Issue

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Promoting Women’s Professional Growth at the OU; OU...", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_186,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422098/Jewishaction/ncsy-jump-shark-tank-drs-winners/ncsy-jump-shark-tank-drs-winners.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_476,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422098/Jewishaction/ncsy-jump-shark-tank-drs-winners/ncsy-jump-shark-tank-drs-winners.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1024,h_634,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422098/Jewishaction/ncsy-jump-shark-tank-drs-winners/ncsy-jump-shark-tank-drs-winners.jpg?_i=AA 1024w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422098/Jewishaction/ncsy-jump-shark-tank-drs-winners/ncsy-jump-shark-tank-drs-winners.jpg?_i=AA 1382w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422098/Jewishaction/ncsy-jump-shark-tank-drs-winners/ncsy-jump-shark-tank-drs-winners.jpg?_i=AA" } } }, { "uri": "/inside-the-ou/torah-new-york-grand-slam-torah-citi-field/", "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/inside-the-ou/", "name": "Inside the OU" } ] }, "title": "TORAH NEW YORK: Grand-Slam for Torah at Citi Field", "excerpt": "Featuring leading rabbinic scholars, educators and Jewish communal leaders, the Orthodox Union’s (OU) Second Annual “Torah...", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_136,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422089/Jewishaction/torah-ny3-programs/torah-ny3-programs.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_349,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422089/Jewishaction/torah-ny3-programs/torah-ny3-programs.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1024,h_465,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422089/Jewishaction/torah-ny3-programs/torah-ny3-programs.jpg?_i=AA 1024w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422089/Jewishaction/torah-ny3-programs/torah-ny3-programs.jpg?_i=AA" } } }, { "uri": "/inside-the-ou/new-positions-special-mentions/", "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/inside-the-ou/", "name": "Inside the OU" } ] }, "title": "New Positions & Special Mentions – Summer 2018", "excerpt": "Welcome to Rachel Leff and Rabbi Pinny Rosenthal; Congratulations to Miriam Isaac!\n", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_298,h_300,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422105/Jewishaction/instagram-miriam-isaac-feature-ncsy-busing-app/instagram-miriam-isaac-feature-ncsy-busing-app.jpg?_i=AA 298w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_150,h_150,c_fill,g_auto/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422105/Jewishaction/instagram-miriam-isaac-feature-ncsy-busing-app/instagram-miriam-isaac-feature-ncsy-busing-app.jpg?_i=AA 150w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_774,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422105/Jewishaction/instagram-miriam-isaac-feature-ncsy-busing-app/instagram-miriam-isaac-feature-ncsy-busing-app.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422105/Jewishaction/instagram-miriam-isaac-feature-ncsy-busing-app/instagram-miriam-isaac-feature-ncsy-busing-app.jpg?_i=AA 807w", "sizes": "(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422105/Jewishaction/instagram-miriam-isaac-feature-ncsy-busing-app/instagram-miriam-isaac-feature-ncsy-busing-app.jpg?_i=AA" } } }, { "uri": "/inside-the-ou/women-action-summer-2018/", "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/inside-the-ou/", "name": "Inside the OU" } ] }, "title": "Women in Action – Summer 2018", "excerpt": "Training mikvah attendants; guiding young rebbetzins\n", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_208,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422082/Jewishaction/women-icon-logo-initiative/women-icon-logo-initiative.png?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422082/Jewishaction/women-icon-logo-initiative/women-icon-logo-initiative.png?_i=AA 750w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422082/Jewishaction/women-icon-logo-initiative/women-icon-logo-initiative.png?_i=AA" } } }, { "uri": "/inside-the-ou/advocacy-wrap-summer-2018/", "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/inside-the-ou/", "name": "Inside the OU" } ] }, "title": "Advocacy Wrap-Up – Summer 2018", "excerpt": "Albany Mission; Big Wins for Shuls, Schools and Israel; Security Funding Win for Teach Florida\n", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_202,h_300,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679418929/Jewishaction/ou-advocacy-albany-mission-bane/ou-advocacy-albany-mission-bane.jpg?_i=AA 202w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679418929/Jewishaction/ou-advocacy-albany-mission-bane/ou-advocacy-albany-mission-bane.jpg?_i=AA 672w", "sizes": "(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679418929/Jewishaction/ou-advocacy-albany-mission-bane/ou-advocacy-albany-mission-bane.jpg?_i=AA" } } }, { "uri": "/inside-the-ou/marking-historic-relocation-us-embassy-israels-capital/", "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/inside-the-ou/", "name": "Inside the OU" } ] }, "title": "Marking the Historic Relocation of the US Embassy to Israel’s Capital", "excerpt": "“Today we celebrate what we hope, and pray to the Almighty, is the turning point...", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_185,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679416064/Jewishaction/jlem-embassy1/jlem-embassy1.png?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_474,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679416064/Jewishaction/jlem-embassy1/jlem-embassy1.png?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1024,h_633,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679416064/Jewishaction/jlem-embassy1/jlem-embassy1.png?_i=AA 1024w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679416064/Jewishaction/jlem-embassy1/jlem-embassy1.png?_i=AA 1321w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679416064/Jewishaction/jlem-embassy1/jlem-embassy1.png?_i=AA" } } } ] }, "regularPosts": { "nodes": [ { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/religion/jewish-law/", "name": "Jewish Law" } ] }, "title": "What’s in Your Anti-Cremation Toolkit?", "excerpt": "<p>With the number of Jews opting for cremation unfortunately on the rise, one never knows when he or she might be able to help another Jew choose a traditional Jewish burial over cremation. 