The annual Eurovision Song Contest, founded in 1956, is huge in Europe and beyond but largely unknown in America. There’s no cash prize but the 42 countries that participate in […]

In a unprecedented move by Western members of the UN Human Rights Council, all EU member states voted against a permanent item singling out Israel. The vote was the first time […]

An Icelandic bill that proposes criminalizing circumcision could make Jewish life untenable not just in Iceland but throughout Scandinavia. Kosher slaughter is equally unwelcome because this corner of the world […]

Rami Hamdallah, prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, and General Majid Faraj, head of the PA’s intelligence services, survived an assassination attempt earlier this week. While it is unclear who […]

Reprinted from The Jewish Link By Mark (Moishe) Bane Unaffordable yeshiva tuition often seems like the weather. Everyone talks about it, but no one does anything about it. Like so […]

The Orthodox Union (OU) thanked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York legislature for heeding its call for greater security funding for nonpublic schools and called on other […]

New York, NY — On Sunday April 30, close to 2,000 people attended the OU’s bi-annual Communities Fair at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan. The fair featured 50 Orthodox Jewish communities from around […]

Jan 29, 2017 — In response to the Executive Order signed Friday by President Trump, the RCA and OU reaffirm the principles of the joint statement we issued in December, […]

Yachad and Camp Stone Partner to Create Staff Jobs for Individuals with Special Needs January 12, 2017 New York, NY — Yachad, the National Jewish Council for Disabilities, announced a […]

NEW YORK, NY – Yachad, the Orthodox Union’s National Jewish Council for Disabilities, raised over $1 million in its first crowd-funding campaign yesterday. At 1pm on December 20, Yachad kicked off its 24-hour […]