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Largest Nach Yomi Class in History Celebrates In-Person Siyum With 500 Women from 28 Countries
Largest Nach Yomi Class in History Celebrates In-Person Siyum...
14,000 Women Registered for Third Cycle of OU Women’s Initiative’s Nach Yomi When Orthodox Union Women’s Initiative Founding Director Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman initially envisioned an expanded version of the
Feb 15, 2024
By OU Staff
Fathers and Sons Bond Over Torah and Chessed on Orthodox Union Israel Mission
Fathers and Sons Bond Over Torah and Chessed on...
Trip Led by Synagogue Initiatives Merges Community Values of Family and Support for Israel Like many Jewish community members who learned of the October 7 calamity, Binyamin Muschel of Boca
Feb 7, 2024
By OU Staff
Statement from EVP Rabbi Moshe Hauer on U.S. Dept. of Education Investigation of Antisemitism in Delaware School District
Statement from EVP Rabbi Moshe Hauer on U.S. Dept....
The US Department of Education announced a Title VI complaint settlement with the Red Clay Consolidated School District in Wilmington Delaware. The investigation found shocking episodes of antisemitism and racial discrimination including
Jan 30, 2024
By OU Staff
OU Kosher’s Newly Expanded Community Programs Educate Kosher Consumers Nationwide
OU Kosher’s Newly Expanded Community Programs Educate Kosher Consumers...
ASK OU’s Kashrus Across America Program Is Tailored to Meet Communities’ Needs and Interests From food and restaurants to hotels and simcha venues, North American kosher consumers have an array of products
Jan 23, 2024
By OU Staff
Three Hundred Jewish Teens Choose to Spend Winter Break Learning With NCSY
Three Hundred Jewish Teens Choose to Spend Winter Break...
Public School Students Drawn to Annual NCSY Retreat Centered on Torah, Judaism and Fun While many of their peers spent winter break at exotic beaches and ski resorts, 300 Jewish
Jan 17, 2024
By OU Staff
Over 100 Jewish Leaders Lobby On The Hill For 2024 Priorities
Over 100 Jewish Leaders Lobby On The Hill For...
January 11, 2024 Washington, D.C. — Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, kicked off Jewish community lobbying on
Jan 11, 2024
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Mourns the Passing of HaRav Matisyahu Salomon zt”l
Orthodox Union Mourns the Passing of HaRav Matisyahu Salomon...
With profound sadness, the Orthodox Union joins the entire Jewish community in mourning the passing of HaRav Matisyahu Salomon, zt”l, the Mashgiach Ruchani of Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood.דברי חכמים
Jan 4, 2024
By OU Staff
TABC Students Participate in Life-Changing Orthodox Union Relief Mission to Israel
TABC Students Participate in Life-Changing Orthodox Union Relief Mission...
 School Kicks Off First Teen OU Relief Israel Mission During the War Among the numerous heroes eight Torah Academy of Bergen County (TABC) high school students met on a recent,
Jan 2, 2024
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union’s Women’s Initiative Leads First Israel Mission in Support of Israeli Women
Orthodox Union’s Women’s Initiative Leads First Israel Mission in...
Contingent of Rebbetzins and Lay Leaders Represented 10 communities across North America Standing in the ravaged, eerily silent community of Sderot in the burned out home of Nir, a young
Dec 20, 2023
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union’s Shevet Glaubach Fellows Now Active in Every NCSY Region in North America
Orthodox Union’s Shevet Glaubach Fellows Now Active in Every...
NCSY Fellowship Transforms Both Fellows and the Communities They Serve It’s the dream of many NCSY advisors: to grow their communal volunteerism and leadership skills by becoming Shevet Glaubach Fellows
Dec 18, 2023
By OU Staff

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