Rabbi’s Blog: Sacrifice & Success
01/09/2024 03:41:42 PM
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Yesterday was an extremely difficult day for our soldiers. The very battalion that Alisa and I visited last week,...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Israeli Resolve + Israel Mission
01/04/2024 02:24:48 PM
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There are many ways for us to continue showing our support for Israel in her time of need. We have been running fundraising...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Harvesting in the Fields
01/02/2024 05:01:02 PM
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Greetings from Israel.
We just spent a grueling day volunteering in the fields of the South of Israel. Vast fields of produce are in danger of rotting for lack of harvesters. We...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Hakafot in Sderot
12/29/2023 12:01:27 PM
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Greetings from Israel.
Yom Kippur 5733 was not observed in the usual manner of prayer and fasting in Israel. The entire country mobilized for war, and the trauma of the unprovoked attack against...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Stories from Sderot
12/26/2023 03:08:57 PM
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Dear OZ family,Life resumed a slight bit towards normalcy this week for Sderot, the closest city to Gaza. The Hesder Yeshiva, a central hub of activity in Sderot returned to its home base after more than two months of...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: “Normaliyut”
12/24/2023 08:05:26 AM
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We’re barely here two days and it feels like we’ve been here for a few weeks. I mean that in a good way. There is always something exciting...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Arriving in Israel
12/21/2023 04:52:17 PM
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We just arrived at the children’s home, Beit Elazraki in Netanya. They were in the middle of a ceremony attended by the grandparents...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Friday's 10 Teves Update + ZAKA Link
12/20/2023 03:06:51 PM
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Dear friends, Please note that Mincha on Friday will be earlier this week at 4:00pm due to the 10th of Tevet fast day. As to why the Fast of 10...Read more...
OZ Chevra Appeal: A Zechus to support ZAKA
12/19/2023 10:51:42 AM
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Much of the work of the Chevra Kaddisha is done privately, with the utmost respect shown to the deceased,...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Avinu Malkeinu
12/18/2023 10:56:46 AM
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With Chanukah behind us, we have...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Zos Chanukah
12/15/2023 12:35:43 PM
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Zos Chanukah, the name that we give to the...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: A “Trepp” Down Memory Lane
12/13/2023 04:24:16 PM
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I have always enjoyed making birthday calls. Over the course of a year, I make...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Exile & Return
12/12/2023 02:04:46 PM
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Rabbi’s Blog: Prisoner Swaps
12/11/2023 01:16:51 PM
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Every passing day seems to present new examples of hypocrisy from the typical...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: B’Kitzur…
12/10/2023 04:50:42 PM
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Right after Sukkot, we started a...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Chag Urim Sameach + Friday Mincha Update
12/07/2023 03:46:22 PM
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OZ Casino Night & Poker Tournament
12/06/2023 06:48:03 PM
Hi All,
Thank you for joining one of our past OZ 30's & 40's dinners.Next Saturday Night, December 16 at 8:00pm, OZ 30s & 40s is hosting a Casino Night & Poker Tournament to benefit United Hatzalah of Israel and the amazing life saving work they do everyday and...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: UN-recognizable
12/06/2023 01:14:18 PM
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Rabbi’s Blog: Shtark Reminders
12/05/2023 11:17:11 AM
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The last two nights have been stark...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: The Comfort of Shabbat
12/01/2023 04:04:14 PM
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My recent messages draw attention to the profound hypocrisy of those who virulently attack Israel’s response...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Considering Kissinger
11/30/2023 08:55:52 AM
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The news today is calling 1923-2023 the Kissinger Century. He was born into an...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Anti-Israelism
11/29/2023 01:40:31 PM
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The Jews in Germany in the 30’s were...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Respond to Rutgers
11/28/2023 07:26:04 AM
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The dichotomy in how the events in Gaza are reported, and how they are treated in academia is breathtaking. One side, at its own peril,...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: To Be Thankful…
11/24/2023 11:14:41 AM
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When Thanksgiving weekend coincides with Parshat Vayetzei, we have a double reminder of the value of...Read more...
OZ Youth Update: Shabbat, Thanksgiving, and Chanukah, Oh My!
11/22/2023 12:00:12 PM
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We are writing to express our joy and gratitude for the warm welcome we've received from the community over the past month as we've assumed the role of Youth...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Shalom means Peace
11/21/2023 06:35:48 PM
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I came to a very telling experience yesterday in the 96th St. subway station. As...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: The Message of Avinu Malkeinu
11/20/2023 01:14:46 PM
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When hundreds of thousands of Jews gathered to protest the treatment of refusenik Soviet...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: A Case of Contrasts
11/17/2023 12:56:21 PM
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Rabbi’s Blog: "...But The Were Jews"
11/15/2023 12:28:02 PM
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When one of the ten Nuremberg defendants...Read more...
Rabbi’s Blog: Down To D.C.
11/14/2023 03:18:43 PM
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A quarter of a million supporters of Israel are gathered on the mall of Washington DC to show our love...Read more...
