| Celebrate One Year of SPIRIT | The SPIRIT Initiative | Explore an archive of past SPIRIT programming, created in honor of the one-year anniversary of the SPIRIT program. Watch all of the SPIRIT presentations geared toward retirees on subjects from history to exercise to mental health. | Watch Now | | | Support Team Yachad's Learn-a-Thon: Kicks Off April 13 | Team Yachad | Join Team Yachad as they dedicate a month to gaining strength in Torah together and raise $100,000 for Yachad summer programs. Sign up to learn and/or support others who are learning. Each learner receives exclusive access to a special virtual program on May 13. | Learn More | | PARSHAT SHEMINI April 9-10, 2021 / 28 Nisan 5781 HAFTARAH Samuel II 6:1-7:17 THIS SHABBAT Mevarchim Hachodesh for the month of Iyar SPECIAL DAYS Rosh Chodesh Iyar is celebrated on Monday, April 12, and Tuesday, April 13. Yom HaZikaron is commemorated on Wednesday, April 14. Yom HaAtzmaut is celebrated on Thursday, April 15. | | | | Counting Toward Sinai | The OU Women's Initiative | Learn Pirkei Avot as you count the Omer with the OU Women's Initiative Counting Toward Sinai program! | Learn More | | | | Counting on Iyar | The OU Women's Initiative | Monday, April 12, at 12 noon ET hear Mrs. Esther Tokayer on Rosh Chodesh Iyar. | Read More | | | | And Aaron Was Silent | Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb | He was an old man, and in many ways came from a very different world than I. And yet he taught me more than anyone else ever did. One of the things he taught me was that no one suffers as much as a parent who loses a child. | Read More | | | | The Power of Amen | Rabbi Jack Abramowitz | How should we recite amen? For that matter, why should we say it at all? These questions and more will be answered in this new series on this most powerful of words. | Read More | | | | No Korban? No Problem | Rabbi Menachem Genack | If reciting Birkat Kohanim requires sacrifices, as we see in this week's parasha, how can we recite Birkat Kohanim today? | Read More | | | | Reticence vs. Impetuosity | Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ztz"l | Tragedy struck when two sons of Aaron offered a "strange fire" and died. "And Aaron was silent" – the man who had been Moses' spokesman could no longer speak. | Read More | | | | Moving Beyond Respect | Rabbi Norman Lamm ztz"l | Both kedusha (holiness) and kavod (honor or respect) are worthy Jewish goals deserving of our highest aspirations. Yet, they are not equal to each other. | Read More | | | | R' Baz and the Racham | Rabbi Eliyahu Safran | How does a non-kosher bird evoke compassion in others and, more importantly, what is its connection to Moshiach? | Read More | | | | Featured Company: Thrive Frozen Nutrition | OU Kosher | Thrive Frozen Nutrition is a small company with a big goal: to provide a healthy ice cream/gelato choice that a diverse population can enjoy with confidence that they are getting real nutrition. | Read More | | | featured products | | Judaism's Life-Changing Ideas | OU Press | In this inspiring work, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ztz"l, in his customary erudite and accessible approach, introduces his readers to one life-changing idea from each of the weekly parashot. | Buy Now | | Chumash Mesoras HaRav – Sefer Vayikra | OU Press | Edited with great skill by Dr. Arnold Lustiger, this groundbreaking Chumash collects and adapts Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik's writings and teachings into a published commentary on Sefer Vayikra that reflects his intellectual breadth and depth, his exegetical creativity, and the timelessness of his insights. | Buy Now | | | |
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