From the jungles of Peru to the fishing boats of Norway, listen to the fascinating stories of OU mashgichim.
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PARSHAT TETZAVEH
February 23-24, 2024 / 15 Adar I 5784

 

HAFTARAH
Ezekiel 43:10-27

 

SPECIAL DAYS
Purim Katan is celebrated on Friday, February 23. Shushan Purim Katan is celebrated on Shabbat, February 24.

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The Tuition Game-Changer in New Jersey
The Tuition Game-Changer in New Jersey
Teach NJ

Over 1,000 members of New Jersey’s Jewish community turned out this week for a series of town halls about a game-changing tax-credit scholarship bill that would help provide tuition relief for families across the state. From Cherry Hill to Bergen County, people came to show support and learn from Teach NJ staff and advocates about what they can do to help create change and get this critical legislation passed.

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From the Jungles of Peru to the Fishing Boats of Norway
From the Jungles of Peru to the Fishing Boats of Norway
OU Kosher

NEW SERIES: Do you ever wonder what mashgichim do? Behind the OU symbol you know and trust, 850+ devoted mashgichim work around the clock – and around the globe – to ensure that your products are 100% kosher. Watch our new series, Meet the Mashgiach, to learn more about their tireless efforts on behalf of our community.

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ADL and NCSY Forge Partnership to Counter Antisemitism in High Schools
NCSY
ADL and NCSY Forge Partnership to Counter Antisemitism in High Schools

NCSY is proud to launch a meaningful and necessary partnership with the ADL, focused on providing resources, training and insight in the face of growing antisemitism.

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JDAIM: An Annual Reminder to Step Back
Yachad
JDAIM: An Annual Reminder to Step Back

Yachad New York Director Rebecca Mayer weighs in on Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month and how it serves as an annual reminder to make communal spaces more inclusive.

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Considering Relocation?
Community Projects & Partnerships
Considering Relocation?

Learn about more than 60 Orthodox Jewish communities virtually, from the comfort of your home on March 3.

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Order Your OU Guide to Passover 2024
OU Kosher
Order Your OU Guide to Passover 2024

The OU’s much-anticipated annual guide to everything you want or need to know about Passover is now available to order!

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NCSY Israel Launches Chavrutot Barzel Staff-Teen Learning Initiative
NCSY Israel
NCSY Israel Launches Chavrutot Barzel Staff-Teen Learning Initiative

In response to the Charavot Barzel war in Israel, NCSY Israel launched a new staff-teen learning initiative titled Chavrutot Barzel. The idea is simple: to fight the war in the ways we can, through Torah learning.

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Inside the Inspiring JLIC Winter Break Israel Solidarity Mission
OU-JLIC
Inside the Inspiring JLIC Winter Break Israel Solidarity Mission

The JLIC 2024 Winter Break Israel Solidarity Mission received a special welcome by Rav Doron Perez, executive chairman of the Mizrachi World Movement. The mission united college students in learning, volunteering and solidarity.

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How to Raise Children Who Enjoy a Healthy Lifestyle
GenAleph
How to Raise Children Who Enjoy a Healthy Lifestyle

What does spirituality have to do with a healthy relationship with food? How did Bracha Goetz, the author of over 40 children’s books, discover the answer through her own journey with an eating disorder? Watch The Jews Next Dor podcast this week for the answers to these questions and more.

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Yakov Danishefsky: Religion and Mental Health: God and Us
18Forty
Yakov Danishefsky: Religion and Mental Health: God and Us

In this episode of the 18Forty podcast, Yakov Danishefsky—a rabbi, author, and licensed social worker—talks about our relationships and our mental health.

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  OU Women's Initiative  
Torat Imecha Sefer Yehoshua Siyum
Tuesday, February 27 at 12 PM EST

Join the OU Women’s Initiative and Rivi Frankel for a guided tour throughout Israel to see the places mentioned in Sefer Yehoshua.

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  SPIRIT  
Memory Motivation Series

In this four-session class, Rina Yudkowsky, LMSW, presents a tip for different memory issues and a brain exercise during each session. The class began on February 7. Registration is still open and recordings of the past sessions are available.

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  Yachad  
The JDAIM Challenge

Yachad has launched the “The JDAIM Challenge,” a campaign celebrating Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM), which takes place in February. Each day, Yachad will highlight tips and strategies for shaping a more inclusive world.

