Chief Strategy Officer

Prior to his role as the Chief Strategy Officer of the Orthodox Union, Rabbi Haber served for more than 18 years as the National Director of the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (OU-JLIC), where he still retains the title of International Director. Rabbi Haber and his wife Leah started out in OU-JLIC as educators at Yale University. He served as Hillel International’s Director of Accreditation, as a Senior Consultant in its Department of Campus Strategic Services, and as a campus Rabbi at The George Washington University. Rabbi Haber holds a BA in English Literature and received his Smicha from Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He also has an MPA with a concentration in Strategic Management and Evaluation from The George Washington University. Rabbi Haber resides with his wife Leah and their five children in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel.

Statements and Op-eds by Rabbi Moshe Hauer

Praying for Peace: Statement by OU Executive Vice President Rabbi Moshe Hauer

by Rabbi Moshe Hauer

Our Sages taught, “Peace is great; discord is despised.” We are deeply shaken by the upheaval and discord that has gripped our beloved State of Israel. In recent weeks, the […]

Statement from EVP Rabbi Moshe Hauer on Continued Terrorist Attacks from Huwara

by Rabbi Moshe Hauer

A Time for Unity and Prayer

by Rabbi Moshe Hauer

 לך כנוס את כל היהודים  “Go and gather together all of the Jewish people.” (Megillat Esther 4:16)  Queen Esther brought on the miracle of Purim by calling upon the Jewish […]

American Jewish Leaders Must Deploy Different Kind of Hyperbole on Israel

by Rabbi Moshe Hauer

American Jewish leaders need to deploy a different kind of hyperbole about Israel. It is time to put aside talk of the end of democracy, the onset of fascism, the […]

A Right, a Privilege, and an Obligation: Relishing the Right to Vote

by Rabbi Moshe Hauer

Twenty years ago, I was sworn in as a U.S. citizen at the War Memorial building in Baltimore. I went to the ceremony as a duty, not seeing it as […]

Hasidic Schools: Who Gets To Define Success?

by Rabbi Moshe Hauer

“In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Private Schools Flush with Public Money.” This New York Times headline of 9/11/22 begs the question: How do you define a failing school? That likely depends […]

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