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OU Statements to The Press

December 2004

December 23, 2004 Long Beach Congregation Welcomes Jewish Deaf for Orthodox Union Weekend
December 21, 2004 Positive Jewish Parenting Workshops Return to ASHAR
December 16, 2004 An OU National Program Comes to Toronto: Positive Parenting Conference to Focus on Children of All Ages
December 14, 2004 OU Expresses Satisfaction with Published Report that Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Found Slaughter to be Humane at Criticized Plant
December 13, 2004 Teaneck Hosts the OU’s Marriage Enrichment Program to Help Couples Make a Good Marriage a Great One
December 10, 2004 OU Puts Statement on Website, Shechita: Setting the Record Straight, to Clarify Situation at Iowa Plant
December 8, 2004 14th Annual West Coast Region Torah Convention Brings Scholars from Across the Country to Focus on ‘God’s Role in Our World, Our Role in God’s World’

November 2004

November, 2004 Positive Parenting Conference to Focus on Raising Teenagers

October 2004

October 26, 2004 Focus of Election Day Conference will be Motivating and Reaching all Children
October 25, 2004 Huge Attendance is Reflection of OU’s Strength: OU Convention in Jerusalem is Sold Out; 800-Plus Americans and Canadians to Plan Organization’s Priorities for Next Two Years; Stephen Savitsky to Succeed Harvey Blitz as President
October 22, 2004 OU West Coast Region to Honor Donors Who Made Retiring of Mortgage Possible
October 22, 2004 Atlanta Congregation Welcomes Jewish Deaf For Orthodox Union Weekend
October 22, 2004 New York NCSY Runs Election-Themed Campaign for Annual Chinese Auction
October 21, 2004 Medical School, Film School, and Tour of Italy to Highlight 2005 Offerings: Huge Success for NCSY Summer Programs Leads to Expansion and New Programs for Next Year
October 20, 2004 Orthodox Union’s Positive Parenting Conference Returns to Los Angeles: Parenting the Elementary School Age Child
October, 2004 The Highly Successful Program Adds its Eighth and Ninth Campuses: OU and Hillel Partnership Brings Torah Studies Program to Universities of Maryland and Illinois to Serve Orthodox and General Jewish Student Bodies
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October 15, 2004 The OU and ATT’s Highly Successful Program Returns to Chicago: Conference Will Emphasize Positive Jewish Parenting For All Ages – Early Childhood Through Adulthood
October 14, 2004 Westchester’s Oldest Synagogue to Honor its Rabbi for 50 Years of Service
October 14, 2004 Rabbi Weinreb of the Orthodox Union Journeys to Chicago to Serve as Scholar-In-Residence
October, 2004 Intensive Training Will Be Provided to Counteract Anti-Israel Lies: Two-Day Seminar on Israel Advocacy to Highlight OU Convention in Jerusalem, Thanksgiving Week
October 13, 2004 The Orthodox Union’s New Jersey Association of Jewish Day Schools Presents: Annual Election Day Elementary Education Conference to be Followed by New Veterans’ Day Conference to Focus on High Schoolers
October 11, 2004 Holiday Events Bring Joy to Israel’s Protectors: OU Program Brings Hundreds of Visitors to IDF Bases to Deliver Gifts to Soldiers During the Sukkot Festival
October 11, 2004 OU Creates Warm and Friendly Atmosphere for Jewish Singles: Upcoming Programs Include Politics, Philosophy, Jazz, and Chessed

September 2004

September 28, 2004 Makes A Great Snack Anytime: Maccabeans Legendary Jelly Beans are Certified OU Kosher and Pareve
September 28, 2004 An OU Rabbi Presents Seminars to Supervised Companies: Rabbi Stone’s Roadshow or, Why Your Kosher Product Is Kosher
September 23, 2004 In Attempt to Buoy Up Spirits of IDF Forces: Following Murder of Three More Israeli Soliders, OU Renews Call for Community to Support Fundraising Campaign to Provide Sukkot Joy to Israel Defense Forces
September 20, 2004 The Program Begins Today in NEW YORK, Then Goes NATIONAL: OU and FEGS Join Forces to Create Synagogue-Based Project Parnossahworks, to Use Technology to Confront Unemployment in the Jewish Community
September 15, 2004 OU Presents Simchat Torah for Singles on the Upper West Side
September 15, 2004 Overland Park Congregation is First to Join OU’s Two-Week Fundraising Campaign to Provide Sukkot Joy to Israel Defense Forces
September 14, 2004 Go West Young Couple: Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan and Wife Sharona to Take Over JLIC Program at UCLA to Build on Work of Predecessors, Rabbi Uri and Julie Goldstein
September 13, 2004 Simchat Bet Hasho’evah Celebrations Are Planned on Military Bases: OU Sets Two-Week Fundraising Campaign to Provide Sukkot Joy to Israel Defense Forces
September 3, 2004 OU Website Prepares Observant Jews for Hurricane Frances

