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From an OU Expert: How to Survive Passover Prep
PASSOVER ON MY MIND — HOW I SURVIVE (AND EVEN ENJOY) THE HOLIDAY By Phyllis Koegel Phyllis Koegel is Director of Marketing for OU Kosher I had the strangest conversation
Mar 20, 2012
By OU Staff
OU Kosher Releases Third Manual For Checking Fruits &...
OU KOSHER ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF THIRD EDITION OF MANUAL FOR CHECKING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Aesthetically, or to avoid the feeling of “ugh,” no one wants to eat bugs. Jewish law
Mar 19, 2012
By OU Staff
OU Expresses Shock at Shootings in France
ORTHODOX UNION EXPRESSES SHOCK AND SYMPATHY IN WAKE OF SHOOTING AT FRENCH SCHOOL; URGES AMERICAN JEWISH SCHOOLS TO MAINTAIN VIGILANCE Today, in the wake of the heinous shooting attack at
Mar 19, 2012
By OU Staff
OU Kosher Presents Shiurim 4/2 for Lakewood Bnei HaYeshivos
ASK OU OUTREACH PRESENTS SPECIAL SHIURIM FOR BNEI HAYESHIVOS IN LAKEWOOD, APRIL 2 OU Kosher’s popular ASK OU Outreach program will present “Special OU Kashrus Shiurim” in Lakewood on Monday,
Mar 16, 2012
By OU Staff
Understanding The Four Sons: An OU Book Excerpt for...
In this excerpt from his book Festivals of Faith, Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm discusses the “Four Sons” of the Seder. According to Rabbi Lamm, the Haggadah presents the Four Sons
Mar 15, 2012
By OU Staff
New Jersey Day School Leadership Unites For Tuition Reduction
NEW JERSEY JEWISH DAY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP UNITES BEHIND TUITION REDUCTION Rabbi Steven Burg, OU Managing Director, (left) and Sammy Saka, Chairman of the Community Federations, (right) both addressed the audience.
Mar 15, 2012
By OU Staff
OU’s Rabbi Weil Speaks at Young Israel of Scarsdale,...
RABBI STEVEN WEIL, OU EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, TO SERVE AS SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE AT YOUNG ISRAEL OF SCARSDALE, MARCH 23-24 Orthodox Union Executive Vice President Rabbi Steven Weil will serve as Scholar–in-Residence
Mar 15, 2012
By OU Staff
OU PASSOVER Special: Norene’s Chicken Soup for the Bowl
CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE BOWL! By Norene Gilletz Norene Gilletz is the leading author of kosher cookbooks in Canada. She divides her time between work as a food writer, culinary
Mar 14, 2012
By OU Staff
OU PASSOVER Website Now Available for 2012
OU KOSHER PASSOVER WEBSITE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND TO MAKE HOLIDAY PREPARATION EASIER AND LESS CHALLENGING Passover is the most complex holiday on the Jewish calendar, with rules
Mar 14, 2012
By OU Staff
OU’s Stephen J. Savitsky to Speak in Richmond, 3/23-24
STEPHEN J. SAVITSKY, ORTHODOX UNION CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, TO VISIT RICHMOND AS SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE, MARCH 23-24 AT KENESETH BETH ISRAEL Stephen J. Savitsky, Orthodox Union Chairman of the Board and
Mar 14, 2012
By OU Staff

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