PARSHAT BESHALACH
February 7-8, 2025 / 10 Shvat 5785 THIS SHABBAT
Shabbat Shira SPECIAL DAY
Tu b'Shvat is celebrated on Thursday, February 13. | | |  FEATURED | | |  | | Explore the 2024 OU Impact Report | We are excited to share the Orthodox Union 2024 Impact Report showcasing the past year's accomplishments and celebrating 125 years of providing solutions to the Jewish community. | | | |  | | OU Israel Celebrates Chanukat HaBayit for Its New HQ in Yerushalayim | | OU Israel | This past Sunday, we held a Chanukat HaBayit for our new OU in Israel headquarters in Har Hotzvim. The evening's theme, Unity & Growth, reflected the OU's strategic vision for this move to expand our programming and impact thousands more English-speaking olim and at-risk Israeli teens in Yerushalayim and the entire country. Attendees included our president Mitchel Aeder, EVP and COO Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph, OU Israel President Stuart Hershkowitz, OU Israel Executive Director Rabbi Avi Berman, board members, staff and volunteers, families impacted by the war, community leaders, and program participants. The event featured highlights from our many programs and recognized Moshe Lion, Mayor of Yerushalayim, and Alon Davidi, Mayor of Sderot, in appreciation of their commitment and dedication to the residents of Israel and their partnerships with the OU. President Isaac Herzog shared a pre-recorded blessing for the OU commending the organization for its growth and expansion. We look forward to welcoming many more people into our new space, as we continue to expand our programming and partnerships. | | | |  | | OU Launches New Department to Engage Emerging Career Professionals | Geared towards Orthodox singles, couples, and young parents who are post-college through their late thirties, ECP strives to create opportunities for emerging career professionals to live vibrant Jewish lives, connected to the community via chesed, learning, advocacy, and professional networking opportunities. | | | |  AROUND THE OU | | | | | OU Advocacy | | Success at Inaugural OU Advocacy Attorneys Conference | OU Advocacy Center hosted its first-ever Attorneys Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL, this week. More than 125 attorneys from across the country came together for two and a half days to brainstorm legal strategies for combating antisemitism and to hear from expert lawyers, judges, members of Congress, professors, and others who are on the frontlines of this battle. | | | | |  | | OU Torah | | Halftime for Torah 2025 | This Sunday, February 9, we are partnering with Chazaq and other organizations to bring you an uplifting alternative to the big game's halftime show! Join us and hear Charlie Harary, Rabbi Yoel Gold, Rabbi Gavriel Friedman and Rabbi Joey Haber. | | Watch Here During Halftime | | |  | | Living Smarter Jewish | | Taking Financial Responsibility for Ourselves | After hearing from too many struggling families, the Lakewood Resource and Referral Center (LRRC) partnered with Living Smarter Jewish (LSJ) to bring the Lakewood area this practical and actionable education event on the issues of inflation, unemployment, high interest rates, and the price of housing. | | Watch on YouTube | | |  | | OU-JLIC | | How 15 Student Leaders Are Reshaping Jewish Leadership | Learn how Yavneh's LEAD (Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Activism, Dream) Fellowship Shabbaton brought together some of the brightest Jewish minds from nine universities. These emerging leaders are working to combine entrepreneurship with tradition to tackle modern Jewish challenges. | | Read More | | |  UPCOMING EVENTS | |  TORAH | |  | | Rabbi Moshe Hauer | | The Song of the Sea and the Complexity of Joy | A well-known Talmudic passage describes the scene in Heaven as the Jews miraculously crossed through the sea. The angels wished to sing their own song of praise to God for the miracle of the Jewish people's salvation, but God objected: "My handiwork – the Egyptians – are drowning in the sea and you are singing?!" | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Menachem Genack | | The Blank Spaces | What is the meaning of the blank spaces in the Song of the Sea? Read an explanation from R. Ahron Soloveichik. | | Read in Hebrew | | | |
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