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Offering Jobs—Offering Hope: The OU Job Fair

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | December 7, 2011 in Business & Politics

The unemployment rate may be tipping the 9 percent mark, but the OU’s job fairs continue to counter the dismal statistics. Since their inception in 2007, these increasingly popular events have… Read more

OU Leaders on the Hill

by JA Mag | August 18, 2011 in Business & Politics

This past June, national leaders of the OU gathered in Washington, DC for the annual Leadership Mission organized by the OU’s Institute for Public Affairs (IPA). Over the course of two days, leaders… Read more

Charity In a Changed Economy: An Interview with Rabbi Hershel Schachter

by Gil Student | August 17, 2011 in Business & Politics

JA: How much money should one give to tzedakah? RHS: If one can afford it, the recommended amount is one-tenth of one’s annual earnings, which includes salary and interest earned. There are different… Read more

The Surging Israeli Economy

by Aaron Katsman | August 17, 2011 in Business & Politics

Counting Israeli Shekels. Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski We all know the old joke: “How do you become a millionaire in Israel? You come with two million!” While that one-liner used to be true, nowadays… Read more

The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of Sabbath

by JA Mag | May 26, 2011 in Business & Politics

The Politics of Faith What are the challenges that religious Jews in the upper echelons of government face? In the pages ahead, Senator Joseph Lieberman, the most high-profile Shabbat-observant Jew in… Read more

At Home In the House

by Barbara Bensoussan | October 29, 2010 in Business & Politics

Senior Legislative Aide Zahava Goldman Brings Her Talents to Rep. Henry Waxman’s Office Health care reform, economic sanctions, unemployment benefits, bailouts . . . the daily headlines trumpet… Read more

Irv Lowenberg: A Mentsch In City Hall

by Ben Ehrenkranz | October 29, 2010 in Business & Politics

When the phone rings on Shabbat in Irv “Moishe” Lowenberg’s home, it’s very likely to be the Southfield, Michigan fire or police department relaying something that’s happened of which city officials… Read more

Nachama Soloveichik: Politics with a Passion

by Toby Bulman Katz | October 29, 2010 in Business & Politics

One of the many conservative figures making headlines this year is the Catholic politician Pat Toomey running for the Senate for the state of Pennsylvania. At this point, readers may be asking… Read more

NCSY President Visits the White House

by Miriam Shapiro | August 11, 2010 in Business & Politics

Miriam inside the gates of the White House. Courtesy of Miriam Shapiro The invitation finally came, but unfortunately it was on Shabbat. I’ve never had such anxiety about opening a… Read more

The Financial Restructuring of the American Orthodox Community

by Mark (Moishe) Bane | June 1, 2009 in Economics

American Orthodoxy is in a financial crisis. Similar to other communities, in many Orthodox neighborhoods 10 percent or more of primary breadwinners cannot find employment. As a result of the tumbling… Read more

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