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So why can’t you talk to Hakadosh Baruch Hu even though His presence is hidden?</p>\n", "uri": "/jewish-living/how-to-daven/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_281,h_300,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679410586/Jewishaction/daven-pray-icon/daven-pray-icon.png?_i=AA 281w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679410586/Jewishaction/daven-pray-icon/daven-pray-icon.png?_i=AA 292w", "sizes": "(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679410586/Jewishaction/daven-pray-icon/daven-pray-icon.png?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/jewish-living/", "name": "Jewish Living" }, { "uri": "/category/religion/", "name": "Religion" } ] }, "title": "How to Be an Inspiring Shaliach Tzibbur", "excerpt": "<p>It’s important to keep in mind that davening from the amud is not a performance.</p>\n", "uri": "/jewish-living/inspiring-shaliach-tzibbur/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_272,h_300,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422096/Jewishaction/shaliach-tzibbur-icon/shaliach-tzibbur-icon.png?_i=AA 272w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422096/Jewishaction/shaliach-tzibbur-icon/shaliach-tzibbur-icon.png?_i=AA 305w", "sizes": "(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679422096/Jewishaction/shaliach-tzibbur-icon/shaliach-tzibbur-icon.png?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/jewish-living/", "name": "Jewish Living" }, { "uri": "/category/religion/", "name": "Religion" } ] }, "title": "How to Strengthen One’s Emunah", "excerpt": "<p>God is our constant companion. 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https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_576,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679410556/Jewishaction/musuem-of-the-bible-exterior-original/musuem-of-the-bible-exterior-original.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1024,h_768,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679410556/Jewishaction/musuem-of-the-bible-exterior-original/musuem-of-the-bible-exterior-original.jpg?_i=AA 1024w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679410556/Jewishaction/musuem-of-the-bible-exterior-original/musuem-of-the-bible-exterior-original.jpg?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/jewish-world/israel/", "name": "Israel" }, { "uri": "/category/science-technology/", "name": "Science & Technology" } ] }, "title": "The New Chareidim", "excerpt": "<p>An increasing number of Chareidim in Israel, both men and women, are finding their way into careers in high-tech, business and other lucrative fields.</p>\n", "uri": "/jewish-world/israel/the-new-chareidim/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_200,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679410570/Jewishaction/kammatech-hackathon-new-chareidim/kammatech-hackathon-new-chareidim.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_512,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679410570/Jewishaction/kammatech-hackathon-new-chareidim/kammatech-hackathon-new-chareidim.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1024,h_683,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679410570/Jewishaction/kammatech-hackathon-new-chareidim/kammatech-hackathon-new-chareidim.jpg?_i=AA 1024w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679410570/Jewishaction/kammatech-hackathon-new-chareidim/kammatech-hackathon-new-chareidim.jpg?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/religion/education/", "name": "Education" }, { "uri": 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What percentage of our young people are married due to the efforts of a professional shadchan?</p>\n", "uri": "/opinion/shidduch-system-need-upgrade/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_300,h_173,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679403942/Jewishaction/ring-shidduch-marriage-wedding-engagement/ring-shidduch-marriage-wedding-engagement.jpg?_i=AA 300w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_444,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679403942/Jewishaction/ring-shidduch-marriage-wedding-engagement/ring-shidduch-marriage-wedding-engagement.jpg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_1024,h_592,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679403942/Jewishaction/ring-shidduch-marriage-wedding-engagement/ring-shidduch-marriage-wedding-engagement.jpg?_i=AA 1024w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679403942/Jewishaction/ring-shidduch-marriage-wedding-engagement/ring-shidduch-marriage-wedding-engagement.jpg?_i=AA 1381w", "sizes": "(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679403942/Jewishaction/ring-shidduch-marriage-wedding-engagement/ring-shidduch-marriage-wedding-engagement.jpg?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/food/recipes/", "name": "Recipes" } ] }, "title": "Kid-Friendly Summer Meals", "excerpt": "<p>These kid-friendly dishes are fun to make and will help children of all ages learn new cooking techniques. </p>\n", "uri": "/food/recipes/kid-friendly-summer-meals/", "featuredImage": { "node": { "srcSet": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_251,h_300,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679421540/Jewishaction/Brown-Sugar-Peach-Crisp/Brown-Sugar-Peach-Crisp.jpeg?_i=AA 251w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_768,h_919,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679421540/Jewishaction/Brown-Sugar-Peach-Crisp/Brown-Sugar-Peach-Crisp.jpeg?_i=AA 768w, https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/w_856,h_1024,c_scale/f_auto,q_auto/v1679421540/Jewishaction/Brown-Sugar-Peach-Crisp/Brown-Sugar-Peach-Crisp.jpeg?_i=AA 856w", "sizes": "(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px", "altText": "", "sourceUrl": "https://res.cloudinary.com/ouwp/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1679421540/Jewishaction/Brown-Sugar-Peach-Crisp/Brown-Sugar-Peach-Crisp.jpeg?_i=AA" } } }, { "categories": { "nodes": [ { "uri": "/category/religion/jewish-thought/", "name": "Jewish Thought" } ] }, "title": "What’s the Truth about . . . 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Volume # 78

