Why is it that many Orthodox Jews do not honorYom HaShoah? Don’t they care about the six million? Rabbi Chaim Mintz responds: Of course we mourn the six million. However, […]
Shabbat and Holidays
Understand the meaning and history behind Jewish fast days, including Tisha B’Av and the 17th of Tammuz.
One Moment: A Comment on Eternal Time Zones Poem by Bracha Goetz One moment it is Shabbos. You won’t pick up a nickel. Then when Shabbos ends – you will, […]
Coming on the heels of the Three Weeks and Nine Days of mourning, culminating in Tisha B’Av, Shabbos Nachamu brings the Jewish nation a measure of comfort from all the […]
Oorah’s founder, Rabbi Chaim Mintz delivers a short (3 minute) message for Oorah’s families regarding the holiday of Tu B’av. You can watch Rabbi Mintz’s weekly class given each Tuesday […]
This recipe, perfect for the Nine Days before Tisha B’Av when we don’t eat meat, comes from Oorah’s talented creative marketer, Mrs. Barker. Ingredients: 5 large Spanish onions, halved and […]
Learn about what we’re truly missing with the loss of the Holy Temple. Be inspired by Rabbi Refael Fried of Oorah’s Kiruv department and Rabbi Avi Schnall. Special message at […]
Why do we cry for something that happened nearly 2,000 years ago? And what can each one of us do about it? View non-Youtube version here
A concept that we as Jews are well acquainted with and a word we hear often is golus (or galut, depending on where you’re from), exile. Particularly at this time […]
An hour-long dramatic and inspiring Tisha Bav production bringing Tisha Bav to life, showing the strength of the Jews throughout the generations
