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OU PRESS announces the publication of Bridging Traditions: Demystifying...
Bridging Traditions is essential reading for Jews of all origins who are interested in understanding their own practices and appreciating those of their brethren, and in seeing the kaleidoscope of
May 4, 2022
By OU Staff
Statement by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of...
Today, the leadership of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union) issued the following statement: The Orthodox Union is unable to either mourn or celebrate the news
May 3, 2022
By OU News
Rabbi Moshe Brandsdorfer to Take Helm of Orthodox Union’s...
Rabbi Moshe Brandsdorfer, a graduate of Yeshiva Shor Yoshuv in Lawrence, N.Y., has taken the helm of the Orthodox Union’s Torah Initiatives Department, which oversees a broad array of innovative
Apr 29, 2022
By OU Staff
Unite for Ukrainian Jewry: Network of Jewish Groups, including...
Organizations Collaborate to Help Create Distribution System, Warehouses, Call Center in Eastern Europe to Help Ukrainian Jews Donate to the OU Ukraine Crisis Fund Here: ou.org/ukraine Donate to the Shuls
Apr 12, 2022
By OU News
NCSY South Florida Philanthropist Leads $150K Campaign for Public...
Fundraising by Mike Leven, Other Donors Will Enable 44 Public School Teens to Experience Life-Changing Trip to Israel This Summer   Four years ago, Mike Leven of Boca Raton had
Apr 6, 2022
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Mourns the Passing of HaRav Chaim Kanievsky...
With profound sadness, the Orthodox Union joins the entire Jewish community in mourning the passing of Moreinu HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, zt”l, at the age of 94. Fondly known to one
Mar 18, 2022
By OU Staff
OU Applauds US Congress’s Passage of Omnibus Appropriations Bill;...
Today, the Orthodox Union (Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America)–the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization–applauds Congress’s passage of the omnibus appropriations package, which includes several priorities for which
Mar 9, 2022
By OU Staff
OU’s Jewish Community Relocation Fair Draws Thousands Worldwide
New Virtual Platform Facilitated Unprecedented International Participation For the first time in its 14-year history, the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Community Home Relocation Fair was held virtually in mid-February, enabling attendees
Mar 1, 2022
By OU Staff
NCSY in California Hosts Jewish Music Superstar Nissim Black for Concert and...
On Tu B’Shvat, Jewish teens were invited to an afternoon of music and inspiration with Jewish music superstar Nissim Black, hosted by the Orange County branch of NCSY (the flagship youth
Feb 23, 2022
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union’s NCSY Teens Provide Relief and Show Support...
Following the devastating Bronx fire in early January, which killed 17 people and left more than 100 families homeless, teens from the New York region of NCSY, the flagship youth movement of the
Feb 23, 2022
By OU Staff

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