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To Mourn a Child: Jewish Responses to Neonatal and Childhood Death

A Bible scholar once commented that the Bible would have been profoundly incomplete had it not included the Book of Job.

Vision From the Prophet and Counsel From the Elders: A Survey of Nevi’im and Ketuvim

Nevi’im and Ketuvim, the books of the Prophets and Holy Writings, together with the Five Books of Moses, comprise the broad canvas on which the history,

Derashot LeDorot: A Commentary for the Ages

Devotees of Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm’s masterful writings are in for a treat with the publication of Derashot LeDorot.

In the Narrow Places: Daily Inspiration for the Three Weeks

The Three Weeks between the fasts of Shivah Asar B’Tammuz and Tishah B’Av is a period of somber communal mourning. On the surface, we observe rites of mourning and refrain…

Majesty and Humility: The Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik

OU Press takes special pride in playing a major role in the growing body of literature by and about Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, the Rav, and is pleased to present…

Darosh Darash Yosef: Discourses of Rav Yosef Dov Halevi Soloveitchik on the Weekly Parashah/Covenant and Conversation/Unlocking the Torah Text: An In-Depth Journey into the Weekly Parsha

Week after week, month after month, year after year, as the global Jewish community continues the unceasing cycle of Torah reading, we have the ability to study the weekly parashah…

Hilchot Tefilla: A Comprehensive Guide to the Laws of Daily Prayer

Prayer is an intimate conversation of the heart. It is a personal discussion with the Almighty, a laying bare of one’s innermost insecurities and needs.

Mourning the Churban with the Rav

Over the past several decades, the observance of Tishah B’Av has been transformed for many of us. Not long ago, we would attend shul, quickly and silently read kinot, which…