Ohr Torah Stone is working hard to strengthen the home front The Modern Orthodox network of 32 Israeli educational institutions is prioritizing mental health issues during the current war. Amelie Botbol Oct. 23, 2024
Purim 2023: Multitudes to join in community Megillah readings Holiday unity is urged in a time of intense political division. March 6, 2023
Efrat high-schoolers make pointed stop to visit family of murdered Druze officer “When Yazan’s uncle spoke, we saw the tears in his eyes, and we were able to truly feel his pain,” said 16-year-old Benyamin Gottlieb. March 30, 2022
Graduation marks new class of leaders in Jewish law Three women—Rabbanit Dr. Hannah Hashkes, Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis and Rabbanit Chamutal Shoval—completed a five-year course at the Susi Bradfield Women’s Institute for Halakhic Leadership. June 7, 2021
Collector of Jewish souls: A rabbi’s treasures culled from around the world When he arrives in a new community, Rabbi Eliahu Birnbaum, 62, slips into detective mode: “I’ve found amazing old books, prayers, Haggadahs and more in those places.” Deborah Fineblum Jan. 25, 2021
Outdoor rest area honors memory of Dvir Sorek, killed in 2019 terror attack Students cleaned up the wooded area and created a path to the site, where they placed benches and picnic tables they made themselves. June 10, 2020
Ohr Torah Stone launches Jewish education grants to small European communities Funding will support projects in Finland, Latvia, Norway and Poland. Jan. 8, 2020
Hila Schlakman finishes daily Talmud learning cycle, may be youngest woman yet “With the fuel each page gave me to learn the next, I can truly say it’s an endeavor which brought me so much, and I look forward to starting the next cycle,” said the 17-year-old from Efrat. Jan. 6, 2020
Israel is helping solve the global shortage of educators and rabbis Ohr Torah Stone’s Beren-Amiel and Straus-Amiel programs are celebrating the 20th anniversary of sending well-trained, creative and motivated educators and rabbis to serve Jewish communities throughout the world. Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander May 15, 2019
