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Praying for the safety of those Ukrainians fighting against Russian oppression, Elisheva Avidar is about to go on stage in Jerusalem, playing a Soviet anti-Semite. Elisheva Avidar, as the anti-Semitic Soviet director Konstantin Tabakov, with star (Hadassa Daniels) and producer (Yael Valier) in the women’s musical production, “WHISPER FREEDOM”.   Elisheva Avidar...

Written by Sharon Katz THE RUSSIAN INVASION, THE CROWN & THE JEWS As Russia sends its forces into Ukraine, the Soviet communist regime ironically echoes the rule of the Czars of Imperial Russia, who spent a good part of their reign conquering nearby nations and enlarging their domain. The historical musical “WHISPER...

On Sabbath, October 27, when a gunman murdered 11 Jews in a Pittsburgh synagogue, he screamed, “All Jews must die.” The location of this anti-Semitic attack may be new, but the call is as old as the existence of Jews. In every generation, an enemy has risen against the Jewish...

“HIDDEN – The Secret Jews of Spain”, an epic historical musical about a courageous converso family trying to preserve its faith during the terror of the Spanish Inquisition, is spreading its dazzle and vitality to the already energized OU Israel Center this season. Two evenings a week, dancers and singers...

Shabbat Candles during the Inquisition This week under The Shabbat Project more than one million Jews will circle the world with light - the light of the Sabbath candles - as Jews of every affiliation do their best to keep Shabbat together. The small flames of their Shabbat candles will...

It is Yom Kippur. It is always Yom Kippur on Sunday night at 7 PM, when the Secret Yom Kippur scene is rehearsed at the OU Israel Center for the new show, “HIDDEN – The Secret Jews of Spain”. The dancers position themselves with white shawls upon their shoulders. The...

“Eicha. How she sits in solitude. The city that was full of people has become like a widow.” (Eicha 1:1) The prophet Jeremiah is speaking of Jerusalem, a once proud city, turned to ruin with the destruction of the Holy Temple and the fall of its once-mighty citizens. He could...