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Tuesday, December 27, 12:30- 2:30 pm Chanukah Musical Celebration at the OU Israel Center Featuring  Live Klezmer music headed by Bernie Marinbach & Band Bernie Marinbach and his Klezmer ensemble perform at the annual Klezmer festival in Tzfat, where they were awarded first prize as the best klezmer ensemble. He appears with the...

Lech Lecha – No-Adjective Avram written by Sharon Katz I remember learning many years ago from my beloved Torah teacher Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, o’h, that Abraham entered the world quietly, sans fanfare. “Hashem said to Avram, ‘Lech lecha’ (go for yourself)”. (Genesis 12:1) That’s it. Not, Hashem said to His faithful...

What better way is there to prepare for Rosh Hashana than with a tour of the Old City of Yerushalayim followed by dinner, music and inspirational talks culminating with a blessing for the New Year from Rav Shmuel Eliyahu(Chief Rabbi of Tzfat) overlooking Har Habayit? 120 OU Israel Youth Centers...

Rosh Hashana – Avraham’s holiday Written by Sharon Katz The Rosh Hashana Torah reading of the first day begins exactly where the hit biblical musical “COUNT THE STARS” ends – the miraculous birth of Yitzchak, son of Avraham and Sara, born to them in their old age. Our matriarch Sara was remembered...

A 70-year-old women harmonizes with a seven-year-old girl, a biologist and a psychologist ride camels across ancient Canaan, and a dozen eight-year-olds prove to be terrific puppeteers in the upcoming biblical musical, “COUNT THE STARS – The Journey of Avraham and Sara”. STARS brings about 70 women of all...

Click here to register for live broadcast  8:00am - Shacharit 9:00am - Kinot with Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Executive Vice President, Emeritus, OU and Rabbi Neil Winkler 8:30am- Shacharit, followed by kinot with Dr David Luchins and Dr. Ronnie Wachtel NCSY style (open for the public) 1:20pm Mincha, followed by videos during the afternoon 6:00pm...