OU Israel Helps Organize Mass Prayer at the Kotel...
Hundreds gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Sunday to pray for those affected by the coronavirus outbreak and to halt the epidemic. Worshipers recited prayers and Psalms, sang and...
Feb 20, 2020
By OU Staff
Who Will Give the Orthodox Jewish Community a Voice?
The elections for the American delegation to the World Zionist Congress are underway, and unlike a normal election, voters have over a month to make their choice. One of the major...
Jan 29, 2020
By Moshe Hill
Israel: The Week That Was
On Tuesday morning I woke up and got ready for work as usual. I kissed my kids goodbye for the day and left my house around 7:00 AM. Only on the...
Nov 13, 2019
By Laya Bejell
OU Israel at 40
Just as in the past, Jews will flock to their synagogues throughout Israel this High Holiday season, but the difference will be that this year they will be joined by the largest contingent...
Sep 26, 2019
By Rabbi Avi Berman
Selichot, Teshuva and Elections in Israel
As Selichot commence this Saturday night (for Ashkenazim), the buildup to the Great Days begins in earnest. These are days of judgement, of pronounced Divine Presence but also days of identity-crafting....
Sep 19, 2019
By Rabbi Moshe Taragin
Tiny First Temple Seal Impression Found with Name of...
A minuscule 7th century BCE clay sealing reading “Belonging to Adoniyahu, the Royal Steward,” was recently discovered in the City of David’s sifting project. In earth excavated from the foundations of...
Sep 11, 2019
By Times of Israel
Parents of Lt. Hadar Goldin H’yd Make Plea To...
Five years ago, IDF 2nd Lt. Hadar Goldin was abducted by Hamas and was tragically killed in the ensuing firefight as IDF forces tried to rescue him. Since then, Leah and...
Aug 22, 2019
By OU Staff
Re-Burying Their Dead: A Gush Katif Saga
Fourteen years ago this week, 10,000 Jews were expelled from the twenty one diversified communities of Gush Katif. They lost their homes, their livelihoods, their shuls, their yeshivot, as well as...
Aug 14, 2019
By Adina Hershberg
NCSY Hatzalah Rescue Teens Help Save Lives in Israel
JNS.org has the remarkable story of a number of teens who participated in NCSY Hatzalah Rescue this past summer. The program trains the next generation of responders by teaching them, among...
Aug 8, 2019
By OU Staff
Disaster Strikes in Moshav Modi’in
Mevo Modi’in, a moshav of approximately 250 residents, nestled into the Ben Shemen Forest east of Tel Aviv, was one of a number of communities completely evacuated last week on Lag...
May 29, 2019
By Adina Hershberg
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