Summer 2018(5778)

In this issue
What’s in Your Anti-Cremation Toolkit?
Jewish Law

What’s in Your Anti-Cremation Toolkit?

With the number of Jews opting for cremation unfortunately on the rise, one never knows when he or she might be able to help another Jew choose a traditional Jewish burial over cremation. Do you know a Jew who is considering cremation? If so, here is an uncomplicated approach that might succeed in changing someone’s mind.

The How-To Issue
Jewish Living

The How-To Issue

Even amid routine practices, on occasion we find ourselves acting by rote, lacking a freshness in our spiritual lives.

How to Prepare a Devar Torah
Jewish Living

How to Prepare a Devar Torah

The best way to identify a good topic is to select something you would want to hear about. Simply ask yourself, “What topic would I like to hear discussed and how would I want to hear it presented?”

How to Daven
Jewish Living

How to Daven

When you speak to someone on the telephone, for instance, you may not know what the individual looks like but you can certainly speak with him. So why can’t you talk to Hakadosh Baruch Hu even though His presence is hidden?

How to Strengthen One’s Emunah
Jewish Living

How to Strengthen One’s Emunah

God is our constant companion. He’s a member of our family, He’s a member of our office space, He’s a member of our social circle. He’s a companion in our lives wherever we go and in whatever we do.

How to Host Shabbos Guests
Jewish Living

How to Host Shabbos Guests

Your guests might span the spectrum of Jewry. . . . It has to be okay with you. Just know that each guest around your table is a Jew who wants to experience the beauty of Shabbos—and you are helping him or her do that.

How to Make a Kiddush Hashem at Work
Jewish Living

How to Make a Kiddush Hashem at Work

Keep in mind that whatever circumstance you find yourself in, whatever activity you’re involved in, whatever words you use, reflect not just on you, but on the entire Jewish people. You represent something much bigger than yourself.

Sephardic Kinot: Exploring Moroccan Tradition
Churban

Sephardic Kinot: Exploring Moroccan Tradition

In Morocco we didn’t eat meat the entire Nine Days [similar to the Ashkenazic minhag and unlike other Sephardim], although there were three different customs regarding meat consumption on Shabbat, depending on one’s family tradition and the city in which one lived.

Whose Museum of the Bible Is It?
Religion

Whose Museum of the Bible Is It?

A visit to the museum provides an opportunity for Jews to learn about the impact of our central sacred texts on the wider world and can have an impact on our sense of Jewish pride and religious mission.

The New Chareidim
Israel

The New Chareidim

An increasing number of Chareidim in Israel, both men and women, are finding their way into careers in high-tech, business and other lucrative fields.

Reviews in Brief
Reviews in Brief

Reviews in Brief

Has Rabbi Abramowitz undermined Maimonides’ literary concealment? Can a soldier pray in his uniform? Is the Torah pro or anti wealth? Is prayer futile for a terminally ill patient? These questions and more in Rabbi Student’s latest Reviews in Brief.