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  Community Projects & Partnerships  
OU Savitsky Home Relocation Fair
Sunday, March 3, 2024 – 9 am - 7 pm EST

Join us for the OU Savitsky Home Relocation Fair – online from the comfort of your home! Aliyah resources provided by Nefesh B’Nefesh, CapitIL Realty and OU Israel.

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OU SPIRIT Unity Mission to Israel
March 10-14

Visit Sderot, meet with bereaved grandparents, evacuees, and miluim families, barbecue with soldiers, participate in volunteer projects and visit the Kotel. Activities and schedule will be geared to the SPIRIT 60+ demographic.

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  NCSY  
NCSY NY NJ Dinner
March 11

On March 11, New York – New Jersey NCSY will come together for an “Evening of Strength” celebrating the resilience of our teens with the community, and honoring three incredible couples that have shown unparalleled strength and commitment to the Jewish people.

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Single-Handle Faucets on Shabbos
L'Kadsho
Single-Handle Faucets on Shabbos

If one handle controls both the hot and cold water, can you use it on Shabbos? Find out with Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz! Plus, Rabbi Aryeh Kerzner on cutting hair and nails on erev Shabbos, Rabbi Reuven Brand on the gift of Shabbos, and more!

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Wearing Our Emotions on Our Sleeves
Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Wearing Our Emotions on Our Sleeves

Two of the priestly garments of the Kohein Gadol were adorned with the name of God: it was engraved prominently on the tzitz, the gold frontlet that adorned his forehead, and it was also hidden within the folds of the choshen, the breastplate.

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The Significance of Sacrifice
Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman
The Significance of Sacrifice

Understanding the ancient rituals of animal sacrifices can be a struggle in our modern world. How do we capture the value and messages of the korbanot for ourselves today?

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Atoning for the Sound of Murder
Rabbi Menachem Genack
Atoning for the Sound of Murder

The Yerushalmi states that the sound of the Kohen Gadol’s garments atone for “the sound of murder.” To what does this refer and how do the garments atone for it?

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An Absentee Role
Rabbi Shmuel Goldin
An Absentee Role

Even Moshe, the greatest leader our people has known, must at times step aside, to allow others to shine.

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Death and Mourning
Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Death and Mourning

More real reader Q&As, including: Do philanthropists live forever? Do the righteous decompose? And why don’t we take things from a shiva house?

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Leadership Means Making Space
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ztz"l
Leadership Means Making Space

Tetzaveh is the one parsha in which Moses takes second place. In fact, he is not mentioned by name at all, and all the focus is on his brother, Aaron, and on the role he came to occupy and personify, that of Kohen Gadol.

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The Stigma of Fame
Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
The Stigma of Fame

People are motivated by many things. The search for pleasure is certainly one of the great motivators of human beings. So are the search for power and the search for riches.

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Rachel – Silence Echoes Beyond Words
Mrs. Liat Mayerfeld
Rachel – Silence Echoes Beyond Words

The words we use can have an enormous impact on our own futures and the realities of others. More than speech, silence in key points in time can influence our families and the course of history.

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Which Item on the Kohen Was Missing in the Second Beis Hamikdash?
Rabbi Yitzy Fox
Which Item on the Kohen Was Missing in the Second Beis Hamikdash?

Find out and learn the parsha like never before with these challenging parsha trivia questions!

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Choshen and Ephod – Personal and Communal
Rabbi Shalom Rosner
Choshen and Ephod – Personal and Communal

The names of the twelve tribes were engraved on both the choshen and on the ephod. Why the repetition?

Read More in Torah Tidbits
Cold Water into Hot Tea?
Halacha Yomis
Cold Water into Hot Tea?

May I add cold water to a hot cup of tea on Shabbos?

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Can you eat sushi from a non-kosher restaurant?
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Approaching the Mediterranean Diet
Steven Genack
Approaching the Mediterranean Diet

As February is American Heart Month and National Self-Check Month, we explore a diet that can help prevent disease and bolster function for the heart, brain and digestive system.

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The Taryag Companion
OU Press
The Taryag Companion

Rabbi Jack Abramowitz’s The Taryag Companion includes thorough and incisive explanations of all 613 mitzvos (according to the list of Maimonides) in a surprisingly readable fashion.

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Shalom Rav Set
OU Press
Shalom Rav Set

Shalom Rav is a compilation of Rabbi Shalom Rosner’s inspiring and thought-provoking ideas on the weekly parasha, selected and adapted by Marc Lesnick.

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