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OU Releases ‘The Kosher Fish Primer’ DVD to Clarify...
What makes a fish kosher, you say? Fins and scales. Everyone knows that. But very few people know that some scaled fish are as non-kosher as lobster! (See...
Jun 3, 2008
By OU Staff
Project Areivim Sends OU Representatives To Strengthen Jewish Communities...
Under the concept that all Jews are responsible for one another, the Orthodox Union’s Project Areivim sends volunteers with special knowledge and skills from their home communities to nearby and distant...
Jun 2, 2008
By OU Staff
OU West Coast Region and West Coast NCSY Hold...
The Orthodox Union West Coast Region and West Coast NCSY will hold their Annual Awards Banquet on Monday, June 23, at the Sephardic Temple, 10500 Wilshire Boulevard, beginning at 5:45 pm....
Jun 2, 2008
By OU Staff
OU Delegation Heads to Bueno Aires To Celebrate Grand...
With chapters and regions across United States and Canada, NCSY -- the international youth program of the Orthodox Union -- has become a household name on the North American continent. ...
Jun 2, 2008
By OU Staff
OU Kosher Releases Educational DVD Containing 91 Harry H....
If you “ASK OU” Kosher about the intricacies of kashrut, you are going to get a very substantial answer,...
May 29, 2008
By OU Staff
As Congregation Beth Israel of New Orleans Rebuilds, OU...
When New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina in August, 2005, Congregation Beth Israel of New Orleans, an Orthodox Union synagogue, captured worldwide attention when a photo of Torah scrolls being...
May 28, 2008
By OU Staff
OU Job Board To Present National Webcast on Mortgage...
Responding to the nationwide subprime crisis and the wave of home foreclosures across the country, the Orthodox Union Job Board will present a webcast intended for a national audience, The American...
May 28, 2008
By OU Staff
OU Alumni Connections Guides Graduating NCSYers to Jewish Programs...
High school graduation means an end to an important phase in a student’s life, including in many cases involvement in the teen programs of NCSY, the youth division of the Orthodox...
May 22, 2008
By OU Staff
OU Introduces New Logo To Reflect Reality that OU...
It is one of the most famous and venerable symbols in America, perhaps in the world, ranking up there with the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval and similar iconic designs. ...
May 22, 2008
By OU Staff
OU Kosher to Present Mesorah Conference IV on Perspectives...
OU Kosher will provide a halachic, historic and archeological perspective of Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel, Jerusalem, the Temple Mount and the special mitzvot that are connected to this holy...
May 16, 2008
By OU Staff

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