Inside the OU

The OU: Getting You and Your Community Politically Involved

by Maury Litwack | June 14, 2012 in Business & Politics

For years, the Orthodox Union has advocated on behalf of the Jewish community. From lobbying influential politicians to issuing policy briefs and holding policy conferences, the OU’s Institute for… Read more

Yachad: Living Up to Its Name

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | June 13, 2012 in Inside the OU

To learn the secret to Jewish unity, go to the experts in unconditional love—Yachad. Twice a year, families from across the spectrum of Jewish life, from secular to Satmar, come together for the… Read more

OU Convenes Summit On Jewish Day School Affordability

by JA Mag | February 15, 2012 in Inside the OU

Aware that there is no magic bullet to alleviate the tuition crisis affecting Orthodox families, the OU convened a national summit on educational affordability this past December. The event attracted… Read more

Torah Tidbits Publishes 1,000th Issue

by Bayla Sheva Brenner | February 15, 2012 in Inside the OU

Thousands of Jews will admit it—they’re addicted to Torah Tidbits. “If I walk into shul on a Friday night without a supply [of Torah Tidbits],” reports a volunteer deliverer, “they’re about ready to… Read more

A Beit Midrash Like No Other

by JA Mag | February 5, 2012 in Inside the OU

By Tuvia Fox Growing up, I had a vague familiarity with NCSY as an organization my parents had been active in as teenagers. However, having had the privilege of being raised in a vibrant Orthodox… Read more

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

When School Is Out, Torah Is In: NCSY’s Yarchei Kallah Program Gives Teens a Love for Torah Learni

by JA Mag | December 7, 2011 in Inside the OU

To most public high school teens, winter break means time to relax and hang out with friends. Yet, each year, close to 200 teens choose to forfeit their vacation for five days of intensive Torah… Read more

Jerusalem Day Concert Supports Work of Zula

by JA Mag | August 18, 2011 in Inside the OU

More than 800 friends and supporters of the Seymour J. Abrams Orthodox Union Jerusalem World Center attended a concert to support the Center’s programs this past Yom Yerushalayim. Featuring some of… 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

OU Celebrates Israel at the Parade

by JA Mag | August 18, 2011 in Inside the OU

Every year, the OU has a great crowd of hundreds of staff members, lay leaders, Yachad members, NCSYers and many others who march with us in the Celebrate Israel Parade up Fifth Avenue in New York… Read more

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