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Allen Fagin Tribute Slideshow
Enjoy this slideshow tribute to outgoing Orthodox Union Executive Vice President Allen Fagin, who led the organization for the past six years:
Sep 3, 2020
By OU Staff
Yom Kippur and Spain’s Hidden Jews
The high holidays are upon us. A package deal – Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and the days of repentance in between. Across the globe and across time, these days have been...
Sep 3, 2020
By Sharon Katz
The Intentionality of Happiness
The smell of Pumpkin Spice Lattes is around the corner, which means that it’s time for schools to begin. Administrators and educators are working diligently to reopen schools up around the...
Sep 2, 2020
By OU Staff
A Simple Phone Call Will Do
I’m not ashamed of the fact that I love talking to my parents every night There is an image of the Jewish mother, calling from her Florida apartment and leaving yet...
Sep 2, 2020
By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
NCSY’s Ben Zakkai Honor Society Presents Its 2020 Candidate...
The Ben Zakkai Honor Society raises critical funds to provide direct scholarships for NCSYers to continue their Jewish education after high school, or to participate in various NCSY programs, For 55...
Aug 27, 2020
By OU Staff
Mishpacha’s 10 Questions for All Daf’s Rabbi Moshe Schwed
Why did you feel you needed supplemental material for Maseches Eiruvin? This masechta is known to be challenging for many learners. The joke goes “Ba’ah Shabbos ba’ah menuchah”— the crowds that...
Aug 20, 2020
By Rachel Bachrach
Running a Jewish Day School Just Got a Lot...
The coronavirus pandemic has made it even more difficult to expect parents alone to bear the huge costs of educating their children. During the past few months, online instruction has become...
Aug 20, 2020
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Coming Home
How far would we go for a parent? A recent headline in The Jerusalem Post read: “With Flights Cancelled, Man Sails the Atlantic to See 90-year Old Father.” It told the...
Jul 22, 2020
By Rabbi Hershel Becker
Stand Up and Speak Out
On April 11, 1944, a young Anne Frank wrote in her diary: Who has made us Jews different from all other people? Who has allowed us to suffer so terribly until...
Jul 16, 2020
By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg
Media Roundup: OU Executive Vice President, Emeritus, Allen...
With OU Executive Vice President, Emeritus, Allen Fagin’s upcoming retirement, explore media coverage as Mr. Fagin reflects on the past six years of leading the organization. The Jerusalem Post Israel must...
Jul 1, 2020
By OU Staff

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