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NCSY Welcomes Its New National President, Miriam Shapiro of...
NCSY, the international youth organization of the Orthodox Union, recently welcomed its new national president, Miriam Shapiro, of Great Neck on Long Island, NY. Miriam is a senior at the
Sep 8, 2009
By OU Staff
OU and NCSY Make Bookmark/Prayer Card Available In Time...
Just in time for the High Holidays, the Orthodox Union and NCSY, its international youth organization, are making available a bookmark for machzorim (prayer books for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur)...
Sep 8, 2009
By OU Staff
Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart Meets Orthodox Jewish Community
Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL-21) recently held a town hall meeting in Miami at the Young Israel of Kendall. The meeting was facilitated by the Orthodox Union, the nation's largest Orthodox...
Sep 4, 2009
By OU Staff
Once Again, OU Offers Take Five for Torah; Holiday-Themed...
Once again, the Orthodox Union’s Department of Community Services will offer “Take Five for Torah,” daily, five-minute divrei Torah (words of Torah) webcasts each weekday that offer a concise Torah tidbit...
Sep 4, 2009
By OU Staff
OU Job Board Has 200 Security Jobs at JFK...
The Orthodox Union Job Board is now featuring up to 200 security jobs available at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The jobs, which pay up to $22 per hour, include benefits...
Sep 4, 2009
By OU Staff
OU Presents “Honest to God” at Young Israel of...
As Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur approach, the Orthodox Union will present “Honest to God,” a program of teshuva (repentance) to be held at the Young Israel of Woodmere on Wednesday,...
Sep 4, 2009
By OU Staff
Statement by Rabbi Yaakov Luban, in Response to Criticism...
Recently, an investigative journalist posted an article that appeared on a number of blogs, which was critical of OU supervision of hotels and restaurants in Israel. Within a few days,
Sep 4, 2009
By OU Staff
First Teachers Announced for OU’s Online Classes in Basic...
The first instructors for the “Online Classes in Basic Living Judaism,” sponsored by the Orthodox Union’s Department of Community Services, have been announced. They are: Rabbi Leiby Burnham, a writer and...
Sep 3, 2009
By OU Staff
OU Presents First-Ever Advanced Kashrut Course For Women: A...
The OU recently presented its Advanced Kashrut Seminar for Women...
Sep 3, 2009
By OU Staff
Food for Thought: OU’s Advanced Kashrut Seminar for Women
As millions of students of all ages were enjoying their last days of summer freedom before heading back to school, the Orthodox Union got a jump on the academic year by...
Sep 3, 2009
By OU Staff

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