The Orthodox Union sends its thoughts and prayers to all those impacted by Hurricane Maria. We also want to express our deep concern about the worsening conditions in Puerto Rico. Now, one week after the storm, Puerto Rico still has no electricity and extremely limited supplies of food and water have created a dire situation […]

Contact: Rebbetzin Judi Steinig, Associate Director, Community Services, Orthodox Union, steinigj@ou.org; 212-613-8188 Avital Levin, LMSW, Director of Education, Shalom Task Force. 212-742-1478 ext. 2, avitalslevin@shalomtaskforce.org. The Orthodox Union and Shalom Task Force hosted a program for community leaders at the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst on Sunday, July 30.  The program, which was attended by over […]

Orthodox Union Executive Vice President Allen Fagin joined OU-JLIC’s Summer in Jerusalem program this past Sunday in the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem. The program, now in its second year, offers a religiously enriching summer experience for 45 college students from 15 different campuses who are ambitious about their careers and their Torah […]

OU Torah is pleased to announce a new miniseries designed to enlighten readers as to the intense week of mourning for deceased relatives in Jewish law. Shiva by OU Torah Editor Rabbi Jack Abramowitz is a six-part series that will roll out at the rate of one installment per week starting on Friday, July 14, […]

OU Torah is proud to announce that OU Torah Editor Rabbi Jack Abramowitz‘ long-running series on Jewish philosophy, The God Papers, has been collected as The God Book. The God Papers has addressed topics from classics of Jewish thought including Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed and Ramchal’s Derech Hashem (The Way of God). As of […]

As part of its Safe Homes, Safe Schools, Safe Shuls initiative, the Orthodox Union once again reminds the community to be safe on Purim. “In past years, our community unfortunately has heard of countless stories of teenagers and young adults involved in car accidents on Purim due to drunk driving.  It is time for parents […]

Miami, FL — Yachad, The National Jewish Council for Disabilities, and an agency of the Orthodox Union, announced that it raised a total of $300,000 in its annual 8th marathon in Miami on January 29, 2017. With runners of all ages (from 12 to 65) and all abilities, coming from Israel, Canada, California, Texas, New […]

Torah in the City lectures will be uploaded to the OUTorah.org website over the next weeks. Photos available on the OU Facebook page. Credit: Meir Kruter Flushing, NY, JAN 16, 2015 – Yesterday, Citi Field was at full capacity — not for a baseball game, but for a day of Torah learning, presented by the […]

Rabbi Gideon Weitzman, Director of the Puah Institute in the US and the Head of the English Speaking Section of the Puah Institute for Fertility and Medicine in Accordance with Halacha in Israel, will be speaking on January 15, 2017 at the OU’s Torah in the City event, indoors at Citi Field, on ‘Halacha: Are Edited Embryos Kosher? […]

If you haven’t yet discovered Rabbi David Fohrman’s Aleph-Beta Academy, you’re in for a treat today. Rabbi Fohrman’s innovative videos offer brilliant takes on Tanach and our holidays that may just change your life. Come hear Rabbi Fohrman’s  Torah in person this January 15 at Torah in the City; register today! 10. Understanding Rachel’s World – THIS WEEK’S […]