Fwd: Support for Single People; Teachers to Remember; Finding Hashem Through Prayer

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From: Shabbat Shalom <shabbatshalom@ounetwork.org>
Date: Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 6:58 PM
Subject: Support for Single People; Teachers to Remember; Finding Hashem Through Prayer
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Marriage Advice from Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom PARSHAT KI TAVO September 1-2, 2023 / 16 Elul 5783   HAFTARAH Isaiah 60:1-22  FEATURED How Can We Better Support Single People in Our Community? Center for Communal Research Many single Orthodox American men and women feel alienated from the broader Jewish community, which may treat them as inferior because of their marital status. Learn about how a traveling panel will focus on ways the Orthodox community and its members can enhance the lives of single men and women. Read More Join the Roundtable Discussions at These Locations  AROUND THE OU Orthodox Union B'himatzo: Finding Hashem Through Prayer Elevate your Elul and take some time to focus on tefillah with new shiurim for 5784. Listen Now Teach NYS State of New York Invests $40 Million to Help Fund STEM Education for Nonpublic Schools Total allocations over the first seven years of the STEM teacher reimbursement program is reaching a quarter of a billion dollars. Read More GenAleph Marriage Advice from Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom When must a couple go to therapy? Which conflicts do we show our children, and which do we not? Aleeza Ben Shalom answers these questions and more in this special guest episode of the Jews Next Dor podcast, finishing off the series on shalom bayis and parenting. Listen Now Yachad Meet Laura Butler, New Regional Director for Yachad New England Laura's personal connection to Yachad spans over fifteen years, demonstrating her deep-rooted involvement and commitment to the organization. Read More Women's Initiative Sangria: Food For Thought With Esty Wolbe In this episode of the Women's Initiative's recipe series Food for Thought, Esty Wolbe demonstrates her recipe for fruity sangria and shares a bite-sized piece of halacha. Watch Now Jewish Action Teachers to Remember With the start of school coming, these readers remember the teachers who left a lasting impression on their lives. Read More Women's Initiative Journaling Journey Join the Women's Initiative for a 40-day journaling journey, Navigating Growth through Self-Reflection and Teshuvah. Sign up to receive daily prompts. Register Now  UPCOMING EVENTS   Yachad - Our Way   Jewish Deaf Survivors of the Holocaust: A Presentation of Their Experiences Sunday, September 3, at 10 AM EDT Join Yachad's Our Way program for a live Zoom presentation on the experiences of Jewish deaf survivors of the Holocaust, followed by a Q&A. The event will be presented in both sign language and voice. Register Now   Orthodox Union   Roundtable Events Discussing the Crisis of Experience for Single People in the Community   Join us for a series of events on this important topic in Boca Raton, FL, on September 11, in Baltimore, MD, on September 13, and via livestream on September 18. Register Now  TORAH Rabbi Moshe Hauer Planning for Fulfillment "Let us not toil in vain." The deepest wish of each of us is that we achieve what we set out to accomplish, and therein lies our greatest satisfaction. Read More Rabbi Ari Enkin Waiting for the Rabbi If the rabbi takes a long time to daven and everybody waits for him, is that kavod haTorah (respect for the Torah) or tircha d'tzibbura (an imposition on the congregation)? An installment from Rabbi Enkin's series Dalet Amot of Halacha! Read More Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman The Clock is Ticking The Haftorah is punctuated with a well-known phrase describing the advent of Mashiach, "in its appointed time, I will hasten it." Read More Rabbi Menachem Genack Raising the Torah The Ramban in our parsha gives us a deeper meaning for hagbahah, the practice of lifting up the Torah for the congregation to see. Read in Hebrew Rabbi Norman Lamm ZTZ"L Selichot – The First Fruits of the New Year Why did both halacha and history give preference to the institution of first fruits over tithes? Read More Rabbi Jack Abramowitz Questions About Shabbos – Part 3 In this final installment of real-life Shabbos questions, Rabbi Jack addresses whether creating the world was God's "job," plus cosplay on Shabbos, whiskey for kiddush, and the Shabbos domain known as makom patur! Read More Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ztz"l We Are What We Remember One reason religion has survived in the modern world is because it answers three questions that every reflective human being asks at some time in life: Who am I? Why am I here? How shall I live? Read More Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb Walls Have Ears We all act differently when we are alone, or with a few close intimates, than we act when we are out in public, among others. Read More Mrs. Leah Feinberg Moshe Rabbeinu's Mission Statement Discover Moshe Rabbeinu's mission statement for the Jewish people. Listen Now