Watch the lyric video of TheZone favorite ‘The Sound of the Shofar’! This song blends the emotions of this season together with trademark Oorah inspiration, bringing you a fresh sound […]
An Oorah Holiday Guide Oorah’s “10 Minute” Guides are designed to help you “find your way around” the Yomim Tovim that mark the Jewish year. Our heritage is rich with […]
On Rosh Hashanah there is a concept of “וגילו ברעדה” which means “and rejoice while trembling.” I don’t know about you, but when I’m trembling, I’m not really rejoicing and […]
Changing how we perceive challenges. This week’s Torah reading focuses on our Patriarch Abraham, who was faced with many hardships on his way to becoming one of the greatest people […]
This week’s parsha holds the famous verse, “Torah tziva lanu Moshe, morasha kehilas Yaakov”. R’ Yaakov Kamenetsky wonders: Why aren’t we referred to as Yisroel in this passuk? Yisroel is […]
Learn the proper way to look for, handle, and shake the four species for the upcoming holiday of Sukkos! Join Rabbi Eli Bohm as he guides us in performing this […]
Have you always wanted to celebrate Sukkos but have no idea where to begin? Join Rabbi Eli Bohm as he gives a quick overview of the laws of the holiday […]
Have you always wanted to observe the day of Yom Kippur but have no idea where to begin? Join Rabbi Eli Bohm as he gives a quick overview of the […]
Do you want to start celebrating Rosh Hashana but have no idea where to begin? Join Rabbi Eli Bohm as he gives a quick overview of the laws of the […]
In Parshas Haazinu, it is written, “G-d is trustworthy.” Rav Chaim Shmuelevitz wonders why this is appropriate praise for G-d. Would we expect any different? Even humans are expected to […]
Every seven years, during the Holy Temple era, the king would get up on a platform and read a number of sections from the Torah which contain various commandments and […]
In this week’s Torah reading, Abraham was visited by three angels disguised as humans. Assuming them to be ordinary guests, Abraham ran to prepare a lavish meal for them. In […]
I’m sitting at my desk, trying to come up with the perfect recipe for the Oorah Spirit before Sukkos. I turn to a colleague sitting nearby. “Butternut squash soup?” A […]