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| Editor | Rabbi Moshe Newman.[1] |
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| Categories | Torah study, Jewish education |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Circulation | ~300,000 readers (monthly)[2] |
| Publisher | Yeshivat Ohr Somayach |
| Founded | 1993[3] |
| Country | Israel, International |
| Language | English |
| Website | articles |
OhrNet is a weekly online Torah magazine published by Yeshivat Ohr Somayach, an Orthodox Yeshiva based in Jerusalem.[4] The publication is distributed primarily through the institution's official website and email listserv, serving as an educational outreach tool for its students, alumni, and the broader Jewish community.[5][6][7]
Content
[edit]OhrNet features content focused on classical Orthodox study, including:
- Parsha Commentary: Weekly insights into the Torah portion of the week, often drawing from classical commentaries and the teachings of the Yeshiva's faculty.[8]
- Q&A Sections: Responses to reader-submitted questions regarding Halakha (Jewish law), Jewish philosophy, and contemporary issues.[9]
- Torah Insights: Short essays and lectures on Talmud, Musar, and Tanakh.[10]
- Love of the Land: Selections from classical Torah sources that express the connection between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel.[11]
- What's in a Word? - An exploration of Hebrew synonyms by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein[12][13].
Past and current contributors include Rabbi Mendel Weinbach, Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz, Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair[14][15][16], Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Becher, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Gottlieb[17][18], Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein[19], Rabbi David Orlofsky[20], Rabbi Yehuda Spitz[21], Rabbi Reuven Lauffer[22], and Rabbi Reuven Subar[23][24]
The publication serves as a digital component of Yeshivat Ohr Somayach’s mission to provide accessible educational resources to the global Jewish community.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ http://gatewaysonline.us/bios.asp
- ↑ https://jle.org.ohr.edu/2250
- ↑ https://articles.ohr.edu/categories/ohrnet
- ↑ https://books.google.co.il/books?id=nfrGRhHBuskC&q=%22OhrNet%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22OhrNet%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&printsec=frontcover&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLgp7K2uuUAxUBBNsEHQ-iNwMQ6AF6BAgJEAM
- ↑ https://articles.ohr.edu/categories/ohrnet
- ↑ https://articles.ohr.edu/articles/parshat-matot-masei-28
- ↑ https://ohr.edu/ask/ask263.txt
- ↑ https://ohr.edu/yhiy/article.php/9018?showobject=1
- ↑ https://ohr.edu/ohrnet/special/rosh-ha/rh5757.pdf
- ↑ https://ohr.edu/ohrnet/special/rosh-ha/rh5757.pdf
- ↑ https://ohr.edu/web/torahpub.htm
- ↑ https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/author/reuven-chaim-klein/
- ↑ https://ohr.edu/this_week/whats_in_a_word/
- ↑ https://ohr.edu/ohrnet/special/rosh-ha/rh5757.pdf
- ↑ https://ohr.edu/ohrnet/special/rosh-ha/rh5757.pdf
- ↑ https://jr.co.il/hotsites/Ohrnet-Sukkot--Simchat-Torah--Bereishet--Noach.pdf
- ↑ https://ohr.edu/ohrnet/special/rosh-ha/rh5757.pdf
- ↑ https://ohr.edu/ohrnet/special/rosh-ha/rh5757.pdf
- ↑ https://potomactorah.org/content/2021-03-26-Pesach-Supplement.pdf
- ↑ https://ohr.edu/ohrnet/special/rosh-ha/rh5757.pdf
- ↑ https://jr.co.il/hotsites/Ohrnet-Sukkot--Simchat-Torah--Bereishet--Noach.pdf
- ↑ http://gatewaysonline.us/bios.asp
- ↑ https://articles.ohr.edu/articles/parashat-bo-8
- ↑ https://potomactorah.org/content/2022-01-28-Mishpatim.pdf
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