OU Press will celebrate the publication of the Chumash Mesoras Harav Sefer Vayikra, The Neuwirth Edition, the Book of Leviticus with the commentary of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, on Saturday night, March 26 at 9:15 p.m. at Young Israel of New Rochelle, 1149 North Avenue. The featured speaker at the event will be Rabbi Steven […]
Taking advantage of his years of experience in the rabbinate and the military, Rabbi Alan Kalinsky, Director of the wide-spread West Coast Region of the Orthodox Union, will present a 2016 lecture tour covering a wide variety of subjects, ranging from Jewish history to the U.S. and Israel, to Halacha (Jewish law), among other topics. […]
NCSY Connect kicks off spring as it announces its first annual Community-Wide Men’s Soccer Tournament to take place Sunday, April 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the newly renovated UCLA Intramural Fields. The soccer tournament will feature eight teams with an expected turnout of more than 150 players from the community. Both individuals […]
As part of its Safe Homes, Safe Schools, Safe Shuls initiative, the Orthodox Union once again reminds the community to be safe on Purim. “In past years, our community unfortunately has heard of countless stories of teenagers and young adults involved in car accidents on Purim due to drunk driving. It is time for parents […]
With Purim approaching, Yachad Gifts is offering its exquisite and affordable array of themed, custom, and ready-made mishloach manot gift baskets for friends and family to enjoy. Yachad Gifts offers a wide selection including wines, coffee, gourmet chocolates, candies, fruit and nuts. At baskets going for $5 and up, its prices are tailored to fit […]
In its new initiative to reach out to Jewish communities across various regions throughout the United States, the Orthodox Union’s Department of Community and Synagogue Services has announced the appointment of Yehuda Friedman as its regional director for Long Island and Queens to work with synagogues and communities in these areas. In addition to his […]
Purim. The very word connotes a day of masks, merrymaking, and feasting on home-baked Hamantaschen containing fruity exotic fillings. It is also a time when Jews from across the world from near and far will gather to fulfill the mitzvah of Megillat Esther as it retells the story of the Persian Queen with her secret […]
The Middle East is a hot topic, especially on the college campus. This spring semester, Midwest NCSY presents an opportunity for motivated and high-achieving high school students in Chicago to learn about Israel and to receive college credit. The course, titled the Israel Scholars Program, is co-sponsored by the Crain-Maling Foundation and Senator Mark Kirk […]
OU Press, the publishing division of the Orthodox Union, announces the publication of Chumash Mesoras HaRav – Sefer Vayikra, edited by Dr. Arnold Lustiger, the third volume in this series which compiles the insights of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik as a commentary on the Chumash. In this volume, Dr. Lustiger has again succeeded in creating […]
Last month, when Yachad’s New York-based international headquarters called to ask if Omaha Yachad would be participating in a collective program to assemble care packages for Israel Defense Force soldiers, with 15 other Yachad chapters in the United States and Canada, I don’t think they expected “little Omaha” to produce 100 care packages. Yachad is […]
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