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Torah July 21, 2026

V’etchanan: It Will Not Help Them!

Menachem Ussishkin, z’l, Secretary of the First Zionist Congress, was the head of the Jewish National Fund and one of the...

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Torah July 21, 2026

Our Need For Personal Growth

Our recent articles have explored our perspective on the world and our collective mission. We now commence a new series,...

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Torah July 21, 2026

Behind The Curtain

In his final address to the Jewish people, Moshe repeatedly warns against the lure of the pagan cultures awaiting us...

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Torah July 21, 2026

OU National Shatnez Conference Strengthens Standards and Collaboration in Shatnez Testing

It’s a process most people barely think about when dropping off suits, sweaters, coats, or even tablecloths at a shatnez laboratory. Yet...

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Torah July 21, 2026

A Touro Summer Adventure: When In Rome, Learn Jewish History

A Touro Summer Adventure in Rome For more than two millennia, the Jewish community of Rome has endured, leaving its...

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Torah July 21, 2026

Who Must Bear The Blame?

Please do not feign ignorance as if you do not know about the ten plagues in Egypt that happened a...

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Torah July 21, 2026

Double Sin, Double Comfort

By Rabbi Zev Leff They sinned doubly, as it says, “Cheit chatah Yerushalayim, Yerushalayim has sinned a sin.” And they...

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Torah July 15, 2026

Tourist or Spy? The Eyes Through Which We See the World

What if the same eyes that keep us safe at the airport can quietly make us dangerous everywhere else? The...

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Torah July 15, 2026

First Shul In Kissufim Welcomes Gush Katif Torah Ark

This is not the day’s main headline—but it should be. Take a look at what is happening right now in...

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Torah July 15, 2026

Musings Of A Shliach From Montana

Rabbi Chaim riding his new bike Rabbi Chaim donating doubles last week It was 10:45 p.m. and we had just...

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Torah July 14, 2026

Part Two: The Beit HaMikdash: What We’re Missing

Last week, we saw how Parashat Terumah describes the Mikdash as the place where Hashem’s Shechinah “resides” amongst the Jewish people. Yaakov Avinu related to this aspect when...

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Torah July 14, 2026

Devarim: We Are All from Yerushalayim

When beloved Israeli author Shmuel Yosef “Shai” Agnon was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1966, his acceptance speech...

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Torah July 14, 2026

Looking Forward At America 250: The Future of the American Jewish Community

Part II In addition to the issues raised last week, another critically important phenomenon we will face in the future...

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Torah July 14, 2026

Valuable Vision

The Jewish people do not only celebrate holidays of joy and grandeur. We also devote time to focusing on our...

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Torah July 8, 2026

Sasha And Sapir Came Home—And Are Now Building A Home Of Their Own

Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen were abducted to Gaza two and a half years ago. On Sunday, they were married...

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Torah July 8, 2026

Shalom For Charlotte

“Have people in Israel heard about Charlotte?” one of my readers in New York asked me this past week. She...

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Torah July 8, 2026

Daf Yomi: The Bird With The Far-Reaching Vision

In a discussion on the kashrus of birds on the page of the Talmud studied around the world (Chulin 63), Rabbi Abbahu notes...

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Torah July 8, 2026

More Ohel In Our Lives

Earlier this week, while in New York, I made it a point to stop at the Ohel, as I often...

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