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Orthodox Union Leadership, Synagogue Delegates Unanimously Elect Mitchel Aeder...
Outgoing President Mark (Moishe) Bane Hands Reins to Mitchel Aeder After Six Years Successfully Leading the Organization January 5, 2023, New York, NY – This week, Mitchel Aeder began his term
Jan 5, 2023
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union’s NCSY Aspire: Yarchei Kallah Draws Record Attendance...
Hundreds of Jewish Teens Spent Winter Break Strengthening their Commitment to Torah and Judaism Almost 400 Jewish teens from the United States, Canada, Chile and Mexico ushered in the New
Jan 5, 2023
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union’s Maury Litwack and Rabbi Simon Taylor Discuss...
Third Annual Tribeworks Conference, Organized by Senior Orthodox Union Board Members, Draws Hundreds of Business and Nonprofit Leaders Almost 500 business and nonprofit leaders met this month on Staten Island
Dec 23, 2022
By OU Staff
‘A Brighter Tomorrow’: How the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Student...
The Gathering in New Jersey, Made Possible by Supporters Avi and Becky Katz of Teaneck, Inspired Student Leaders When Avi C.* switched from Jewish day school to a public high
Dec 23, 2022
By OU Staff
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Applauds Federal...
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, or Orthodox Union (OU) – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – welcomed the inclusion of the just-released Omnibus federal
Dec 20, 2022
By OU Staff
OU Welcomes President Biden’s Establishment of Interagency Task Force...
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union) – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – welcomed yesterday’s announcement by The White House that President Biden
Dec 13, 2022
By OU Staff
OU Holds Urgent Meeting on Antisemitism in New York...
Officials Announce New Hate and Bias Prevention Task Force; Commitment to Increase Federal Funding to Protect Jewish Community; New Efforts to Collaborate Across Communities   Manhattan, NY — The Union
Dec 13, 2022
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union’s Torah Initiative Hosts Siyum Marking Six Years...
The Orthodox Union’s (OU) Torah Initiative hosted a siyum, an event commemorating the completion of a unit of Torah, at its headquarters in downtown Manhattan. The siyum marked the ending
Dec 13, 2022
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Criticizes Former President Trump for Hosting Kanye...
The Orthodox Union, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, strongly criticized former President Trump for recently hosting Kanye West and Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago. West and Fuentes have made
Nov 28, 2022
By OU News
OU’s Synagogue Initiatives Hosts 12th Annual Executive Director and...
Earlier this month, the Orthodox Union’s (OU) Synagogue Initiatives division hosted its annual Executive Director and Administrator Conference in Tampa, Fla. Since its inception in 2011, the conference has offered
Nov 23, 2022
By OU Staff

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