August 2004

August 31, 2004 It’s Never Too Early to Plan:  OU Publishes 18-Year Calendar to Help Jewish Workforce Observe Sabbath and Holidays
August 27, 2004 Problem Solved: OU Kosher Extends Expertise to Burial of Sacred Objects with “Shaimos Box”
August 26, 2004 Yachad Vocational Programs Offer Summer Work and Fun
August 19, 2004 For A Teenage Traveler, A Spain And Israel Journey Strengthens The Jewish Soul
August 19, 2004 The ‘JOLTers’ Journey: 39 American Teens Return Home Deeply Moved from Visit to Ukraine, Poland and Israel
August 9, 2004 A Priceless Gift: Ten Yachad Members Have the Summer of their Lives Thanks to Successful OU Campaign in Canada

July 2004

July 30, 2004 ‘Uplifting, Awesome, Inspirational, Wonderful, Amazing,’ are Descriptions by Viewers of Rabbi Weinreb’s Tisha B’av Broadcast on OU Website
July 29, 2004 A Specialist in Working With the Developmentally Disabled Comes to Chicago: OU’s Yachad Appoints Efrem Popel as Chicago Coordinator
July 22, 2004 OU’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus Appoints Rabbi Ilan Haber as National Director
July 22, 2004 Annual Awards Banquet for OU/NCSY West Coast Region a Success
July 16, 2004 OU’s Live Kinot Webcast Helps Inspire those Who Must Work or Care for Children on Tisha B’Av
July 8, 2004 Once Again OU’s Rabbi Weinreb to Provide Tisha B’av Commentary in Live Broadcast On OU Website, www.ou.org
July 7, 2004 What’s Cooking? Orthodox Union Website Features Vast Archive Of Recipes To Help Cooks Prepare For Shabbat
July 2, 2004 Teens Depart on Trip of a Lifetime: NCSY Summer Programs Visit Jewish Past in Europe and Jewish Future in Israel

June 2004

June 30, 2004 A Dinner of Thanksgiving With Survivors of Terrorism Will Be a Highlight: Diaspora/Israel and Community Needs to be Focus of OU National Convention in Jerusalem; Priorities for Next Two Years to be Determined
June 29, 2004 OU Tisha B’Av Programming Once Again to Feature Video and Kinot Webcast by Rabbi Weinreb
June 25, 2004 Calling for Unity Among Jewish Youth, Denah Emerson of Memphis is Elected National President of NCSY
June 24, 2004 Ingredients for Success: OU Maintains a Database of More Than 250,000 Ingredients
OU Kosher to be Well-Represented at Giant Las Vegas Food Science Expo
June 24, 2004 They’re Scrumptious and Now They’re Kosher: Tastykake Popular Snack Cakes Receive Prestigious OU Certification
June 23, 2004 Young Leadership Supports Yachad, Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary
June 22, 2004 OU Denounces Outrageous Comments by Saudi Crown Prince Blaming Israel for Terrorist Murder of Paul Johnson
June 21, 2004 Report From Today’s United Nations Conference on Anti-Semitism: OU, Encouraged that UN is at Last Confronting Anti-Semitism, Declares that Member Nations Must Heed Annan’s Words and Fight Anti-Jewish Bigotry
June 18, 2004 Count On It: OU’s Successful Program Helped Remind Jews Around the World to Count the Omer
June 11, 2004 Israel Center Dinner Attracts Over 600 Guests
June 11, 2004 Nothing to Sneeze at: Orthodox Union Certifies Triaminic Pediatric Cold/Cough/Allergy Liquid Medications as Kosher
June 8, 2004 Learning From the Experts in the Classroom and in the Field: OU to Offer Two Summer Programs of Intensive Education for Those Who Give Kosher Certification, and for Those Who Would Like to Do So

