OU President Stephen J. Savitsky to Visit Atlanta, Shabbat...
Orthodox Union President Stephen J. Savitsky will visit Atlanta’s Beth Jacob Congregation, an OU member congregation, the weekend of March 7-8, to attend Shabbat services and to meet with the community’s...
Feb 7, 2008
By OU Staff
Starting this Spring, OU’s Yachad to Offer Its Successful...
The Orthodox Union’s Yachad/National Jewish Council for Disabilities, which addresses the needs of individuals with developmental and learning disabilities, announced today that its successful Relationship Building Course-RBC for young adults with...
Feb 1, 2008
By OU Staff
Portland’s Jewish Teens Find Spiritual Awakening and Fun at...
It started out with a simple math problem: How many seats could possibly fit into the tiny living room/dining room? The maze of tables was set with 47 spots, but in...
Jan 31, 2008
By OU Staff
Planning Ahead, OU Encourages Member Synagogues to Reach Out...
With the joyous and exciting holiday of Purim beginning on the evening of March 20, the Orthodox Union, as part of its ongoing kiruv (outreach) initiative, has called on communities and...
Jan 25, 2008
By OU Staff
OU Encourages Synagogues Across the Country to Celebrate Israel’s...
n honor of Israel’s upcoming sixtieth anniversary, May 8, corresponding to 3 Iyar, the Orthodox Union’s Pepa and Rabbi Joseph Karasick Department of Synagogue Services is planning a variety of celebratory...
Jan 25, 2008
By OU Staff
OU Job Board Announces B’nai Brith Canada To Co-Sponsor...
The Orthodox Union Job Board, which seeks to provide employment opportunities to the unemployed and those seeking better positions, announced today that B’nai Brith Canada will join a variety of social...
Jan 22, 2008
By OU Staff
OU Job Board Announces: Crown Heights JCC To Co-Sponsor...
The Orthodox Union Job Board, which seeks to provide employment opportunities to the unemployed and those seeking better positions, announced today that in addition to many social services agencies across the...
Jan 22, 2008
By OU Staff
Our Way Welcomes Jewish Deaf to Suffern for OU...
This winter season, the Orthodox Union's Our Way program will bring its popular and meaningful Shabbaton program for Jewish deaf and their families to Suffern, February 1-2. The Shabbaton is designed...
Jan 18, 2008
By OU Staff
Rabbis on the Road: OU Kosher Tells Smaller Communities...
OU Kosher today announced an exciting and much-needed new initiative to respond to the kashrut needs and questions of Jewish communities throughout North America, particularly of smaller ones distant from major...
Jan 15, 2008
By OU Staff
U.S. News & World Report: Is Kosher Food Safer?
Not only Jews look for the kosher symbol on food these days. In a surprising turn of events, "kosher" has become the most popular claim on new food products, trouncing "organic"...
Jan 15, 2008
By OU Staff
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