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The Underrated Value of Feeling Appreciated", "excerpt": "Being aware of one’s own worth can be a helpful catalyst for growth and change....", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_292,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679409232/Jewishaction/Josh-Joseph_21224afc33/Josh-Joseph_21224afc33.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_748,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679409232/Jewishaction/Josh-Joseph_21224afc33/Josh-Joseph_21224afc33.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679409232/Jewishaction/Josh-Joseph_21224afc33/Josh-Joseph_21224afc33.jpg?_i=AA 1016w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679409232/Jewishaction/Josh-Joseph_21224afc33/Josh-Joseph_21224afc33.jpg?_i=AA" } } }, { "uri": "/inside-the-ou/inside-the-ou-fall-2022/", "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/inside-the-ou/", "name": "Inside the OU" } ] }, "title": "Inside the OU – Fall 2022", "excerpt": "Teens Bring Cheer to Orphans; Battle of the Robots; WI Challenge Grant Winners\n", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_246,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679404089/Jewishaction/Teens-Bring-Cheer-to-Orphans-e1663264375985/Teens-Bring-Cheer-to-Orphans-e1663264375985.png?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1024,h_841,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679404089/Jewishaction/Teens-Bring-Cheer-to-Orphans-e1663264375985/Teens-Bring-Cheer-to-Orphans-e1663264375985.png?_i=AA 1024w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_631,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679404089/Jewishaction/Teens-Bring-Cheer-to-Orphans-e1663264375985/Teens-Bring-Cheer-to-Orphans-e1663264375985.png?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679404089/Jewishaction/Teens-Bring-Cheer-to-Orphans-e1663264375985/Teens-Bring-Cheer-to-Orphans-e1663264375985.png?_i=AA 1101w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679404089/Jewishaction/Teens-Bring-Cheer-to-Orphans-e1663264375985/Teens-Bring-Cheer-to-Orphans-e1663264375985.png?_i=AA" } } }, { "uri": "/inside-philanthropy/when-giving-is-a-family-affair/", "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/inside-philanthropy/", "name": "Inside Philanthropy" } ] }, "title": "When Giving is a Family Affair", "excerpt": "“When it comes to tzedakah, you give to family first. 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Soloveitchik and the Lubavitcher Rebbe: An Unlikely Friendship", "excerpt": "<p>The Rebbe wrote that his relationship with the Rav was ‘much greater than people knew.’</p>\n", "uri": "/the-rav/rav-soloveitchik-and-the-lubavitcher-rebbe-an-unlikely-friendship/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_231,h_300,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405194/Jewishaction/Rav-Rebbe-opening/Rav-Rebbe-opening.png?_i=AA 231w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405194/Jewishaction/Rav-Rebbe-opening/Rav-Rebbe-opening.png?_i=AA 603w", "sizes": "(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405194/Jewishaction/Rav-Rebbe-opening/Rav-Rebbe-opening.png?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/religion/education/", "name": "Education" }, { "uri": "/category/religion/faith/", "name": "Faith" }, { "uri": "/category/religion/outreach/", "name": "Outreach" } 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I began in outreach and found my way into operations and fundraising. I did not grow up observant; that experience fuels my passion for educating Jews who have not had access to a Jewish education. 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1024w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_485,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405319/Jewishaction/Dignity-in-an-oversharing-World/Dignity-in-an-oversharing-World.jpeg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1536,h_971,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405319/Jewishaction/Dignity-in-an-oversharing-World/Dignity-in-an-oversharing-World.jpeg?_i=AA 1536w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_2048,h_1294,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405319/Jewishaction/Dignity-in-an-oversharing-World/Dignity-in-an-oversharing-World.jpeg?_i=AA 2048w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_2560,h_1618,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405319/Jewishaction/Dignity-in-an-oversharing-World/Dignity-in-an-oversharing-World.jpeg?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/food/recipes/", "name": "Recipes" }, { "uri": "/category/religion/shabbat-holidays/rosh-hashanah/", "name": "Rosh Hashanah" }, { "uri": "/category/religion/shabbat-holidays/sukkot/", "name": "Sukkot" } ] }, "title": "The Holiday Cooking Marathon", "excerpt": "<p>Tishrei is about the journey, rather than getting to the finish line.</p>\n", "uri": "/food/recipes/the-holiday-cooking-marathon/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_200,h_300,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405309/Jewishaction/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon.jpg?_i=AA 200w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_683,h_1024,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405309/Jewishaction/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon.jpg?_i=AA 683w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_1152,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405309/Jewishaction/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1024,h_1536,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405309/Jewishaction/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon.jpg?_i=AA 1024w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1365,h_2048,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405309/Jewishaction/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon.jpg?_i=AA 1365w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1707,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405309/Jewishaction/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon.jpg?_i=AA 1707w", "sizes": "(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1707,h_2560,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405309/Jewishaction/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon/Holiday-Cooking-Marathon.jpg?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/religion/jewish-law/", "name": "Jewish Law" }, { "uri": "/category/religion/jewish-thought/", "name": "Jewish Thought" } ] }, "title": "What’s the Truth about . . . “Walking Four Amot in the Land of Israel”?", "excerpt": "<p>In whatever manner one understands the saying about walking four amot in Israel, it is clear that Chazal placed great emphasis and value on the 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Trust and Fear in Decision Making at Life’s Crossroads and in Everyday Living", "excerpt": "<p>Our seemingly endless choices in life today can become paralyzing when we finally need to choose one option.</p>\n", "uri": "/books/reviews/what-do-you-really-want-trust-and-fear-in-decision-making-at-lifes-crossroads-and-in-everyday-living/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_191,h_300,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405124/Jewishaction/BkGruen_What-Do-You-Really-Want/BkGruen_What-Do-You-Really-Want.png?_i=AA 191w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405124/Jewishaction/BkGruen_What-Do-You-Really-Want/BkGruen_What-Do-You-Really-Want.png?_i=AA 569w", "sizes": "(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405124/Jewishaction/BkGruen_What-Do-You-Really-Want/BkGruen_What-Do-You-Really-Want.png?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/books/reviews/", "name": "Reviews" } ] }, "title": "Song of Riddles: Deciphering the Song of Songs", "excerpt": "<p>Far removed from Biblical prose or even poetry, the Song’s lyrical conversations between two lovers—describing their pursuit of each other through vineyards and fields of blossoming flowers—seem enigmatic and unlike any other book in Tanach.</p>\n", "uri": "/books/reviews/song-of-riddles-deciphering-the-song-of-songs/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_192,h_300,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405293/Jewishaction/Song-of-Riddles-3d-e1663179389556/Song-of-Riddles-3d-e1663179389556.png?_i=AA 192w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_657,h_1024,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405293/Jewishaction/Song-of-Riddles-3d-e1663179389556/Song-of-Riddles-3d-e1663179389556.png?_i=AA 657w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405293/Jewishaction/Song-of-Riddles-3d-e1663179389556/Song-of-Riddles-3d-e1663179389556.png?_i=AA 731w", "sizes": "(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405293/Jewishaction/Song-of-Riddles-3d-e1663179389556/Song-of-Riddles-3d-e1663179389556.png?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/books/reviews-in-briefs/", "name": "Reviews in Brief" } ] }, "title": "Reviews in Brief – Fall 2022", "excerpt": "<p>If some of our attitudes are distinctly American, is our Orthodox Judaism still authentic?</p>\n", "uri": "/books/reviews-in-briefs/reviews-in-brief-fall-2022/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_168,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405121/Jewishaction/reviews-in-brief-books/reviews-in-brief-books.png?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1024,h_575,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405121/Jewishaction/reviews-in-brief-books/reviews-in-brief-books.png?_i=AA 1024w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_431,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405121/Jewishaction/reviews-in-brief-books/reviews-in-brief-books.png?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405121/Jewishaction/reviews-in-brief-books/reviews-in-brief-books.png?_i=AA 1240w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679405121/Jewishaction/reviews-in-brief-books/reviews-in-brief-books.png?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/life-ordeals/", "name": "Life Ordeals" }, { "uri": "/category/opinion/", "name": "Opinion" }, { "uri": "/category/religion/shabbat-holidays/sukkot/", "name": "Sukkot" } ] }, "title": "A Different Kind of Simchas Torah", "excerpt": "<p>Simchas Torah would have to pass us by; we were not emotionally ready for the joy, the songs, the ecstatic dancing. 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Volume # 0

