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61        <div class="row">
62          <div class="col-md-7 px-4 px-md-2">
63            <h1>
64              get to know oorah
65              <small class="mt-2">A full spectrum of support for Jewish children and their families</small>
66            </h1>
67
68            <div class="d-grid gap-3 d-flex justify-content-start mt-5">
69              <a class="btn btn-lg btn-outline-light" href="programs.php">Oorah's Programs</a>
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77    <!-- Testimonial section -->
78    <section class="container testimonial py-7 mt-3">
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80        <p>
81          “Warm, dedicated & knowledgeable people are the heart of Oorah.”
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83      </div>
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86    <!-- leadership section -->
87    <section class="container leadership" id="leadership">
88      <div class="row d-flex flex-lg-row justify-content-between">
89        <div class="col-lg-6 pe-md-6 pt-4 pt-xxl-2">
90          <img src="images/about-r-c-mintz.jpg" alt="Rabbi Chaim Mintz" />
91        </div>
92
93        <div class="col-lg-6">
94          <h2 class="mb-3 pt-2">
95            <small class="mt-1">Founder, Director, Spiritual Leader & Advisor</small>
96            Rabbi Chaim Mintz
97          </h2>
98          <p>
99      Rabbi Chaim Mintz’s vision of a close-knit community has grown into a network of support for Jewish children and their families. From its beginnings in Staten Island, Oorah has expanded to offer educational opportunities, mentoring, and community programs across the country. His decades of experience in education, together with his warmth and personal concern for others, continue to shape Oorah’s approach. Rabbi Mintz remains involved in Oorah’s programs nationwide. Each Tuesday night, he leads a <a href="/asktherabbi/rabbi-mintz-torah-classes.php" target="_blank">weekly Torah class</a> followed by <a href="/ask-the-rabbi" target="_blank"> Ask the Rabbi</a>, giving individuals and families a welcoming place to learn, ask questions, and seek guidance.
100
101          </p>
102
103          <div class="d-grid gap-3 d-flex justify-content-start mt-3">
104            <a class="btn btn-primary" href="/asktherabbi">Join Ask the Rabbi Live</a>
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106        </div>
107      </div>
108
109      <div class="row d-flex flex-xl-row justify-content-between pt-md-3 mt-7">
110        <!-- Left: Founder / Executive / Board lists -->
111        <div class="col-md-4 col-lg-3 mb-5 mb-xl-0 pe-xl-4">
112          <div class="row gx-3">
113
114            <div class="col-6 col-md-12">
115              <ul class="board-list ps-1">
116                <h3 class="mb-2">Founder</h3>
117                <li><span>Rabbi Chaim Mintz</span></li>
118
119                <h3 class="mb-2 mt-3">Executive</h3>
120                <li><span>Eliyohu Mintz</span><br>CEO</li>
121                <li><span>Rabbi Yitzchok Kornblau</span><br>COO</li>
122                <li><span>Ben Turin</span><br>General Counsel</li>
123                <li><span>Rabbi Yehoshua Weinstein</span><br>President</li>
124              </ul>
125            </div>
126
127            <div class="col-6 col-md-12">
128              <ul class="board-list ps-1">
129                <h3 class="mb-2">Board</h3>
130                <li>
131                  <span>Rabbi Chaim Mintz</span><br>
132                  <span>Eliyohu Mintz</span><br>
133                  <span>Avraham Biderman</span><br>
134                  <span>Rabbi Tzvi (Heshy) Forster</span><br>
135                  <span>Elli Bohm</span><br>
136                  <span>Simcha Londinski</span><br>
137                  <span>Yehoshua Weinstein</span><br>
138                  <span>Sender Shulman</span>
139                </li>
140              </ul>
141            </div>
142
143          </div>
144        </div>
145
146        <!-- Right: Leadership photo grid -->
147        <div class="col-md-8 col-lg-9 leadership-grid-col ps-md-4 ps-xxl-5 pt-4 pt-md-0">
148          <h3 class="mb-4">Program Directors</h3>
149          <div class="staff-grid">
150
151            <figure class="figure">
152              <img src="images/staff/tzvi-yoffe.png" alt="Rabbi Tzvi Yoffe" class="figure-img" />
153              <figcaption class="figure-caption">
154                <strong>Rabbi Tzvi Yoffe</strong>
155                Senior Kiruv Coordinator
156              </figcaption>
157            </figure>
158
159                     <figure class="figure">
160              <img src="images/staff/shayndy-abrahamson.png" alt="Mrs. Shayndy Abrahamson" class="figure-img" />
161              <figcaption class="figure-caption">
162                <strong>Mrs. Shayndy Abrahamson</strong>
