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OU Kosher’s China Syndrome, or How I Traveled to...
“Do you want to go to China?” That is what my colleague at OU Kosher asked me two months before an important ingredients show in which the Orthodox Union participates annually....
May 6, 2008
By OU Staff
In New Initiative, OU Press to Publish Haggadah, Siddur,...
A major new Orthodox Union initiative, OU Press, will make the teachings and commentaries of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik z”l, the Rav, available in beautifully bound and printed editions of Judaism’s classic...
May 1, 2008
By OU Staff
A Very Special Shabbat at the White Shul: OU’s...
Orthodox Union Executive Vice President Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb will be scholar-in-residence as Congregation Kneseth Israel, the White Shul...
Apr 30, 2008
By OU Staff
OU Young Leadership Cabinet To Present Lag B’Omer Cruise,...
Lag B’Omer is traditionally a time for bonfires, but this year, the Young Leadership Cabinet (YLC) of the Orthodox Union is making water the theme of the day. YLC is sponsoring...
Apr 30, 2008
By OU Staff
OU Sends Shuls Impressive Array of Materials for Use...
To heighten the emotion and meaning of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel, the Orthodox Union has sent an impressive variety of materials to its member synagogues across North...
Apr 24, 2008
By OU Staff
OU To Present Communal Symposium Addressing Serious Illness, Sunday,...
When critical illness strikes within the Jewish community, who can best advise on the course of action families should take? Is it the physician, rabbi, or family members themselves? To address...
Apr 24, 2008
By OU Staff
OU’s Department of Synagogue Services Presents Updated Mikveh Directory
In recognition of the importance to Jewish travelers of knowing where they can obtain access to a mikveh (“ritual bath”) across North America, the Orthodox Union’s Pepa and Rabbi Joseph Karasick...
Apr 17, 2008
By OU Staff
Harry H. Beren OU Kosher Summer Program For Kashrut...
At the time of year when elite colleges are informing applicants whether they have been accepted for admission in...
Apr 16, 2008
By OU Staff
OU Presents Marriage Enrichment Retreat, July 11 to 13,...
The Orthodox Union, which is dedicated to strengthening Jewish families, will present its third annual Marriage Enrichment Retreat, to help couples build a life together within the context of Torah and...
Apr 16, 2008
By OU Staff
Rabbi Weinreb’s Series on Teachings of Rav Kook Memorializes...
In recognition that the eight students tragically slain at the Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav were immersed in the religious Zionist...
Apr 16, 2008
By OU Staff

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