Fall 2022 (5783) 5780

In this issue
Reb Chaim: Remembering the Prince of Torah
People

Reb Chaim: Remembering the Prince of Torah

It behooves us not to focus on the wonders attributed to him, but rather on the extraordinary breadth and depth of his Torah knowledge and wisdom, and on the impact his righteousness had on Am Yisrael.

In Their Own Words: Why I Work for the Klal
Cover Story

In Their Own Words: Why I Work for the Klal

I’ve been working in the non-profit sector since I entered the workforce eleven years ago. I began in outreach and found my way into operations and fundraising. I did not grow up observant; that experience fuels my passion for educating Jews who have not had access to a Jewish education. At Partners in Torah, I […]

The OU: Investing in its People
Cover Story

The OU: Investing in its People

With more than 3,000 full-time and part-time staff members worldwide, the OU is taking significant steps to make sure its current and potential employees see a future for themselves within the organization. 

Song of Riddles: Deciphering the Song of Songs
Reviews

Song of Riddles: Deciphering the Song of Songs

Far removed from Biblical prose or even poetry, the Song’s lyrical conversations between two lovers—describing their pursuit of each other through vineyards and fields of blossoming flowers—seem enigmatic and unlike any other book in Tanach.

The Rewards of Engaging in Chesed
In Focus

The Rewards of Engaging in Chesed

While the particular program might differ from school to school, it is almost universal that chesed is an expectation and a central component of a frum woman’s education.