Bayla Sheva Brenner

INSIDE THE OU

A Lifeline in the Storm: OU Provides Relief to Communities Devastated by Sandy

Within hours of Sandy’s devastation, the OU sprung into action. On its web site, the OU launched the OU Hurricane Relief Fund, giving the greater community an opportunity to reach…

INSIDE THE OU

Got a Kashrut Question? Ask the OU Kosher Consumer Hotline

In the days leading up to Pesach, as Rabbi David Polsky, the man behind the OU Kosher Consumer Hotline, enters his office, the phones are already ringing.

PEOPLE

Torah Judaism Is Alive in Germany: Q & A With Rabbi Josh Spinner

Which country boasts some of the fastest-growing Jewish communities in the world, outside of Israel? Surprisingly, it’s Germany. Who would have predicted that some 120,000 Jews would settle in Germany,…

INSPIRATION

Feeling is Believing: Shabbat Shines for Jewish Deafblind

With canes in their hands and anticipation on their faces, a number of men and women made their way to the Pearlstone Retreat Center’s main lobby. They had traveled from…

INSIDE THE OU

It’s All About Relationships: Teaching Social Skills to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Gone are the days when individuals with developmental disabilities were deemed unteachable. Today they’re reading, writing and holding down jobs. But as their expectation for Inclusion increases, so does their…

INSIDE THE OU

The Daf Heard Around the World

It’s 4:00 am and Rabbi Moshe Elefant, COO of OU Kosher and executive rabbinic coordinator, rises to begin another day. Aside from managing the day-to-day operations of OU Kosher, Rabbi…

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

I’m on Facebook Too! Disabilities and Social Media

Yachad member Zev Diamond, who is in his twenties, marched proudly in the Israel Day Parade this past summer. But he didn’t have to wait for the next Yachad event…

INSPIRATION

Meeting of Jewish Hearts: Women Lead the Way

Four years ago, feeling helpless over the Sderot bombings and the intensifying danger facing Jews worldwide, Tziporah Harris knew that Jewish unity would turn it all around. And it had…