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Parshat Bamidbar   |   candle lighting times   |   donate Jewish Action Summer 2022 Cover Story: The Single-Parent Family Aviva Engel While it's difficult to pinpoint the exact number of Orthodox divorcees, one thing is certain: they are far more prevalent in our communities than we realize. Read More Explore the Summer 2022 Issue of Jewish Action Remembering Rav Simcha HaKohen Kook ztz"l Sivan Rahav-Meir The Orthodox Union joins the Jewish world in mourning the passing of the great Torah scholar and leader, HaRav Simcha HaKohen Kook, ztz"l, of Rechovot and Yerushalayim. Read this reflection from Sivan Rahav-Meir. Read More Thoughts and Prayers Do Help Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin As Lincoln showed, thoughts and prayers can spur action, if earnest and hopeful. Read NCSY Director of Education Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. Read More PARSHAT BAMIDBAR June 3-4, 2022 / 5 Sivan 5782   HAFTARAH Hosea 2:1-22   SPECIAL DAYS The second and third days of the Shloshet Yemei Hagbalah are celebrated on Friday, June 3, and Saturday, June 4. Shavuot begins Saturday night, June 4, and is celebrated through Monday, June 6. Around the OU The 5782 SCP Shavuos Challenge Semichas Chaver Program The Orthodox Union and the Semichas Chaver Program present the Shavuos Challenge. Register to download the learning materials, learn it with your families over Shavuos, then join the worldwide Zoom/Kahoot competition after chag for the chance to win prizes. Learn More and Register Now NCSY Takes Seattle HS Students to Help Orphans in Romania NCSY Relief Missions NCSY's first relief mission to Romania brought 13 high school students to spend time with children from the Tikva Odessa orphanage, which was forced to relocate from Ukraine. Read More Yachad Brings Aladdin to Flatbush Yachad Yachad is teaming up with the Yeshivah of Flatbush for an inclusive performance of Disney's Aladdin! The play will take place on June 7 at 6:00 PM EDT at the Yeshivah of Flatbush High School. Learn More Rabbi Moshe Hauer in Englewood, NJ, Next Shabbos Orthodox Union OU EVP Rabbi Mosher Hauer will be in Englewood, NJ, next Shabbos and will speak multiple times. See the schedule for shiur topics and locations. View the Schedule ASK OU Program—August 8 and August 22 OU Kosher Join a one-week training program or three-week internship for men, this summer, for those involved in kashrus, those wanting to get involved and even those who are just curious. Learn More and Register Now NCSY Summer 2022 Preview NCSY Summer NCSY Summer Director David Cutler appeared on the That's Life podcast with Miriam L. Wallach to talk about the upcoming summer. Listen Now Join the ALIT Virtual Summer Beit Midrash Program OU Women's Initiative Tanach, halacha, Jewish history and more—register now for the ALIT Virtual Summer Beit Midrash program, which runs July 26 and 28, and August 2 and 4. Register Now NCSY Israel Giving Day 2022 NCSY On June 7 and 8, NCSY Israel will try to raise $100,000 in just 48 hours. And thanks to the generosity of several key supporters, all donations towards the campaign will be doubled. Donate Now Torah The Wilderness First Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb Why was the Torah given in a wild and chaotic terrain? Read More Kedusha Conundrum Rabbi Menachem Genack Why does the sanctity of the Beit Hamikdash last forever, but not the sanctity of Sinai? Read in Hebrew Watch: Can You Borrow Money From a Pushka? Rabbi Binyamin Ghermezian You need a couple of bucks—can you borrow from your pushka and repay it later? Find out in this edition of MoneyHalacha! Watch Now Torat Imecha: Bamidbar Mrs. Aviva Orlian Is it just about numbers? Learn why it counts to be counted. Listen Now Q&A Potpourri #2: Balaam's Language, Og and Nimrod, and Elisha's Oil Rabbi Jack Abramowitz Another collection of real-life questions, including God's names in Creation, how long giants live and whether miraculous oil is sanctified. Read More All-Night Shavuos Learning Meets Birkas HaTorah Halacha Yomis You've stayed up all night on Shavuos learning Torah. In the morning, can you make the bracha on learning Torah? Get the Answer The Torah's Mystery Man Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm ztz"l Make a name for yourself—through Torah, and with God. Read More Why Dairy? Steven Genack Why do many have a custom to eat dairy on Shavuot and what does it have to do with Har Sinai? Read More Watch: The Power of Sivan Mrs. Leah Herzog Missed this month's Women's Initiative Rosh Chodesh Lunch 'n' Learn? Watch it now. Watch Video Renewal vs. Change Rabbi Shalom Rosner Explore Rabbi Rosner on the parsha and more in this week's Torah Tidbits. Read More Law as Love Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ztz"l There is something unique about the relationship of Jews to the Torah, the way we stand in its presence, dance with it, listen to it and study it. Read More Food