About Ohr Halacha

A Critical Community Organization

Providing Critical Infrastructure For The Jersey Shore Community

If you are a member of the Jersey Shore community, you probably don't realize it, but you benefit daily from the work of the Ohr of The Shore and Ohr Halacha kollel.

It's easy to take for granted the stunning array of options the Jersey Shore offers to the kosher consumer, without recognizing the tremendous effort needed to bring the kashrut level up to the standards required by halacha.

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What makes Ohr of The Shore and Ohr Halacha unique?

The Ohr Halacha Kollel is one of a kind in it's focus and outcomes. No other institution provides a path directly from learning to practice as clearly as Ohr Halacha.

Under the leadership of Rabbi Hayim Arking and Rabbi Binyamin Seruya, the kollel focuses its learning on questions coming up in every day life, on chats, in conversations, in live examples in a restaurant or home.

The rabbis in the kollel are capable of dissecting an issue with all its angles and coming up with the correct halachic answer, which requires a deep and extensive background in the material.

Instant Halacha Chat

Our rabbis are available during business hours to answer questions from the community. If you are in the need of halacha assistance, click here to start a chat and get an answer within a few hours.

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Halacha FAQs

Our Kollel is also active in publishing material that will bring relevant halacha to the layman in an easy and appealing way. Many members of our community enjoy our timely Halacha FAQs, which can be viewed below:

  • Hanukah FAQs

    Hanukah FAQs

    Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   The mitsvah of lighting the menorah is an extremely beloved mitsvah (Rambam). All mitsvot have a standard way of performance and an...

    Hanukah FAQs

    Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   The mitsvah of lighting the menorah is an extremely beloved mitsvah (Rambam). All mitsvot have a standard way of performance and an...

  • Doughnut FAQs

    Doughnut FAQs

    Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Many have the custom of eating foods fried in oil on Hanukah. This reminds us of the miracle which happened through oil...

    Doughnut FAQs

    Rabbi Hayim Asher Arking Rabbi Ezra Ghodsi   Many have the custom of eating foods fried in oil on Hanukah. This reminds us of the miracle which happened through oil...

  • 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...

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Sofer Center

In additional to becoming kashrut experts, the kollel trains rabbis to become sofrim (writers of religious documents, such as mezuzot, tefillin, and sifre torah). This fills a vital and ever growing need to provide the community with the mezuzot and tefillin that are required every day. These items are available for this website at our sofer center. [Click Here]

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We Need Your Support

To keep our Kollel functioning, our budget is over $30,000 per month. As a supporter of this vital organization, you would be partnering in thousands of merits that occur every time someone is helped by one of our rabbis, which happens many times every day.

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