PARSHAT VAYERA
November 7-8, 2025 / 17 Cheshvan 5786 | | |  FEATURED | | |  | | He Lifted Us Up | | Mitch Aeder | Our President, Mitch Aeder, honors Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt"l – a guiding force of wisdom, faith, and humility, whose leadership and love for Klal Yisrael continue to illuminate and strengthen our community. | | | |  | | The Jewish Community Responds to Mamdani Mayoral Election | Our EVP and COO, Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph, weighed in on the New York City mayoral election results in amNY: "We invite the mayor-elect to embrace the responsibility of governing for all, protecting the vulnerable, rejecting divisive rhetoric, and ensuring that safety, dignity, and respect are guaranteed to every New Yorker, including Jewish New Yorkers," he said. "We should aspire to much more than basic civility, and with the Almighty's help and New Yorkers holding each other accountable, we will." | | | |  | | Just Announced: $20 Million in Increased School Security Funding – Totaling $90 Million! | | Teach NYS | Teach Coalition National Director Sydney Altfield spoke at a press conference alongside New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris, and other city, state, and federal leaders from both sides of the aisle, as Governor Hochul announced an additional $20 million for the Nonpublic School Safety Equipment Program (NPSE) – bringing total funding to $90 million in her executive budget. | | | |  AROUND THE OU | |  | | Faith, Fear, and the Future of Jewish New York | As the final tallies of Tuesday's elections have come to a close, many Jewish New Yorkers are experiencing a deep sense of dread, anger, and fear. Will New York, the center of so much Jewish life for centuries, be a safe place for Jews to live? What does the future have in store? | | Read More | | |  | | Learn Mishnayos L'ilui Nishmas Rabbi Hauer, zt"l | After completing the first cycle of mishnayos learning, we have launched the second learning cycle on the All Siyum Platform in memory of Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt"l, Moshe Yisrael ben Binyamin. Join us in learning mishnayos and honor his neshamah through continued Torah study. | | Learn Now | | |  UPCOMING EVENTS | |  TORAH | |  | | Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt"l | | Finding Our Moral Voice | From the archives: What do you do when the society in which you live seems to have lost its way? How do you respond when the world seems to have lost its moral compass? | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Menachem Genack | | Past and Future | Two challenges form the bookends of the story of Avraham, both beginning with the words "lech lecha." One confronted Avraham's past, and the other, his future. | | Read in Hebrew | | |  | | Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman | | This Is Not the End of the Story | This week's haftorah introduces two women — each facing a crisis that feels final. The widow fears losing her sons to the creditor. There is no money, no plan, no way out. The Shunammite woman holds her lifeless child in her arms. | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, zt"l | | The Lot of Lot | By running out on the God of Abraham, we, like Lot, have brought on ourselves undesirable and unfortunate consequences. | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, zt"l | | Even Higher Than Angels | God appears to Abraham. Abraham hosts guests. God and Abraham discuss the fate of Sodom. Are these one scene? Two? Three? The way we interpret this chapter has implications. | | Read More | | |  | | Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider | | Finding Emunah | Emunah is an important middah, but how do we get it? From OU Israel, Rabbi Aaron Goldscheider teaches Rav Kook's classic work on self-improvement, Middot HaRaya. | | Watch Now | | | |
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