163                Director of Events
164              </figcaption>
165            </figure>
166
167            <figure class="figure">
168              <img src="images/staff/chaim-reichman.png" alt="Rabbi Chaim Reichman" class="figure-img" />
169              <figcaption class="figure-caption">
170                <strong>Rabbi Chaim Reichman</strong>
171                Senior Rabbinic Advisor
172              </figcaption>
173            </figure>
174            
175   
176            <figure class="figure">
177              <img src="images/staff/yisroel-hoberman.png" alt="Rabbi Yisroel Mayer Hoberman" class="figure-img" />
178              <figcaption class="figure-caption">
179                <strong>Rabbi Yisroel Mayer Hoberman</strong>
180                Director of TorahMates
181              </figcaption>
182            </figure>
183
184      
185    <figure class="figure">
186              <img src="images/staff/yakov-mendelson.png" alt="Rabbi Yakov Mendelson" class="figure-img" />
187              <figcaption class="figure-caption">
188                <strong>Rabbi Yakov Mendelson</strong>
189                Director of Scholars
190              </figcaption>
191            </figure>
192            
193            <figure class="figure">
194              <img src="images/staff/dovid-miller.png" alt="Rabbi Dovid Miller" class="figure-img" />
195              <figcaption class="figure-caption">
196                <strong>Rabbi Dovid Miller</strong>
197                Director of Kiruv Development
198              </figcaption>
199            </figure>
200
201
202            <figure class="figure">
203              <img src="images/staff/avrohom-brog.png" alt="Rabbi Avrohom Brog" class="figure-img" />
204              <figcaption class="figure-caption">
205                <strong>Rabbi Avrohom Brog</strong>
206                Directors of TheZone Boys Camp
207              </figcaption>
208            </figure>
209
210            <figure class="figure">
211              <img src="images/staff/rifki-mandelbaum.png" alt="Mrs. Rifki Mandelbaum" class="figure-img" />
212              <figcaption class="figure-caption">
213                <strong>Mrs. Rifki Mandelbaum</strong>
214                Directors of TheZone Girls Camp
215              </figcaption>
216            </figure>
217
218            <figure class="figure">
219              <img src="images/staff/shimon-lieberman.png" alt="Rabbi Shimon Lieberman" class="figure-img" />
220              <figcaption class="figure-caption">
221                <strong>Rabbi Shimon Lieberman</strong>
222                Director of ChillZone
223              </figcaption>
224            </figure>
225      <figure class="figure">
226              <img src="images/staff/raizelle-serebrowski.png" alt="Mrs. Raizelle Serebrowski" class="figure-img" />
227              <figcaption class="figure-caption">
228                <strong>Mrs. Raizelle Serebrowski</strong>
229                Director of The Rebbetzins Network
230              </figcaption>
231            </figure>
232        
233
234            <figure class="figure">
235              <img src="images/staff/tzipora-kahan.png" alt="Ms. Tzipora Kahan" class="figure-img" />
236              <figcaption class="figure-caption">
237                <strong>Ms. Tzipora Kahan</strong>
238                Tuition Assistance Administrative Director
239              </figcaption>
240            </figure>
241
242            <figure class="figure">
243              <img src="images/staff/yaakov-samuels.png" alt="Rabbi Yaakov Samuels" class="figure-img" />
244              <figcaption class="figure-caption">
245                <strong>Rabbi Yaakov Samuels</strong>
246                Director of Shteigers
247              </figcaption>
248            </figure>
249
250            <figure class="figure">
251              <img src="images/staff/aliza-perles.png" alt="Ms. Aliza Perles" class="figure-img" />
252              <figcaption class="figure-caption">
253                <strong>Ms. Aliza Perles</strong>
254                Director of Little Star Preschool
255              </figcaption>
256            </figure>
257
258          </div>
259        </div>
260      </div>
261
262    </section>
263
264    <section class="container history pt-7 mt-2" id="history">
265
266      <h2 class="mb-6 h1">
267        our history
268      </h2>
269
270      <div class="timeline">
271
272        <div class="date-box tl-right">
273          <div class="date-img">
274            <img src="images/history/1972.JPG"  alt="Rabbi Mintz" />
275          </div>
276          <span class="right-line">|</span>
277          <div class="content pt-2 pt-md-0">
278            <h3 class="pt-0">1972</h3>
279            <p class="pt-5">
280              Rabbi Chaim Mintz begins Jewish Outreach
281            </p>
282          </div>
283        </div>
284
