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Moving Forward
The Chaim Walder saga that has unfolded over the past weeks has created upheaval across the Jewish world, as it must. Walder was one of those profoundly sick people who built...
Jan 6, 2022
By Rabbi Moshe Hauer
‘Allez, allez!’ Shouts of Enthusiasm, Encouragement as Israelis Tackle...
When Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer Wout van Aert took the 21st and final stage of the Tour de France and Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar won the overall 2021 Tour...
Jul 22, 2021
By Howard Blas
Should Jonathan Pollard Bentch HaGomel?
Jonathan Pollard is now a completely free man, having finished last Friday his five years of parole following 30 years in jail after pleading guilty to spying on the United States....
Nov 24, 2020
By Rabbi Gil Student
Just Vote!
Last week, I traveled all over New York and New Jersey, talking to people from Brooklyn to Lakewood about the importance of voting in one of the biggest elections in history....
Oct 21, 2020
By Maury Litwack
Synagogues Grapple with Putting Changes in Place for High...
As fall arrives and the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout the United States, prayers are very much needed, say rabbis across the Jewish spectrum, even if individuals and families cannot...
Sep 10, 2020
By Faygie Holt
Orthodox Union to Supervise Kosher Food certification in UAE
The Orthodox Union said on Tuesday that it will be the leading kosher certification agency in the United Arab Emirates. The leadership of the UAE requested that the Orthodox Union take...
Sep 10, 2020
By OU Staff
Diplomacy Marches on its Stomach: One Rabbi Helps Cook...
Top Israeli and American officials arrived in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Monday departing from Tel Aviv aboard an El Al Boeing 737 aircraft and in...
Sep 3, 2020
By Josh Hasten
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
Praying in the face of coronavirus— via conference call
On the Fast of Esther, thousands of Orthodox Jews joined in communal prayer — in arranged simultaneous times to pray, or by conference calls. At 9:30am EST, several Haredi organizations called...
Mar 12, 2020
By Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt
OU Israel Helps Organize Mass Prayer at the Kotel for Coronavirus Victims
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

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