It was the twenty-fifth of December, And when she closes her eyes she remembers, Just how it was. A Jewish girl from Queens, Had fulfilled her secret dreams, Decorating that […]
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We Shall Find Our Faith In Mind It is customary to read the Book of Ruth, or Megillat Rut, on the holiday of Shavuot. You may wonder, what is the […]
All We Take With Us Here comes a tale of what happened to us, When we left Eretz Yisroel. We sent back a lift with all of our stuff. Big […]
It was almost time to bentsch licht on the first night of Pesach. The table was set with all their most beautiful china and there in the middle, in its […]
Our Sages point out that Leah, our matriarch, was destined to marry Eisav who would become the father of Edom. Through the power of prayer, however, Leah changed her destiny […]
A Chanukah Miracle There was a knock at the front door. “Delivery!” called a voice from the other side. And after several years as an Oorah TorahMate, Jonathan had an […]
One is never too old to take on new mitzvos. That is the lesson we learn from Yaakov G. who at 80 years young began wearing tzitzis. His motivation, aside […]
Packed with humor, intrigue, and original footage in the heart of Alaska, Yaakov Cruz tells all in a documentary detailing his cross-country and spiritual journey in search of authentic Judaism. […]
A student at Beer Miriam seminary in Jerusalem talks about what brought her to study Torah and learn about Judaism in Israel. (Hint: Oorah had something to do with it.)
