Listen to the full interview In a new Savitsky Talks series, Stephen Savitsky talks to his interviewees about the future of the role of women in Orthodox Jewish life. This […]

Mindful that not everyone in our global community was able to attend our extraordinary weekend of learning and inspiration at the Hilton in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, January 14-16, 2011, […]

In the aftermath of the tragic shooting in Tucson, “civility” is the word on everyone’s lips. This is ironic when one considers that civility is nowhere to be found in […]

To find out more about OU’s 2011 Convention Resolutions, including those issues relating to civility, please visit: OU Adopts Resolutions at 2011 Convention Judaism demands that we empathize with the […]

On Sunday, January 16, at the Biennial National Convention of the Orthodox Union in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Dr. Simcha Katz officially assumed the position of the 13th President of the […]

In February 2007, Shabbat Shalom featured an op-ed piece titled “Flipped Over the Wig” by Barbara Bensoussan. The article (pro-tichel, anti-sheitel) received numerous comments and continues to generate them nearly […]