May 2004

May 24, 2004 Yachad members and Yeshivah of Flatbush Students Co-Star in Go The Distance: A Musical Review
May 24, 2004 Singles are Invited to Help Celebrate Yachad’s Twentieth Birthday, June 17 in Manhattan
May 19, 2004 Exploring Ethical Dating with the Orthodox Union
May 19, 2004 West Coast Region of OU/NCSY Adds Ambassador Yuval Rotem, Consul General of Israel in LA, to List of Honorees at Annual Awards Banquet June 21
May 18, 2004 Harvey Blitz’s Second Two-Year Term Approaches its Close: Gov. Mcgreevey Passionately Defends Israel, Condemns Palestinian Terrorism, As Orthodox Union Honors its Outgoing President at Annual Dinner
May 17, 2004 Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman, Psychologist and Educator, Goes to Buenos Aires: ‘Getting Psychological Help is a Positive and there is Nothing to be Ashamed of,’ OU Expert Tells Argentinean Jewish Community
May 17, 2004 Our Way Presents First Shabbaton for Hearing Impaired and Deaf Russian Jews
May 5, 2004 The Anti-Semitism Conference: An Inside Look - By Betty Ehrenberg
May 5, 2004 OU’s Yachad (National Jewish Council for Disabilities) to Hold 18th Annual Family Shabbaton
May 3, 2004 OU’s Yachad (National Jewish Council for Disabilities) Completes First Move-a-thon Inclusion Program
May 3, 2004 Orthodox Union Kosher Division to be Represented at ArgenKosher Exhibition 2004, May 18-19, in Buenos Aires, Argentina

April 2004

April 29, 2004 Enrollment in NCSY Summer Programs to Israel Up 100 Percent Over Last Year
April 28, 2004 Jewish Deaf Singles Registry to Host Annual Deaf Singles Retreat June 25-27, 2004
April 28, 2004 Yachad, Our Way Cookie Crunch-A-Thon Fundraiser to Feature Gimme Jimmy’s Cookies
April 27, 2004 To Strengthen Parenting Skills: Orthodox Union Parenting Conference to Address Issues of Concern
April 22, 2004 OU to Honor Outgoing President Harvey Blitz and Wife Judy;  Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld; Attorney Jay Lefkowitz;  Wakefern Food Corporation and Campbell Soup Company at 106th Annual Dinner
April 22, 2004 West Coast Region of OU/NCSY to Hold Annual Awards Banquet June 21
April 20, 2004 OU’s Yachad Division of Family Services Presents a Parent/Professional Workshop
April 20, 2004 OU to Sponsor Third Annual Young Israel of Jamaica Estates Queens/Long Island Run/Walk for Israel to Aid Victims of Terror
April 16, 2004 Our Way to Present Shabbaton for Hearing Impaired and Deaf Russian Jews, May 7-8
April 15, 2004 Don’t Forget to Buy that New Soup Pot: New Planning Feature on www.ou.org Lets You Record Memories of this Year’s Passover to Make Next Year’s Preparation Easier
April 15, 2004 Newly Acquired NJCD Van Makes Getting Around Easier for Program Participants
April 2, 2004 OU Announces Daily Sefirah Reminder Program, To Be Sent To Participant’s E-Mail
April 1, 2004 OU’s Yachad (National Jewish Council for Disabilities) to Hold First Move-a-thon Inclusion Program

