Let’s Be Safe on Purim
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
Mar 14, 2016
By OU Staff
Get Ready For Purim With Mishloach Manot From Yachad...
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
Mar 14, 2016
By OU Staff
Yehuda Friedman Announced as OU Regional Director of Long...
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
Mar 10, 2016
By OU Staff
Yachad’s PowerPoint Purim Brings Megillah To Life for an...
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
Mar 10, 2016
By OU Staff
Midwest NCSY Presents Israel Scholars Program for Chicago’s High...
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
Mar 10, 2016
By OU Staff
New From OU Press: “Chumash Mesoras HaRav – Sefer...
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
Mar 1, 2016
By OU Staff
We Did It! Omaha Yachad’s Inclusion Event Produces 100...
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,
Mar 1, 2016
By Karen M. Gustafson
Praise Abounds for OU Kosher’s New Halacha Yomis Program...
Late this past January, in response to a severe illness that threatened the life of its posek (halachic decisor) Rav Chaim Yisroel Belsky, OU Kosher announced a new program, Halacha
Mar 1, 2016
By Stephen Steiner
OU, STAJE & Anshe Chesed Cong. Present “SPIRIT” Program...
As part of its SPIRIT Series, the Orthodox Union’s Department of Community Engagement, in collaboration with STAJE and the Anshe Chesed Congregation of Boynton Beach, will present two community lectures
Feb 26, 2016
By OU Staff
Nothing Trivial About Oregon NCSY’s Trivia Contest
Which batter hit the famous groundball to Bill Buckner in the ’86 World Series? How many light bulbs are used
Feb 17, 2016
By Malka Levitansky
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