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Purim Celebrations Cancelled in Brussels
From YNet: Following the attacks at the airport and subway station in Brussels Tuesday morning, the Jewish community has cancelled its Purim celebrations at the behest of the police. Over a...
Mar 23, 2016
By OU Staff
What Is It About Anne Frank?
What Is It About Anne Frank?
There’s only one article about Anne Frank on the OU website (well, two now, including this one). It’s from 2012, so it’s not even new, but you would not believe the...
Mar 22, 2016
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Is Esther True?
Rabbi Gil Student writes in the Jewish Link of New Jersey: The holiday of Purim celebrates the story told in the biblical book of Esther. Yet, as we read the Megillah,...
Mar 21, 2016
By Rabbi Gil Student
Purim: Inner Meaning and Respecting the Limits
“Rava said: One is required to become intoxicated on Purim until the point that he cannot differentiate between ‘Cursed be Haman’ and ‘Blessed be Mordechai.'” (Gemara Megillah 7b) Why is inebriation...
Mar 21, 2016
By Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer
The Sound of Esther’s Silence
The belief in the eternity of Israel—that the Jews will be saved somehow no matter what—poses a challenge to Mordechai as he urges Esther to place her life in the balance...
Mar 16, 2016
By Yoram Hazony
A Megillah for Everyone
Yachad designs a Megillah for the deaf and hard-of-hearing; Makes Purim more enjoyable for everyone Purim mandates that every Jew read the Megillah. But what about the deaf community? If they...
Mar 9, 2016
By Bayla Sheva Brenner
The Menorah That Defied the Nazis
The Menorah That Defied the Nazis
If you’ve been active on social media this week, you might have seen this iconic photograph: a menorah stands on a windowsill while across the street Nazi flag hangs. Rare Historical...
Dec 10, 2015
By Batya Rosner
Slice of Life: Hanukkah
Slice of Life: Hanukkah
Hanukkah has been in the house for the past week and we’re winding down (dare I say overloaded) on all manner of latkes (kale and kumquat anyone) and stuffed sprinkled and...
Dec 9, 2015
By Eileen Goltz
A German-Jewish Chanukah in Upper Manhattan
One of the highlights of Chanukah in Washington Heights is the candlelighting at K’hal Adath Jeshurun (KAJ/”Breuer’s”) and the singing of Maoz Tzur by the KAJ choir between Mincha and Maariv....
Dec 7, 2015
By Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer
Mourning Terror in Israel and France
The recent attacks in Paris were ferocious. We join the world in mourning the loss of life and praying for their families as well as for the recovery of the injured....
Dec 2, 2015
By Rabbi Daniel Friedman

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