March 2004

March 30, 2004 The Fun Starts in Los Angeles on July 1: Caravan West: Teens to Combine Disneyland and Judaism in NCSY’s Caravan West Summer Program
March 30, 2004 IVDU Students Gain Valuable Job Training as Part of School Program
March 29, 2004 NCSY and Me: An Impression of Incredible Fulfillment
March 29, 2004 OU Announces List of Kosher for Passover Products that Meet Needs of Specialized Diets
March 29, 2004 OU Experts Are Not Buffaloed by the Bison: The Kosher Tradition Comes Alive At Unique OU Event: First Learn About The Species, Then Eat It
March 29, 2004 Rabbi Menachem Genack of Englewood, Head of OU Kosher, to be Expert Speaker at Congregation Rinat Yisrael in Teaneck
March 24, 2004 Studying The Jewish Texts In A Yeshiva-Like Experience: The West Coast Region of the Orthodox Union Presents a Special Torah Study Mission to Israel
March 17, 2004 The OU Announces New Kosher For Passover Foods: Once Again this Year the OU Adds Newly Certified Products to its Kosher for Passover List
March 17, 2004 From Slavery To Freedom: Thanks to the OU, the Jews of Kharkov in the Ukraine have a Very Special Passover
March 16, 2004 OU Tours at Local Ralphs Supermarkets to Explain the ‘Whys and Wherefores’ of Kosher for Passover Foods
March 15, 2004 OU to Provide Pre-Passover Kosher Awareness Speaker at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford
March 15, 2004 The OU Tracks Down Maltodextrin, Which Looks Like Coffee, But Isn’t: IS your Instant Coffee Kosher for Passover? Addition of a Filler Changes Status of Some Brands this Year
March 11, 2004 Highly Successful “YACHAD/Our Way” birthright israel TRIPS Open Registration for Summer Programs
March 10, 2004 The OU and RCA Present Their Annual Passover Seminar
March 8, 2004 Orthodox Union and Congregation Ohab Zedek to Present Series Dealing With disputations through the ages and a Response to “The Passion”
March 8, 2004 U.S. Delegation ‘To Represent the Moral Might of the United States in the Fight Against Hatred Directed at the Jewish People’: Betty Ehrenberg, OU Director of International and Communal Affairs, Named To Official U.S. Delegation to Anti-Semitism Conference
March 5, 2004 OU Reception Celebrates Continuation of Shiurei Harav Series
March 3, 2004 OU to Provide Kashrut Awareness Speakers at Congregation Kehilat Jeshurun on Manhattan’s Upper East Side
March 1, 2004 Empire Poultry’s New President and CEO Visits with Orthodox Union Kosher Division

February 2004

February 27, 2004 OU Leader Emphasizes A Passion for Judaism as Antidote to Mel Gibson’s “The Passion”
February 27, 2004 OU Group to Hold Two-Day Spring Conference for Professionals on Working with Difficult Children
February 26, 2004 OU’s Yachad Program to Hold Annual Spring Leadership Event
February 24, 2004 OU Announces First National Inclusion Month for People with Disabilities
February 13, 2004 L.A. JSU Students Enjoy a “New York Experience”
February 13, 2004 Portland JSU Students Enjoy a “New York Experience”
February 13, 2004 Seattle JSU Students Enjoy a “New York Experience”
February 11, 2004 OU, RCA to Present Annual Passover Seminar for Rabbis, March 9, To Clarify Latest Developments Regarding Kosher for Passover Products
February 9, 2004 OU’s Yachad Division of Family Services Presents a Parent/Professional Workshop
February 9, 2004 “The Kosher Standard” Is the Sequel to “The Kosher Video”: New Video, Explaining Procedures and Requirements to Produce an OU Kosher Product, Now Availabel at no Charge to Companies
February 5, 2004 Leading Authorities To Explain Questions Of Jewish Law Regarding Wine And Grape Juice: At Ask Pre-Passover Seminar
February 4, 2004 OU “Yachad” Members Connect with their Roots on First birthright israel Trip for Developmentally Disabled
February 3, 2004 Bonding in the Wilderness Before Rosh Hashanah: OU to Offer Outward Bound Trips for Parents and Children
February 3, 2004 A Morale Booster From the IVDU Program: Girls at OU’s “Prevocational” School Send Food and Letters to Jewish Soldiers in Iraq
February 2, 2004

Strengthening the Jewish Family: Orthodox Union to Present a Weekend Family Program in Los Angeles

January 2004

January 30, 2004

OU Program Makes Megillah Reading Accessible To The Deaf And Hearing Impaired For The Second Year

January 22, 2004 NEWS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA: Raising moral children in the 21st century: Orthodox Union to Present Positive Jewish Parenting Conference in North Miami Beach
January 20, 2004 ‘The Complexity Is Such That Only Those in the Field Can Give the Answers’: The OU’s Experts Take To The Road To Explain The Why’s And Wherefore’s Of Kosher Certification
January 19, 2004 Second Distribution of Funds to Soldiers in Need to Take Place Soon: Orthodox Union Prayer Card Program, Entering Second Year, Enables Jews Worldwide To Recite Daily Prayer For IDF Soldiers, While Raising Funds For Those In Need
January 14, 2004 “Ivy League Leadership Scholars” Debuts in July - NCSY Announces New Summer 2004 Program at Columbia Law School
January 13, 2004 OU to Provide Kashrut Awareness Speaker at Beth Jacob Congregation in San Diego
January 5, 2004 New York NCSY to Hold Inaugural Dinner February 28

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