WELCOME TO OHR OF THE SHORE

Empowering the Jersey Shore Community

Ohr Of The Shore is a community organization providing critical infrastructure and access to resources that our community needs.

Kollel, Halacha FAQs, Kosher chats, Mezuzot and Tefillin, Shaatnez checking, Brit Milah, Publications and more.

Halacha FAQs


Dedicated In loving memory of Ruth and Ralph S. Gindi

Our Halacha Center Provides Timely Halacha FAQs, a great resource to bring halacha to be clear and accessible to every member of our community. 

Visit Halacha FAQs Archive

Resources

Join one of our whatsapp chats, schedule a brit milah or pidyon, and view our collection of resources and links

Explore Resources

Levy Family
Sofer Center


Order Mezuzot,
Tefillin and Sifre Torah and get your checked

Visit Sofer Center

Learn More About Ohr Of The Shore

Discover the beating heart behind the wealth of halachic expertise and kashrut services in our community 

Discover Our Work

The Engine Behind It All

The Ohr Halacha Kollel is the engine behind the seemingly effortless explosion in quantity and quality of kashrut in our community as well as many other resources and publications. Young rabbis being trained daily on the specifics of halacha as it pertains to the practical questions needed to ensure that foundational halachot can be put into practice for the good of our community.

Our Sofer Services

Ensure the sanctity of your home with our meticulous writing and checking of mezuzot and teffilin.

Services We Provide

Resources

Ohr Of The Shore provides many free resources to our community, like Halacha FAQs, chats, and hotlines. Click below to explore.

Explore Resources
  • FAQs – Taanit Esther 5784

    FAQs – Taanit Esther 5784

    Written by: Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi Note: The following halachot apply only to Taanit Esther and other fast days, however, not to Tisha B’av or Yom Kippur....

    FAQs – Taanit Esther 5784

    Written by: Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi Note: The following halachot apply only to Taanit Esther and other fast days, however, not to Tisha B’av or Yom Kippur....

  • Shehehianu FAQ

    Shehehianu FAQ

    What fruits require a shehehianu? One can only recite shehehianu on produce which is seasonal and therefore not available year-round. Nowadays, many fruits which are seasonal are still readily available...

    Shehehianu FAQ

    What fruits require a shehehianu? One can only recite shehehianu on produce which is seasonal and therefore not available year-round. Nowadays, many fruits which are seasonal are still readily available...

  • FAQs – Asarah B’tevet

    FAQs – Asarah B’tevet

    Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Note: The following Halachot apply only to Asarah B’tevet and other fast days, however, not to Tisha B’av or Yom Kippur.  ...

    FAQs – Asarah B’tevet

    Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Note: The following Halachot apply only to Asarah B’tevet and other fast days, however, not to Tisha B’av or Yom Kippur.  ...

1 of 3