A few years ago, the Maccabeats took the music world by storm with their viral Chanukah hit, Candlelight. Watch the students of Oorah’s Little Star Preschool in Staten Island perform […]
Shabbat and Holidays
Inspiration, information, tutorials, recipes, and more on Shabbat and the Jewish holidays celebrated throughout the year.
There’s no food that says Chanukah like potato latkes fried in lots and lots of oil. But come on, who can eat potato latkes for eight days straight? Change it […]
Exuberant dancing, enlightening words from Rabbi Chaim Mintz and a joyful atmosphere made the Oorah Simchas Bais Hashoeva in Brooklyn on Monday night of Chol Hamoed Sukkos a huge success!
It was after Rosh Hashana and a friend of mine from Oorah asked me, “So any suggestions? Regarding teshuvah, I mean.” Let’s talk about teshuvah (repentance, lit. return) and what […]
The Jewish new year begins on a solemn note with the Days of Awe, as the High Holy Days are called. Still, we inject a little sweetness into our Rosh […]
This week’s recipe comes from Oorah TorahMates coordinator Mrs. Tzippy Sommers. For the uninitiated, cholent is a stew-like dish customarily served at the Shabbos day meal, put up to cook […]
This original recipe comes from Mrs. Raizel Hoffman a”h of the Oorah kiruv department. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 lb. fillet of sole or flounder8 oz. frozen chopped spinach1/2 c. grated carrotsMedium […]
