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 […]
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 […]
“Rain, rain, go away, come again another day,” is part and parcel of our childhood upbringing. We tend to view rain as annoying, making us wet and disheveled. It blurs […]
Yom Kippur is the most awesome day of the year. This is the final day of the Ten Days of Repentance which began on Rosh Hashana. This is the day […]
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 […]
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 […]
A unique look at the Yom Kippur service: Change your perspective with the proper preparation. Oorah’s founder, Rabbi Chaim Mintz, gives a weekly class at Oorah’s Torah Spot in Staten […]
On Rosh Hashanah we have the special Mitzvah (commandment) of listening to the sound of the shofar (the blowing of a special kind of horn). The Rambam (Laws of Teshuvah, […]
Why do we struggle and find it difficult to follow along with the Rosh Hashana prayers? Is there anything to do about it? Find out now from Rabbi Chaim Mintz, […]
Do you know how sometimes you just know something? It’s not because of the compelling proof you have, because you don’t need proof. You just know it, more clearly than […]
