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Date: Thu, Sep 14, 2023, 7:21 PM
Subject: Why Change Is Hard; Yachad at Ravens Stadium; Watch Torah Yerushalayim
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Join us for three events this Monday, 9/18 ROSH HASHANAH September 16-17, 2023 / 1-2 Tishrei 5784   SPECIAL DAYS Rosh Hashanah begins Friday night, September 15, and is celebrated through Sunday, September 17. Tzom Gedalia is observed on Monday, September 18.  FEATURED Don't Miss the Roundtable Livestream Orthodox Union The livestream roundtable discussion on Monday, September 18, will focus on ways the Orthodox community and its members can enhance the lives of single men and women. Register Now  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 and a livestream event on Tzom Gedalia featuring Rav Aaron Lopiansky, Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger and Rabbi Chaim Marcus, moderated by Rabbi Yaakov Glasser. Explore These Shiurim Center for Communal Research How Can We Create a Place of Belonging? Rabbi Yair Hoffman weighs in on the importance of the OU's groundbreaking study on singlehood in the Orthodox community. Read More in VIN Yachad OU's Yachad Debuts Kosher Grill at Baltimore Ravens Stadium Ravens executive Adam Neuman says that the stand, which is staffed by people with developmental disabilities, has so far been a "tremendous success." Read More in eJewishPhilanthropy Advocacy This Is How Congress Can Protect US Jews in the Coming New Year Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, when synagogues are full to capacity, OU Advocacy Executive Director Nathan Diament penned an op-ed highlighting crucial steps Congress can take to protect Jewish communities. Read More in JPost Maury Litwack Unleash Your Inner Changemaker Are there programs that you wish you could create to make a meaningful difference in your community? Maury Litwack discusses the power of klal work. Read in the Journal of the Vaad Harabanim of Greater Washington – Page 26 Advocacy Community Security Service and OU Join to Enhance Security Awareness The Community Security Service (CSS) and the OU announced a partnership focused on building awareness around volunteer security opportunities, programs and training. Read More in the Jewish Link Yachad A Trip of a Lifetime Eighteen young adults with mobility and medical challenges enjoyed a birthright Israel trip of a lifetime with OU's Israel Free Spirit. Read More Women's Initiative Tzom Gedaliah Programming Join the OU Women's Initiative's Yemei Ratzon Ideas and Inspiration Programming, which includes an uplifting Tzom Gedaliah shiur, Perspectives of Teshuvah from the Torah Thinkers of the 20th Century, with Mrs. Shalvie Friedman on Monday, September 18, at 12 PM EDT. Register Now Jewish Action Why Is It So Hard to Change? Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski, ztz"l, discusses the six obstacles to teshuvah in this Jewish Action article from the archives. Read More OU Israel Yamim Noraim Inspiration With OU Israel This week, OU Israel held its annual Torah Yerushalayim Yamim Noraim Yom Iyun. Speakers included Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Rabbi Sam Shor, Mrs. Shira Smiles and more. Listen to the Shiurim on YouTube 18Forty Rabbi Michael Rosensweig on the Majesty of Torah Study 18Forty talks to Rabbi Michael Rosensweig, a Rosh Yeshiva and Rosh Kollel of the Beren Kollel Elyon at RIETS, about how we can return as a people to the world of Torah study. Listen Now GenAleph Pre-Rosh Hashanah Parenting with Rabbi Shmuel Reichman How can we help our children connect with the themes of Rosh Hashanah and find their true selves and grow? Rabbi Shmuel Reichman, CEO of Self-Mastery Academy and noted author and speaker, answers these questions and more. Listen Now  UPCOMING EVENTS   Torah Initiatives   B'himatzo Tefillah Livestream September 18 at 1:30 PM EDT Join the livestream event on Tzom Gedalia featuring Rav Aaron Lopiansky, Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger and Rabbi Chaim Marcus, moderated by Rabbi Yaakov Glasser. Join Here   Orthodox Union   Roundtable Event Discussing the Crisis of Experience for Single People in the Community September 18 at 3:30 PM EDT Join us for a roundtable on this important topic via livestream. Register Now   SPIRIT   From Family Feud to Relationship Rapport: Engaging Over the Holidays September 19 at 12:00 PM EDT Learn about building a safe environment within our families, friends, and communities, and creating opportunities for authenticity and relationship-building. Presented by Deborah Schick Laufer, Esq. Register Now   Orthodox Union   Ensure Your Legacy Through Simple Estate Planning September 20 at 12:00 PM EDT Join us for a special online seminar on estate planning and how new tax laws could affect your IRA and other retirement plans. Register Now  TORAH Rabbi Moshe Hauer Core Goodness & Boundless Potential Harav Yissachar Shlomo Teichtal, Hashem yikom damo, was a prominent Slovakian rabbi who was ultimately murdered in the Holocaust and whose view of the world was radically transformed by it. Read More Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman Rosh Hashanah: Go the Extra Mile Rather than traveling directly to the Mishkan, Elkanah and his family would stop in cities along the way and set up camp in the middle of the town. Read More