285        <div class="date-box tl-left mt-md-7">
286          <div class="date-img">
287            <img src="images/history/1974.JPG"  alt="Shabbat packages" />
288          </div>
289          <span class="right-line">|</span>
290          <div class="content">
291            <h3>1974</h3>
292            <p>
293              Rabbi Mintz distributes Shabbat Packages in his Staten Island community
294            </p>
295          </div>
296        </div>
297
298        <div class="date-box tl-right mt-md-7">
299          <div class="date-img">
300            <img src="images/history/1975.JPG" alt="menorah distribution" />
301          </div>
302          <span class="right-line">|</span>
303          <div class="content">
304            <h3>1975</h3>
305            <p>
306              Oorah delegations begin distributing Chanukah menorahs to Jewish families
307            </p>
308          </div>
309        </div>
310
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312        <div class="history_expand_wrapper py-3 ps-5 ps-md-0" class="expand-icon">
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314            <span><i class="bi bi-arrow-up-short"></i></span>
315            <span>&middot; &middot; &middot; &middot; &middot; &nbsp; Expand </span>
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323            <div class="date-img">
324              <img src="images/history/1980.JPG"  alt="sukkah distribution" />
325            </div>
326            <span class="right-line">|</span>
327            <div class="content">
328              <h3>1980</h3>
329              <ul>
330                <li>Oorah distributes Sukkahs within the tri-state area</li>
331                <li>Oorah hosts its first Purim seudah</li>
332              </ul>
333            </div>
334          </div>
335
336          <div class="date-box tl-right mt-md-7">
337            <div class="date-img">
338              <img src="images/history/1984.JPG" alt="first tuition scholarship" />
339            </div>
340            <span class="right-line">|</span>
341            <div class="content">
342              <h3>1984</h3>
343              <p>
344                Oorah awards its first tuition scholarship
345              </p>
346            </div>
347          </div>
348
349          <div class="date-box tl-left mt-md-7">
350            <div class="date-img">
351              <img src="images/history/1995.JPG" alt="Kars4Kids founded" />
352            </div>
353            <span class="right-line">|</span>
354            <div class="content">
355              <h3>1995</h3>
356              <ul>
357                <li>Kars4Kids is founded</li>
358                <li>
358The annual Oorah Auction kicks off its first year</li>
359              </ul>
360            </div>
361          </div>
362
363          <div class="date-box tl-right mt-md-7">
364            <div class="date-img">
365              <img src="images/history/1996.JPG" alt="Cucumber Communications founded" />
366            </div>
367            <span class="right-line">|</span>
368            <div class="content">
369              <h3>1996</h3>
370              <ul>
371                <li>Cucumber Communications is founded</li>
372                <li>The oorah.org website is launched</li>
373              </ul>
374            </div>
375          </div>
376
377          <div class="date-box tl-left mt-md-7">
378            <div class="date-img">
379              <img src="images/history/2002.JPG" alt="Rabbi's endorsment" />
380            </div>
381            <span class="right-line">|</span>
382            <div class="content">
383              <h3>2002</h3>
384              <p>Oorah is endorsed by 50 Jewish leaders</p>
385            </div>
386          </div>
387
388          <div class="date-box tl-right mt-md-7">
389            <div class="date-img">
390              <img src="images/history/2004.JPG" alt="Holiday gifts first sent out" />
391            </div>
392            <span class="right-line">|</span>
393            <div class="content">
394              <h3>2004</h3>
395              <ul>
396                <li>GirlZone opens in the Poconos</li>
397                <li>Oorah hosts their first Shabbat with 80 Participants</li>
398                <li>Jewish holiday gifts are sent out</li>
399              </ul>
400            </div>
401          </div>
402
403          <div class="date-box tl-left mt-md-7">
404            <div class="date-img">
405              <img src="images/history/2005.JPG" alt="TorahMates launched" />
406            </div>
407            <span class="right-line">|</span>
408            <div class="content">
409              <h3>2005</h3>
410              <ul>
411                <li>The TorahMates Program is launched</li>
412                <li> Oorah expands to 100+ Employees</li>
413              </ul>
414            </div>
415          </div>
416
