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Parshat Re'eh   |   candle lighting times   |   donate OU Center for Communal Research Releases COVID-19 Community Portrait Study Center for Communal Research Among the questions explored: How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect Orthodox Jews' religious behaviors, religious beliefs and identification with Orthodoxy? How did it affect their overall emotional, psychological and social wellbeing? How did the financial situation of Orthodox Jews change, if at all, during the coronavirus outbreak? Read the Report PARSHAT RE'EH August 6-7, 2021 / 29 Av 5781   HAFTARAH Isaiah 54:11 – 55:5   THIS SHABBAT Mevarchim HaChodesh for the month of Elul.   SPECIAL DAYS Rosh Chodesh Elul is celebrated on Sunday, August 8, through Monday, August 9. Around the OU Memories of a Giant: Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg ztz"l Torah Tidbits Read heartfelt tributes to Rav Goldberg ztz"l, as his first yahrtzeit is commemorated. Read More Senate Infrastructure Package Incorporates Decade-Long OU Project Jewish Insider Jewish Insider reports on the bipartisan legislation, which includes a new grant program allowing nonprofits to pursue energy-efficient upgrades. Read More "Katz Family Initiative" to Support Jewish Identity Programs for Public School Teens NCSY Avi and Becky Katz, long-time Jewish communal leaders, established a multi-year, national initiative with NCSY to support Jewish identity programs for public school teenagers. Their $3 million dollar gift will focus on the OU's national Jewish Student Union (JSU) program and will be called the Katz Family Initiative Driving Impact in JSU. Read More Yemei Ratzon Ideas and Inspiration – This Sunday OU Women's Initiative Beginning this Sunday, the OU Women's Initiative presents Yemei Ratzon Ideas and Inspiration, featuring speakers and inspirational emails to prepare you for the Yemei Ratzon. Learn More Beyond 60 – Dating as a Mature Adult SPIRIT Initiative Join Yeshaya Kraus, LCSW, associate director of education for Shalom Task Force, for a conversation about the advantages of dating later in life. Register Now Torah Halacha Yomis: The Jewish Calendar OU Kosher In the Jewish calendar, months are either 29 or 30 days in length. Why is it that for a 29-day month ("chaseir"), we observe only one day of Rosh Chodesh, while for a 30-day month ("malei") we observe two days of Rosh Chodesh? Read More Mishkan vs. Mikdash Rabbi Menachem Genack What is the difference between the Mishkan and the Beit HaMikdash? And what was the status of the Mishkan Shiloh? Read More The Lord's Children Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm ztz"l One is to encourage every manifestation of Jewishness, no matter how superficial and vacuous it may seem to us who are more committed; every self-identification as a Jew is a spiritually precious phenomenon. Read More Acquiring Faith Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb As Elul approaches, an important lesson from Rabbi Israel Salanter ztz"l. Read More More Amen Potpourri Rabbi Jack Abramowitz When the shaliach tzibbur stretches things out, brachos to which you should absolutely not respond amen, how the first word in the Torah teaches us to recite brachos out loud, and more! Read More Defining Reality Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ztz"l One of the gifts of great leaders is that they frame reality for the group. They help us see why we should choose this route, not that one. And no one did it better than Moses in the book of Deuteronomy. Read More Food Featured Company: Greens Plus OU Kosher Greens Plus has all the health food you need from superfood powders to nutrition bars. Their products are made with only the finest natural, organic, non-GMO, premium-quality ingredients. Learn More Featured Products Chumash Mesoras HaRav – Set OU Press This groundbreaking Chumash set collects and adapts the Rav's writings and teachings into a published commentary that reflects his intellectual breadth and depth, his exegetical creativity and the timelessness of his insights. Buy Now The Covenant Kitchen: Food and Wine for the New Jewish Table OU Press In The Covenant Kitchen, Jeff and Jodie Morgan share their favorite recipes and — in a first for a kosher cookbook — detailed suggested wine pairings Buy Now Careers NCSY Positions Read More OU Positions Read More OU Kosher  | NCSY  | YACHAD  | OU Advocacy Center OU women's initiative  | Karasick Department of Synagogue Initiatives TEACH COALITION  | Community Projects and Partnerships ou ISRAEL  | JEWISH ACTION  | OU PRESS  | OU torah initiatives seif OU-JLIC  | Israel free spirit birthright  | nextdor ou impact accelerator  | center for communal research Forward     Unsubscribe     Privacy Policy 11 Broadway, New York, NY 10004