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Date: Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 7:53 PM
Subject: Rain on Sukkot; What Does OUDE Mean?; Carrying on Yom Tov
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Joy is... An Open Roof, An Open Door, An Open Heart SUKKOT – FIRST DAYS September 30 – October 1, 2023 / 15-16 Tishrei 5784   SPECIAL DAYS Sukkot begins Friday night, September 29, and is celebrated through Friday, October 6. Hoshana Rabbah is celebrated on the last day of Sukkot.   Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah begins Friday night, October 6, and is celebrated through Sunday, October 8.  FEATURED OU's Executive Fellowship Addresses Jewish Leadership Pipeline Shortage Orthodox Union The Executive Fellowship program nurtures talented early-career professionals committed to long-term Jewish community activism. Read More  AROUND THE OU Advocacy OU Applauds Acceptance of Israel Into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program The OU applauds the Biden Administration's announcement admitting Israel into the U.S. Visa Waiver program. Read More OU Kosher What Should I Do If It Rains on Sukkot? OU Kosher COO Rabbi Moshe Elefant discusses the halachot related to rain and eating in the sukkah. Watch Now Teach NYS A New School Year, a New Approach to Tuition Affordability This school year, children from across Queens, Brooklyn, and Long Island have left public school and instead are attending a New York Jewish day school—many for the first time. Families from across the state and elsewhere have moved to Rochester specifically to attend Jewish day school. There is a reason for the sudden influx. Read More Nathan J. Diament Funding the NSGP Program OU Advocacy Executive Director Nathan Diament wrote an op-ed in The Forward about the importance of fully funding the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which provides crucial security funding for shuls and schools. Read More Jewish Action What's the Truth About the Arba Minim? How are you really supposed to hold the arba minim? Read More GenAleph 5 Creative Ways to Make Sukkot Memorable for Kids Learn what MIP is and how to bring it to your Sukkot, with practical ways to make Sukkot and tefillah exciting for your children of all ages with Sari Kopitnikoff, the creator of That Jewish Moment. Listen Now  TORAH   Coming Soon! לקדשו: Learning Shabbos, Living Shabbos Get ready for a new feature from Shabbat Shalom and OU Torah, sharing easy-to-use and impactful resources designed to enhance your knowledge and appreciation of Hilchos Shabbos! Featuring printable materials from Rav Rimon, Ten-Minute Halacha audios from Rav Lebowitz, and more. Starts the week of parshas Bereishis! Rabbi Moshe Hauer Everyone Can Be Here When Hillel the Elder would celebrate the Simchas Bais HaShoeiva, he would say: "If I am here, everyone is here; if I am not here, who is here?" Read More Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman First Day Sukkot: Unifying the Divine – Hashem's Timeless Name During challenging times, people may find themselves asking where God's presence is. Read More Rabbi Menachem Genack The Secret of the Etrog According to one view, the etrog was the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. But what does that convey about its meaning on Sukkot? Read in Hebrew Rabbi Norman Lamm zt"l The Starry Night We need Torah more than ever before. We need a religion which does not change with the times, but which offers the permanence and stability we crave. Read More Rabbi Jack Abramowitz All About Hoshanos What are Hoshanos? Why do we say them? And why does their order change based on when Succos starts? Read More Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ztz"l Joy Is... An Open Roof, An Open Door, An Open Heart "When I sit in a Sukkah I think to myself: that is how our ancestors lived. Not just in the desert in the days of Moses, but for most of the twenty centuries of exile." Read More Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb From Fear to Festivities During this recent time, none of us escaped a sense of insecurity. Recognizing that these days are days of divine judgment, we could not help but wonder as to how we were being judged. Read More Rabbi Yitzy Fox For What Was Moshe Given a "Yasher Koach"? Have fun and learn the parsha like never before with these challenging parsha trivia questions! Read Trivia Questions Halacha Yomis Rain and a Glass Door I have a sukkah on my porch with a glass door that faces my dining room. Right after I made Kiddush, it began to rain. If I eat my meal in the dining room, must I make Kiddush again? Read More  THIS WEEK ON SOCIAL OU Kosher We're answering this commonly asked question: What does OUDE mean? Watch on Instagram Orthodox Union Are you allowed to carry things on Yom Tov? Watch on Instagram  FOOD