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Oraita Ofakim organizes war room for the south. The center which was opened last week coordinates projects for volunteers in Ofakim and elsewhere in the south. The center which was opened last week was started by Vadim Shaulof, director of Oraita Okakim. Oraita Dimona: Games Central. The moadon...

17 b’Tamuz is on Tuesday July 15 In Yerushalayim the fast begins at 4:19 a.m. and ends at 8:16 p.m. Disasters that are remembered on 17 b’Tamuz: • The Tablets were broken when Moshe Rabeinu came down from Mt. Sinai • The daily tamid offering was suspended • The walls of Jerusalem were breached in the time...

Oraita Dimona on TV. Channel 10 TV news showcased the work Oraita is doing in the south. A news crew and the mayor visited Oraita Dimona on July 10. They asked the madrichim about Oraita activities during Operation Zuk Eitan/Protective Edge. The activities on July 10 started at 5:00 p.m....

On Monday night June 30, OU Israel hosted a dinner to honor its teachers. Their efforts enable the OU Israel Center to offer 70-80 courses, shiurim and lectures in English every week. “It’s a privilege to stand before you, the giants of Jewish education,” Rabbi Avi Berman, Executive Director of...

A massive search has tragically turned to national mourning as the bodies of Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Sha’er and Naftali Frenkel are found. Read statement from the Orthodox Union and the Rabbinical Council of America. News updates.

As I sit in my living room four and a half hours after hearing the terrible news I find myself deep in thought about what has just happened. While the media now focuses on how, who, when, what will happen, I decide to take my thoughts elsewhere. Thinking about the...

Support for the soldiers involved in Operation Brother’s Keeper is coming in from all over Israel and around the world. A significant grant earmarked for soldiers serving in the Hevron area was made by the OU in New York. The purpose of this grant is to reinforce the efforts...