Are our prayers really going unanswered? Find out now in this week’s live session of Ask the Rabbi live! Got a question of your own? Submit it to asktherabbi@oorah.org and […]
Judaism 101
Yes. Sadly, anti-Semitism is here. Again.After rising steadily for the last few years, the scourge has made an exceptional jump since the beginning of the most recent round of violence […]
An Oorah Holiday Guide The three weeks that begin on the Shiva Asar B’Tammuz (17th of Tammuz) and end on Tisha B’Av (the 9th of Av) are a period of […]
What exactly are “the three weeks”? Hear from Rabbi Eli Bohm of TheZone about this time, its history, and its laws.Learn about the three weeks and how we commemorate the […]
Is Zionism good? Jews every day for the past two thousand years have been praying for the speedy return to the land of Israel. In 1948 we got our beloved […]
A short thought from Rabbi Chaim Mintz to add meaning to your fast.
Today, May 11th, is Erev Rosh Chodesh Sivan. On this day, Jewish parents have the custom to recite Tefilas HaShlah. This prayer was composed by the Shelah Hakadosh to express […]
Lag Baomer, the 33rd day of Sefirat Haomer begins in the evening of Thursday, April 29 this year. Unlike the rest of this mourning period, celebrations are allowed on this […]
An Oorah Holiday Guide The When and Why of Shavuos The holiday of Shavuos (or Shavuot) occurs on the 6th of the Hebrew month of Sivan. It is celebrated as […]
