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Israel, Yad Vashem Object to Proposed Poland Holocaust Law
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized the draft of a Polish bill proposing to make it illegal to accuse Poles of complicity in the Nazi Holocaust. The bill, an amendment
Jan 29, 2018
By OU Staff
Chief Rabbi Calls for Stop to Public Prayers for...
In light of recent precipitation, Rabbi David Lau, the Chief Rabbi of Israel, has called for a cessation of the public prayer for rain. The prayer Va’aneinu Borei Olam (Answer us,
Jan 29, 2018
By OU Staff
Czech Sefer Torah returns home after 75 years
Peter Briess was one of the few to escape the clutches of the Nazis after they occupied Czechoslovakia in March 1939. Three months later his father secured exit visas for
Nov 2, 2017
By OU Staff
OU Announces the Creation of the Department of Women’s Initiatives
OU Announces the Creation of the Department of Women’s...
The Orthodox Union, the nation’s oldest and largest umbrella organization for the Orthodox Jewish community, today announced the creation of the Department of Women’s Initiatives to coordinate all of the
Oct 24, 2017
By OU Staff
Keeping our Couples Connected: A Program for all Rabbis...
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
Aug 8, 2017
By OU Staff
OU Executive VP Allen Fagin Addresses OU-JLIC’s Summer in...
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
Aug 2, 2017
By OU Staff
The Battle for Safe Schools
The Battle for Safe Schools
On an unusually warm day in late February, Shari Dym, an administrator at Silver Academy, a Jewish day school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, went into emergency mode. When the alarms went
Jun 22, 2017
By Nechama Carmel
A Worthwhile Sacrifice
A Worthwhile Sacrifice
In June of 2013, I did something unprecedented in my life; I agreed to staff a Birthright-Israel trip, which would separate me from my wife and 20-month old daughter for
Jun 16, 2017
By Scott Shulman
Bike NCSY Taking Place June 25
Bike NCSY Taking Place June 25
The excitement surrounding a forthcoming event is proving that bike riding for a cause can be a rewarding and attainable experience, for even the least experienced and youngest riders. The
Jun 15, 2017
By Sarah Spielman
A Practical Approach to Addressing the Day-School Tuition Crunch
A Practical Approach to Addressing the Day-School Tuition Crunch
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
May 30, 2017
By OU News

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