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Nearly 40 Teens from 22 U.S. Cities Join Yachad’s...
Program During Jewish Disabilities Awareness & Inclusion Month Designed to Encourage Inclusion Nearly 40 teens from across the United States met virtually to receive training focused on becoming ambassadors for
Feb 22, 2021
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Appoints Solly Hess as Chief Development Officer...
The Orthodox Union (OU), the nation’s oldest and largest umbrella organization for the North American Orthodox Jewish community, has named Solly Hess its chief development officer for Southern NCSY. In
Feb 1, 2021
By OU Staff
‘Will We Ever Return To Pre-Covid19 Norms?’ Executive Directors...
55 Synagogues From  13 U.S. States And 3 Canadian Provinces Join Orthodox Union Conference As the world continues to vaccinate and look toward the future after the COVID-19 pandemic, the
Jan 25, 2021
By OU Staff
Over 1,200 Participants Celebrating the Completion of Nevi’im Achronim...
New Daily Learning Program to Begin Sefer Tehillim Following Virtual Siyum NEW YORK – An estimated 1,200 participants will be completing Nevi’im Achronim next week with the Orthodox Union Women’s
Jan 21, 2021
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Statement on the Events of January 6,...
Orthodox Union Statement on the Events of January 6, 2021 at the US Capitol
Jan 7, 2021
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union’s Yachad Raises Record $1.6 Million in 2020...
NEW YORK – More than 2,500 people came together to support the Orthodox Union’s (OU) Yachad, the leading organization for individuals with disabilities, in a late 2020 campaign to raise
Jan 7, 2021
By OU Staff
Yachad New Jersey To Host Virtual Annual Gala On...
Event to Honor Teaneck’s ‘Coach Gila’ and Fair Lawn’s Benjy & Shifra Leibowitz; And Pay Tribute to Donny Hain z”l TEANECK, New Jersey – Yachad New Jersey, the local branch
Jan 7, 2021
By OU Staff
OU Kosher Condemns European Court of Justice Ruling on...
NEW YORK – OU Kosher, the world’s largest kosher food certification agency, today condemned the European Court of Justice’s affirmation of a Belgian law requiring stunning an animal prior to
Dec 18, 2020
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Exec: ‘We Must Bring the Backyard Experience...
With Pandemic’s End In Sight, Small Synagogues Convene To Discuss Returning To Full Operations NEW YORK – Responding to the challenges that many smaller Orthodox Jewish shuls are experiencing in
Dec 14, 2020
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Joins the Chicago Jewish Community and Klal...
Rav Schwartz led the American Jewish community for over sixty years and the Chicago Jewish community for over thirty, serving as the present Rosh Beth Din of the Chicago Rabbinical
Dec 10, 2020
By OU News

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