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Our Way Shabbaton for the Deaf and Hard of...
Bringing the Shabbat experience to the deaf and hard of hearing around the country, the Orthodox Union’s Our Way program will host a Jewish Deaf Community Shabbaton in Riverside, California on...
May 1, 2009
By OU Staff
OU and Eliezer Project to Offer Workshop on Economic...
As part of its response to the economic crisis, the Orthodox Union will present a workshop in Lawrence, “Addressing Uncertain Times as a Community,” in conjunction with the Eliezer Project. ...
Apr 30, 2009
By OU Staff
OU Kosher Releases Two DVDs on Keeping Food Insect...
“According to Jewish law, eating a bug is much worse than eating ham,” states the OU. Given the importance of keeping vegetables insect free, OU Kosher has just issued two videos...
Apr 27, 2009
By OU Staff
OU Presents Seminar on Body Image and Eating Disorders...
There are many theories as to why there has been a rise of eating disorders in the Jewish community. Some say it’s because of the pressures for the need to control;...
Apr 27, 2009
By OU Staff
Available Spots Filling Quickly For NCSY Summer Programs
As the end of the school year rapidly approaches, a few openings are still available on some NCSY summer programs, but interested students are urged to act quickly because spaces are...
Apr 24, 2009
By OU Staff
ASK OUtreach Goes to Ohr Somayach for May Through...
After receiving outstanding results from sending OU Kashrus experts to places they have never gone before, the Orthodox Union’s Harry H. Beren ASK OUTREACH program will continue its travels to Monsey,...
Apr 23, 2009
By OU Staff
Orthodox Jewish Community Meets with Confgressman Leonard Lance
Congressman Leonard Lance (R-NJ-7) recently met in Springfield with representatives of the Orthodox Union, the nation's largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization and local Orthodox community leaders. The meeting took place at...
Apr 20, 2009
By OU Staff
Gerber Baby Foods Expands Kosher Offerings, Certified by the...
FLORHAM PARK, NJ – Gerber Products, a part of Nestlé Nutrition, is introducing a line of purees that are certified kosher by the Orthodox Union (OU), a highly recognized and valued...
Apr 20, 2009
By OU Staff
The International Red Cross: Friend or Foe?
I was privileged to represent the Orthodox Union on a mission of leaders from a dozen major Jewish organizations to the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)...
Apr 7, 2009
By OU Staff
Yachad to Hold 23rd Annual Family Shabbaton in Ellenville,...
Continuing with a tradition more than two decades in the making, Yachad will host its 23rd Annual Family Shabbaton at the Honor’s Haven Resort and Spa in Ellenville, in New York’s...
Apr 7, 2009
By OU Staff

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