417          <div class="date-box tl-right mt-md-7">
418            <div class="date-img">
419              <img src="images/history/2006.JPG" alt="BoyZone opens" />
420            </div>
421            <span class="right-line">|</span>
422            <div class="content">
423              <h3>2006</h3>
424              <ul>
425                <li>GirlZone moves to Gilboa, NY</li>
426                <li>BoyZone begins in Gilboa, NY</li>
427                <li>Oorah launches programs in Canada and Israel</li>
428
429
430              </ul>
431            </div>
432          </div>
433
434          <div class="date-box tl-left mt-md-7">
435            <div class="date-img">
436              <img src="images/history/2007.JPG" alt="Fiveish created" />
437            </div>
438            <span class="right-line">|</span>
439            <div class="content">
440              <h3>2007</h3>
441              <ul>
442                <li>Fiveish is created</li>
443                <li>The Rebbetzins network for singles is launched</li>
444              </ul>
445            </div>
446          </div>
447
448          <div class="date-box tl-right mt-md-7">
449            <div class="date-img">
450              <img src="images/history/2008.JPG" alt="First Chanukah Concert" />
451            </div>
452            <span class="right-line">|</span>
453            <div class="content">
454              <h3>2008</h3>
455              <p>Oorah’s first annual Chanukah concert is held</p>
456            </div>
457          </div>
458
459          <div class="date-box tl-left mt-md-7">
460            <div class="date-img">
461              <img src="images/history/2009.JPG" alt="Cucumber Communications" />
462            </div>
463            <span class="right-line">|</span>
464            <div class="content">
465              <h3>2009</h3>
466              <ul>
467                <li>The first Shmorg is released</li>
468                <li>Oorah hosts Sukkos for the first time</li>
469                <li>TorahSpot weekly classes begin with Rav Chaim Mintz</li>
470                <li>ChillZone begins in Brooklyn</li>
471              </ul>
472            </div>
473          </div>
474
475          <div class="date-box tl-right mt-md-7">
476            <div class="date-img">
477              <img src="images/history/2010.JPG" alt="Little Star Preschool opens" />
478            </div>
479            <span class="right-line">|</span>
480            <div class="content">
481              <h3>2010</h3>
482              <ul>
483                <li>BoyZone moves to Stamford, NY</li>
484                <li>TorahMates begin earning rewards for every minute learned</li>
485                <li>Oorah’s Little Star Preschool opens in Staten Island</li>
486              </ul>
487            </div>
488          </div>
489
490          <div class="date-box tl-left mt-md-7">
491            <div class="date-img">
492              <img src="images/history/2011.JPG" alt="First Pesach with Oorah" />
493            </div>
494            <span class="right-line">|</span>
495            <div class="content">
496              <h3>2011</h3>
497              <ul>
498                <li>TorahMates exceeds 1000 pairs</li>
499                <li>Oorah hosts Pesach for the first time</li>
500                <li>Shabbat with Oorah exceeds 600 Participants!</li>
501              </ul>
502            </div>
503          </div>
504
505          <div class="date-box tl-right mt-md-7">
506            <div class="date-img">
507              <img src="images/history/2012.JPG" alt="ChillZone" />
508            </div>
509            <span class="right-line">|</span>
510            <div class="content">
511              <h3>2012</h3>
512              <p>ChillZone expands to over 30 locations</p>
513            </div>
514          </div>
515
516        
517
518        <div class="date-box tl-left mt-md-7">
519          <div class="date-img">
520            <img src="images/history/2020.JPG" alt="Ask the Rabbi on Zoom" />
521          </div>
522          <span class="right-line">|</span>
523          <div class="content">
524            <h3>2020</h3>
525            <ul>
526              <li>Ask the rabbi expands to Zoom</li>
527              <li>The Dira opens in Lakewood, New Jersey</li>
528              <li>TorahMates Jewish Resources library is launched</li>
529            </ul>
530          </div>
531        </div>
532
533        </div>
534        <!-- end expand -->
535        <div class="history_collapse_wrapper py-3 ps-5 ps-md-0" class="expand-icon" style="display: none;">
536          <a data-bs-toggle="collapse" href="#history_expand" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="history_expand">
537            <span><i class="bi bi-arrow-down-short"></i></span>
538            <span>&middot; &middot; &middot; &middot; &middot; &nbsp; Collapse </span>
