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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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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 Halacha 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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  • Tu B'Shevat FAQs + Shehehianu FAQs

    Tu B'Shevat FAQs + Shehehianu FAQs

      Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi  Ezra Ghodsi    What is the significance of Tu B’Shevat? Each year features four distinct occasions that mark the beginning of a specific New...

    Tu B'Shevat FAQs + Shehehianu FAQs

      Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi  Ezra Ghodsi    What is the significance of Tu B’Shevat? Each year features four distinct occasions that mark the beginning of a specific New...

  • Travel FAQs

    Travel FAQs

    In honor of Jack and Debbie Ades   Prepared by: Rabbi Moshe Arking ― Ave. O Synagogue  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Prayer for Travel ― Tefillat...

    Travel FAQs

    In honor of Jack and Debbie Ades   Prepared by: Rabbi Moshe Arking ― Ave. O Synagogue  Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Prayer for Travel ― Tefillat...

  • Asarah B’tevet FAQs

    Asarah B’tevet FAQs

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

    Asarah B’tevet FAQs

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

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