While the link between the Orthodox Union and kashrut is renowned, the role of its Women’s Branch in the establishment of the OU’s kosher certification program is lesser known.  

Until what age should children remain on their parents’ spiritual insurance? 

E-cigarettes have become so ubiquitous that experts say it’s unlikely an Orthodox kid won’t encounter them.

What does halachah say about recreational vaping with THC-containing products?

With the emerging field of artificial intelligence (AI) becoming increasingly relevant to our everyday lives, what will it’s impact be on halachah?

The Chassid behind the effort to make “smart” kitchens Shabbat and yom tov-friendly 

How should parents respond when their child is no longer religious? 

Hershcovich is doing what a growing number of other Orthodox Jews are doing on this social media platform: mining humor from the excesses, peculiarities and ironies that abound in Orthodox life. 

The story of the Chumash is the story of how the timeless Torah continues to be presented in new ways. 

Misconception: One may daven facing a mirror, reflective window or family pictures. 

Fact: Even with one’s eyes closed, one should not daven facing a mirror, nor should one daven facing pictures of people or a reflective surface such as a glass breakfront or a window at night. 

A week without chametz doesn’t mean a week without flavor, or a week of eating that you’ll regret.  

With the upcoming obligation to drink the Four Cups at the Seder, the OU Kosher hotline is generally inundated with hundreds of callers asking a variety of questions about one topic in particular: wine.  

However Jews construct their lives and world, the covenant will always be part of the picture, whether they choose to notice it or not.  

Rav Cooperman’s objective in much of what he taught and in this sefer was to show his students and readers that with a carefully guided reading, based on understanding the methodology of how the Torah expresses itself, we can see that the final halachah squares with the “Pshuto Shel Mikra.”

Widen Your Tent, False Facts and True Rumors, and the Eternal Fire of Sefer Vayikra

My father was able to get matzot and some Pesachdik ingredients for my mother to cook with, but was faced with the challenge of how to obtain fresh milk.