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At first glance, saying brachot on non-kosher food would seem to be a non-starter. The Shulchan Aruch writes unambiguously in Orach Chaim 196:1: If one ate a prohibited food, even if it is only Rabbinically prohibited, he may not be included in a zimun, nor should he make a bracha on it, neither before nor... Read more »

As Rabbi Moshe Scheinerman lamented in his hespid, we have absolutely no understanding nor do we possess the spiritual sophistication to properly describe the Gadol HaDor, Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt”l. Rav Chaim’s own father was the Steipler Gaon, not only a Gadol HaDor, but was also known as a “Kodesh – Holy Sage.” He lived... Read more »

For anyone running a non-profit who has ever struggled to get participants to show up, volunteers to buy in or donors to sponsor – this training is a game changer. All of the above are actually solved by having a proper marketing strategy and next Thursday, Estie Starr, who worked in marketing for Kiruv for... Read more »

As the West Coast director of the National Association of Chevra Kadisha (NASCK) headed by Rabbi Elchonon Zohn, and Director of Project Inspire Arizona, Mrs. Robin Meyerson has no shortage of sagas to share about educating the unaffiliated regarding the importance of Jewish burial. Mrs. Meyerson is involved in training Jews of all ages and... Read more »

Over the past forty years, several books stand out as the go-to reads introducing newcomers to Judaism: Rabbi Abraham Twerski, MD’s zt”l Generation to Generation and Let Us Make Man, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan’s zt”l Anthology, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s zt”l Halakhic Man, l’havdil bein chaim l’chaim, Rabbi Mayer Schiller’s The Road Back, Rabbi Akiva Tatz, MD’s Anatomy... Read more »

Rabbi Nachman Bulman z”tl beautifully describes the eternal connection of the Jewish people to Jerusalem in the Forward of David Rossoff’s, Where Heaven Touches Earth: “Locations where Jews have lived since our Father Avraham’s time, have dotted the globe. But one Place remains central from beginning to end – Yerushalayim, the heartland of Hashem’s People.... Read more »

Updated May 10, 2021 Days after the Meron Tragedy, many people have questions and are searching for religious responses to the seemingly unreal events that unfolded on Lag B’Omer. The following are a collection of thoughtful and insightful resources devoted to exploring religious responses to this tragic episode in Jewish history. We wish a speedy return to normalcy for... Read more »

The Jewish world suffered a great loss last week with the untimely passing of Rabbi Matisiyahu Rosenblum zt”l. Rabbi Rosenblum served as a senior collaborative writer and editor on many shiurim in the Morasha Curriculum between 2009 – 2014. During a shiva visit to his eldest brother, l’havdil bein chaim l’chaim, Rabbi Yonason Rosenblum, Shlita, we gained further... Read more »

In our busy and confusing world, our students spend so much time looking for answers, clarity and meaning. They may think that a job, a life situation, or how they look is going to make them happy. But if they are honest with themselves… it doesn’t always work. Introducing Olami Connect – just in time... Read more »

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New Class: Making Brachot on Non-Kosher Food

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Resources for Teaching the Vital Importance of Jerusalem

Resources on the Lag B’Omer Meron Tragedy

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