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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.

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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. 

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Resources

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Sofer Center


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Tefillin and Sifre Torah and get your checked

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

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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.

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Our Sofer Services

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

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Resources

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

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Read our Halacha FAQs - Dedicated In loving memory of Ruth and Ralph S. Gindi

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  • Hosha’na Rabba FAQs

    Hosha’na Rabba FAQs

    Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi What is Hosha'na Rabba? There are three days in the calendar designated for good judgment: Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Hosha'na Rabba. A...

    Hosha’na Rabba FAQs

    Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi What is Hosha'na Rabba? There are three days in the calendar designated for good judgment: Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Hosha'na Rabba. A...

  • Hol Hamo’ed FAQs

    Hol Hamo’ed FAQs

      “Please note: During this week I will have limited access to email and communication…” This common ‘out-of-office’ message, left by someone on vacation, best describes what our attitude towards...

    Hol Hamo’ed FAQs

      “Please note: During this week I will have limited access to email and communication…” This common ‘out-of-office’ message, left by someone on vacation, best describes what our attitude towards...

  • Yom Kippur FAQs 5786

    Yom Kippur FAQs 5786

      Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Are we required to eat bread on Erev Yom Kippur? There is a mitsvah to eat on Erev Yom Kippur. Hashem,...

    Yom Kippur FAQs 5786

      Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Are we required to eat bread on Erev Yom Kippur? There is a mitsvah to eat on Erev Yom Kippur. Hashem,...

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