2nd OCA Mesibat Chumash
Mazal Tov to our 2nd graders on receiving their very own Chumash! The students sang beautifully, danced, and each shared their love and excitement about learning Chumash. They then had the opportunity to learn the first pasuk of Lech Lecha with their families and decorate their Chumash cover. We are so proud of our 2nd […]
Worthy Insurance wins 2022 JCFL by Shimz Cars Championship
Any casual follower of the Jewish Community Football League by “Shimz Cars” could’ve predicted before the season that Worthy Insurance and Tripping Kosher would meet in the JCFL Championship Game presented by “Chef Dan’s Cafe.” In the last 9 seasons, it was a guarantee you would see either Captain Chaim Finkelstein (Worthy) or Captain Shulie Hochman […]
Menucha Family Shabbaton
For the families of Menucha, Shabbos Parshas Vayishlach began with warm smiles and anticipation. By the time Motzei Shabbos arrived, the connection, inspiration, and laughter broke all barriers, and as the entire Menucha family danced, hand in hand, they truly felt like one big Family. Menucha, a Baltimore-based organization that services children and adults with […]
Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah Inaugural Ma’amad Hadlaka
Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah held its inaugural “Ma’amad Hadlaka” on the 1st night of Chanukah. Simply put, the “Ma’amadHadlaka” is where the Kehilla came to participate in the personal Hadlakas Ner Chanukah of the Rav, Harav Yissochor Dov Eichenstein Shlit”a. The goal of this event was to give the Rav the opportunity to impart the Ruach and feeling of what an ideal fulfillment of […]
Grandparents and Special Friends Day at Ohr Chadash Academy (OCA)
We were thrilled to welcome close to 350 Grandparents and Special Friends to OCA to see our school in action, spend time in classrooms with interactive Chanukah projects and songs, hear student performances and Divrei Torah while enjoying a delicious breakfast, and get a glimpse of all that our students learn and experience each day. […]
For Love Is as Fierce as Death
Rabbi Zvi Teichman Praiseworthy is the man who has made Hashem his trust, and not turned to the arrogant and to strayers after falsehood. (תהלים מ ה) The Midrash states that the first half of this verse refers to none other than Yosef, who placed absolute faith in G-d. Yet, the Midrash also says that […]
Parshas Mikeitz
Rabbi Berel Wein The entire narrative of the story of Joseph and his brothers, as he sent off the Jewish people to Egyptian society, slavery and ultimate redemption, is meant to illustrate to us the guiding hand of Providence in human affairs. There is no question that all of the participants in this dramatic narrative […]
Is Dried Fruit the Top Banana?
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow There was a villager – we’ll call him Reuven – with a taste for fine liquor and a nice collection of schnapps barrels. Reuven knew how to enjoy his liquor responsibly. His brother, Shimon, on the other hand, didn’t know when to stop. Shimon loved visiting his brother and helping himself to […]
Cultivating Gratitude
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow There are some questions surrounding the details of the marriage of Rebbe Akiva to Rachel, the daughter of Kalba Savua. According to the Ben Yehoyada (Nedarim 50a), the following is what transpired. Rebbe Akiva initially performed kiddushin, the first stage of marriage, with Rachel. This was done in a quiet ceremony so […]
Parshas Vayeishev
Rabbi Berel Wein Modern writers and commentators have found the biblical narratives of the book of Bereshis irresistible in their penchant for psychoanalyzing people described in terms of modern understanding and current correctness. In so doing, they do a great disservice to Jewish tradition and present a distorted picture of the message that the Torah […]
