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 […]
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Inspiring true stories from across the Jewish world—faith, miracles, growth, and everyday heroes.
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.)
Alex Clare is a talented musician. His song “Too Close” was number four on UK Singles Chart 2014 and number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was […]
Torah Study Partners: Of Haircuts and Heroism Michael Chimounov’s family had been keeping Shabbat for two years already. Emphasis on the family part, because while his wife brought out the […]
Do you know how sometimes you just know something? It’s not because of the compelling proof you have, because you don’t need proof. You just know it, more clearly than […]
Spotlight on this hard-working and inspirational DU Member, Yaakov Cruze. Yaakov Cruze joined Discover U this past summer and even while enlisted in the army wears his kippah proudly and […]
The Oorah Lakewood office was privileged to hear from Ben Kaplan of Baltimore this past Tuesday afternoon. Ben was a camper in TheZone and then a proud DU member before […]
