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The World’s Betrayal of Israel
The World’s Betrayal of Israel
It was the month of January 2005. That Saturday night, a 17-year-old girl, by the name of Ayala Abukasis, was walking home with her younger brother, Tamir, in the southern city...
Jun 24, 2015
By OU Staff
If We Want Freedom of Worship, Then We Need Freedom From Fear
If We Want Freedom of Worship, Then We Need...
News of last week’s terror attack — and that’s what it was — at the Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church that left nine dead during a Bible study session has rightfully yielded both our...
Jun 24, 2015
By Nathan Diament
How to End the Wars of Hatred
Today in the Middle East, there is a revolution against secularism of two different kinds. The first is the secular nationalism of Nasser, Sadat and Mubarak in Egypt, Assad in Syria...
Jun 17, 2015
By Britain's Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Rabbis Press Bill de Blasio for NYPD Safety Agents at Religious Schools
Rabbis Press Bill de Blasio for NYPD Safety Agents...
Jewish leaders are pressuring Mayor de Blasio to provide NYPD school safety agents at religious schools, with a letter signed by 24 city rabbis sent to Hizzoner on Monday. The rabbis...
Jun 16, 2015
By OU Staff
Give our Families a Chance
In Judaism, we are accustomed to counting down (or up) toward a deadline: the 49 days of the Omer leading to Shavuot and the Asseret Yemai Teshuvah leading to Yom Kippur,...
Jun 11, 2015
By Maury Litwack and Jeff Leb
Jewish Guys with Nazi Guns
Jewish Guys with Nazi Guns
In this first person Op-Ed, Tom Tugend of the Jewish Telegraph Agency describes his experience as a foreign volunteer during Israel’s War of Independence: In May 1948, I was walking down Market...
Jun 1, 2015
By OU Staff
Why Do People Hate Jews and Judaism?
Why Do People Hate Jews and Judaism?
As Jews around the world prepare to celebrate the holiday of Shavuot commemorating the acceptance of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai, we are profoundly disturbed by the resurgence of global...
May 22, 2015
By OU Staff
Memories of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein zt”l
Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein zt”l, who passed away on Monday at the age of 81 was laid to rest earlier today in Har Hamenuchot in Jerusalem. An archived version of the hespedim...
Apr 20, 2015
By OU Staff
Iran Deal’s Inspections Aren’t Kosher Yet
As the world’s largest kosher food certification agency, we at the Orthodox Union know a few things about inspection programs. Our “OU” logo is on nearly one million food products made...
Apr 16, 2015
By Nathan Diament
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Mar 26, 2015
By jeremy

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