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Battered By the Wind
Battered By the Wind
Each weekday as I pray the morning prayers I see his face. He has done so much for us. How have we repaid him? Most of the Jewish world has abandoned...
Nov 16, 2006
By Adina Hershberg
The Zula: A Unique Home for Israeli Kids at Risk
The Zula: A Unique Home for Israeli Kids at...
I don’t recall as a kid ever having an existential crisis. Perhaps I was brought up well, perhaps it was a slower time (the 80’s?), perhaps I was just lucky, but...
Nov 9, 2006
By Rabbi Avi Baumol
1-800 J-U-D-A-I-S-M
1-800 J-U-D-A-I-S-M
A New Telephone Number Which Brings Israeli Jews Closer Together The brilliance of it lies in its simplicity. A 1-800 number which will provide in one call many types of Jewish...
Nov 9, 2006
By Rabbi Avi Baumol
“Go for yourself from your land…to the land I will show you…”
“Go for yourself from your land…to the land I...
Nefesh B’nefesh – “Life In Israel” Aliyah has come a long, long way since Avraham was commanded, “Go to the Land…”. There may have been less bureaucratic offices to deal with...
Nov 1, 2006
By Shelomo Dobkin
מאפלה לאורה – From Gloom to Bright Light
מאפלה לאורה – From Gloom to Bright Light
The Launching of Makom Balev Tzafona 700 faces of kids, bustling with excitement, chanting and singing, waving Israeli flags as well as flags representing the reason for this congregation—Makom Balev. The...
Oct 26, 2006
By Rabbi Avi Baumol
The Business of Sukkot: Rebuilding the North
The Business of Sukkot: Rebuilding the North
The poor local economy, another still lingering effect of the war, was evidenced in fewer sellers and buyers, especially for the non-essential, purely decorative items. But, while the hustle and bustle...
Oct 12, 2006
By Yehudit Halevy
Life Returns to the Streets
Life Returns to the Streets
This summer Israelis were forced from their homes, and into bomb shelters and locations further south, as katyusha rockets rained down on northern Israel. With Israel once again under attack, world...
Sep 28, 2006
By Shelomo Dobkin
Helping to Heal the Children
Helping to Heal the Children
Note to Editors: Hezbollah’s missiles and rockets have stopped falling on Israel’s north, but the trauma lives on, particularly among the children. Responding to this trauma, the Orthodox Union, in cooperation...
Sep 28, 2006
By Rabbi Avi Berman, Director of OU Israel
Israel, the Eternal Nation
Israel, the Eternal Nation
Sometimes a simple drive on a highway in the Jewish state is all that it takes to restore perspective, to revive hope. A road, its exits and the places they recall...
Sep 21, 2006
By Daniel Gordis
My First Day at Work and in the Field
My First Day at Work and in the Field
Rabbi Avi Baumol Director of the OU communities in Israel, talks about his first day on the job and an exciting OU kiruv program he experienced. When I began working at...
Sep 7, 2006
By Rabbi Avi Baumol

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