539            <span><i class="bi bi-arrow-up-short"></i></span>
540          </a>
541        </div>
542        <div class="date-box tl-right mt-md-7">
543          <div class="date-img">
544            <img src="images/history/2021.JPG" alt="Junior TorahMates" />
545          </div>
546          <span class="right-line">|</span>
547          <div class="content">
548            <h3>2021</h3>
549            <p>The Junior TorahMates program is launched</p>
550          </div>
551        </div>
552
553
554      <div class="date-box tl-left mt-md-7">
555          <div class="date-img">
556            <img src="images/history/2022.jpg" alt="Kollel stipend program" />
557          </div>
558          <span class="right-line">|</span>
559          <div class="content">
560            <h3>2022</h3>
561            <p>Oorah begins the kollel stipend program to help support their cherished alumni who have gone on to attend kollel</p>
562          </div>
563        </div>
564
565        <div class="date-box tl-right mt-md-7">
566          <div class="date-img">
567            <img src="images/history/2024.jpg" alt="Shteigers" />
568          </div>
569          <span class="right-line">|</span>
570          <div class="content">
571            <h3>2024</h3>
572            <p>Oorah's program for students studying in yeshiva/seminary in Israel is rebranded as Shteigers</p>
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579            <img src="images/history/oorahnewlogo2025.png" alt="Kollel stipend program" />
580          </div>
581          <span class="right-line">|</span>
582          <div class="content">
583            <h3>2025</h3>
584            <p>Oorah unified its programs under one cohesive brand, redesigning all Oorah logos for a consistent visual identity.</p>
585          </div>
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599          <h3>Present</h3>
600          <ul class="ps-0">
601            <li id="tm"><img src="/img/logos/TMLogo.png" alt="TorahMates" /> Over <span>15,000 TorahMates</span> learn weekly</li>
602            <li id="reb"><img src="/img/logos/RebLogo.png" width="100" alt="Rebbetzins" /> The Rebbetzins program boasts over <span>1554 engaged members</span></li>
603            <li id="cz"><img src="/img/logos/CZLogo.png" width="50" alt="ChillZone" /> Over <span>85+ ChillZone locations</span> are open across the US and Canada</li>
604            <li id="tz"><img src="/img/logos/TZLogo.png" width="55" alt="TheZone" /> <span>1500+ campers</span> attend TheZone each summer</li>
605            <li id="tuition"><img src="../images/logos/hm_logo_ot_c.png" alt="Oorah Tuition" /> Oorah awards scholarships to over <span>2,400+ students</span> annually,<br class="d-none d-md-inline"> allowing them to attend yeshiva and day schools
606              across the country.</li>
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622          <p>1805 Swarthmore Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701</p>
623
624          <h4 class="mt-4">Phone</h4>
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626            Tel. <a href="tel:7327301000" target="_blank">732.730.1000</a><br>
627            Intl: <a href="tel:8664728623" target="_blank">866.472.8623</a><br>
628            Email: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">
628[email protected]</a>
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684            <li><a href="/about.php">About Us</a></li>
685            <li><a href="/mission.php">Our Mission</a></li>
686            <li><a href="/programs.php">Programs</a></li>
687
688            <li><a href="/pre-app/">Tuition Assistance</a></li>
689            <li><a href="/candlelighting/index.php">Candlelighting Times</a></li>
690            <li><a href="/faq.php">FAQs</a></li>
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697          <h4>Media</h4>
698          <ul>
699
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701            <li><a href="/media">Oorah Videos</a></li>
702            <li><a href="https://www.oorahauction.org/shmorg-collection.php" target="_blank">Shmorg.org</a></li>
703            <li><a href="https://www.oorahauction.org/shmorg-audio-collection.php" target="_blank">Shmorg Audio</a></li>
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710            <li><a href="/about.php#contact">Contact Us</a></li>
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714            <li> <a href="https://www.oorahauction.org" target="_blank">Oorah Auction</a></li>
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739      <div class="row pt-5">
740        <p>
741
742          © 2026 Oorah is a 501c3 organization | Oorah is sponsored in part by <a href="https://www.kars4kids.org" target="_blank">Kars4Kids</a> | <a
743            href="/privacy.php">privacy policy</a> | <a href="/financials.php">financials</a>
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