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Statement on the Attack in Manchester, UK
Our thoughts and prayers are with the UK Jewish community as we share in their grief over those killed and injured at the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester on the
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With new leadership at Cornell, NYU, Columbia/Barnard, Princeton, Brandeis, University of Chicago, and Rutgers, the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus builds on a successful growth model to strengthen
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The Orthodox Union joins with Klal Yisrael in mourning the loss of Rabbi Berel Wein, zt”l. Rabbi Wein was a uniquely impactful Rav whose work, perspective, and voice profoundly influenced
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