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Over the past five years I have been blessed to make a lot of new friends, very good friends, Jews who are not part of the Orthodox community with whom
Mar 11, 2025
By OU Staff
OU Statement on the Release of Murdered Hostages
The October 7 image of Shiri Bibas captured the essence of that dark day and the contrast between its two sides: a horrified and fiercely protective Jewish mother shielding her
Feb 20, 2025
By OU Staff
15,000 Women Worldwide to Study Sefer Tehillim With OU...
With the Exponential Rise in the Recitation of Tehillim Post October 7, Now Is the Perfect Time to Deepen Your Connection to These Critical Tefillot Between juggling family, work, and
Feb 9, 2025
By OU Staff
Yachad Opens Adult Day Program in Baltimore to Enrich...
The center offers a full range of vocational training, life skills development, and day program services Yachad is launching a new adult day program for adults with emotional, intellectual, and
Feb 6, 2025
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Launches New Department to Engage Emerging Career...
Geared for the Post-College to Late-30s Demographic, ECP Offers Meaningful Programs and Opportunities to Connect to the Jewish Community In her decade of communal service in Europe and North America,
Feb 6, 2025
By OU Staff
Bridging Communities: OU Relief Missions and JLIC at Rutgers...
This winter break, OU Relief Missions, in partnership with JLIC at Rutgers, embarked on a transformative journey to India, led by Rabbi Oran Bendelstein, OU Relief Missions, and Rabbi Avi Schwartz, JLIC
Jan 16, 2025
By OU Staff
Mixed Emotions
God brings the isolated home, sets free those held captive with weeping and with song. (Psalm 68:7; Sanhedrin 22a) After close to 500 days of the unimaginable darkness of captivity, this long-awaited day
Jan 15, 2025
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union’s All Mishnah Jr. Draws A Record 2,100...
Highly Popular Program That Makes Torah Learning Cool, Fun, and Accessible Has Quadrupled in Size in Three Years With myriad extra-curricular activities to choose from, one Torah-learning program is overwhelmingly
Jan 13, 2025
By OU News
New Study by the Orthodox Union Examines Singles’ Experience;...
Study focuses on what single Orthodox men and women want in a spouse, the processes and systems used to find dates, and what individuals and community members can do to
Jan 9, 2025
By OU News
Orthodox Union and Boca Raton Synagogue Host Inspiring, Educational...
Panel Discussion Led by the OU’s Yachad and SPIRIT, and BRS, Offers Insights into Parenting Children with Disabilities; Suggests Ways Grandparents and Extended Family Can Be Supportive “I just need
Dec 26, 2024
By OU News
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