President and His Rabbi: New Book Shines Light On Friendship Between President Bill Clinton and OU Kosher CEO Rabbi Menac...
The President and His Rabbi: New Book Shines Light...
When his Republican opponents accused President Bill Clinton of flip-flopping between political positions he found solace in an unlikely place. It was a dvar Torah sent to him by Rabbi Menachem Genack,...
Dec 2, 2013
By Michael Orbach
Teach Your Children to Give by Example
Chanukah is right around the corner and who doesn’t love Chanukah? Everyone enjoys the candles glowing in the window, playing dreidel, eating latkes and sufganiyot and lots of family parties. But...
Nov 13, 2013
By Adina Soclof
Daf Yomi Tractate Pesachim Starts June 22nd
Rabbi Elefant, host of the most listened-to Daf shiur in the world, talks with Nachum Segal about the Daf Yomi cycle and the much anticipated start of Tractate Pesachim.
Jun 20, 2013
By OU Staff
Parshas Emor: Why Do We Count?
Parshas Emor: Why Do We Count?
Excerpted from Rabbi Shmuel Goldin’s ‘Unlocking The Torah Text: An In-Depth Journey Into The Weekly Parsha- Vayikra’ Click here to buy the book Context In the midst of the Torah’s discussion concerning...
Apr 24, 2013
By Rabbi Shmuel Goldin

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