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Straus-Amiel Graduate Appointed Chief Rabbi of Bern Canton

May 30, 2019May 6, 2019 by OTSTeam

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Congratulations to Rabbi Michael Kohn, a graduate of the Straus-Amiel Program, upon his appointment as the Chief Rabbi of Berne Canton, Switzerland In an emotional ceremony, OTS alumnus Rabbi Michael Kohn was inaugurated as the Chief Rabbi of the Swiss Jewish communities of Berne and Biel. Kohn, a graduate shaliach of the Straus-Amiel Practical Rabbinics …

Magnificent ritual bath in Wroclaw, Poland rededicated, half a century after closing its gates

November 18, 2018November 7, 2018 by OTSTeam

Magnificent ritual bath in Wroclaw, Poland rededicated, half a century after closing its gates In the presence of the Chief Rabbi of Poland, the hundred-year-old mikva (ritual bath) was rededicated at the end of the week, after having suffered great neglect during Communist regime in the country By Itamar Eichner, Yediot Acharonot Judaism Reporter – …

Warsaw’s Jews Bury Sifrei Torah

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 by OTSTeam

Warsaw’s Jewish community buried fragments of pre-war Torah scrolls inside two enormous clay jars at the city’s Jewish cemetery on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the start of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. Kol Hakavod to OTS Straus-Amiel graduate, Warsaw’s Chief Rabbi Moshe Bloom, for organizing the burial in cooperation with Poland’s Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich …

The Code and the Reality – “Heicha Kedusha”

March 22, 2017 by OTSTeam

“The Code and the Reality”

Audio Series by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, Director of Training and Placement of OTS rabbinical and educational emissaries

Shiur #22: “Heicha Kedusha (Abridged Repetition) for Shacharit?”

The Code and the Reality – 15 minutes for Shacharit

March 15, 2017 by OTSTeam

“The Code and the Reality”

Audio Series by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, Director of Training and Placement of OTS rabbinical and educational emissaries

Shiur #21: “We’ll give you 15 minutes for Shacharit, Rabbi”

The Code and the Reality – Shul Protocol on a Fast Day

March 8, 2017 by OTSTeam

“The Code and the Reality”

Audio Series by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, Director of Training and Placement of OTS rabbinical and educational emissaries

Shiur #21: “Shul Protocol on a Fast Day”

The Code and the Reality – Gender Challenge on Purim

March 1, 2017 by OTSTeam

“The Code and the Reality”

Audio Series by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, Director of Training and Placement of OTS rabbinical and educational emissaries

Shiur #20: “The Gender Challenge on Purim”

The Code and the Reality – Saying Shehechiyanu on an Anniversary

February 22, 2017February 22, 2017 by OTSTeam

“The Code and the Reality”

Audio Series by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, Director of Training and Placement of OTS rabbinical and educational emissaries

Shiur #19: “Saying ‘Shehechiyanu’ on an Anniversary?”

The Code and the Reality – Saying Shehechiyanu on Conversion

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 by OTSTeam

“The Code and the Reality”

Audio Series by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, Director of Training and Placement of OTS rabbinical and educational emissaries

Shiur #18: “May a Person Who Converted to Judaism Say ‘Shehechiyanu’ on the Day of His/Her Conversion?”

The Code and the Reality – “Sitting Chazzan: Part II”

February 1, 2017 by OTSTeam

“The Code and the Reality”

Audio Series by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, Director of Training and Placement of OTS rabbinical and educational emissaries

Shiur #17: “A sitting chazzan: Can one daven amida (literally meaning standing up) while sitting down?”

The Code and the Reality – “Sitting Chazzan: Part I”

January 25, 2017 by OTSTeam

“The Code and the Reality”

Audio Series by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, Director of Training and Placement of OTS rabbinical and educational emissaries

Shiur #16: “A sitting chazzan: Can one daven amida (literally meaning standing up) while sitting down?”

The Code and the Reality – “Sacrifice for the Community?”

January 18, 2017 by OTSTeam

“The Code and the Reality”

Audio Series by Rabbi Yehoshua Grunstein, Director of Training and Placement of OTS rabbinical and educational emissaries

Shiur #15: “Cover Yourself, or Sacrifice for the Community?”

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Straus-Amiel Graduate Appointed Chief Rabbi of Bern Canton

Magnificent ritual bath in Wroclaw, Poland rededicated, half a century after closing its gates

Warsaw’s Jews Bury Sifrei Torah

The Code and the Reality – “Heicha Kedusha”

The Code and the Reality – 15 minutes for Shacharit

The Code and the Reality – Shul Protocol on a Fast Day

The Code and the Reality – Gender Challenge on Purim

The Code and the Reality – Saying Shehechiyanu on an Anniversary

The Code and the Reality – Saying Shehechiyanu on Conversion

The Code and the Reality – “Sitting Chazzan: Part II”

The Code and the Reality – “Sitting Chazzan: Part I”

The Code and the Reality – “Sacrifice for the Community?”

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