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OU Testimony to NY Budget Committee: NYC UPK Program...
In his testimony before the New York State Budget Committee today, Jake Adler, New York Policy Director for OU Advocacy-Teach NYS, emphasized that 89 percent of New York City’s Jewish
Feb 3, 2015
By OU Staff
OU Expresses Concern Over Obama 2016 Budget Proposal That...
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, expressed concern about two key provisions contained in President Obama’s 2016 Federal Budget proposal.
Feb 3, 2015
By OU Staff
OU Senior Managing Director Rabbi Steven Weil at Palm...
Rabbi Steven Weil, senior managing director at the Orthodox Union, will present an OU Community Weekend at the Palm Beach Synagogue from Friday February 6 to through Saturday, February 7,
Feb 2, 2015
By OU Staff
OU’s Our Way to Present Shabbaton in Plainview for...
Our Way, the Orthodox Union’s program for the deaf and hard of hearing, will present a Shabbaton in Plainview the weekend of February 6-7 at the Young Israel of Plainview, 132 Southern
Feb 2, 2015
By OU Staff
New from OU Press “Chumash Mesoras Harav: Sefer Shemos”...
OU Press announces the publication of Chumash Mesoras HaRav: Sefer Shemos, the second volume in this series which contains a running commentary based on the teachings of Rabbi Joseph B.
Feb 2, 2015
By OU Staff
Yachad Conference for Parents & Educators on “Ensuring Every...
New Jersey Yachad and the International Jewish Resource Center for Inclusion and Special Education will present a two-day conference for educators and parents, Sunday, February 8 and Monday, February 9
Jan 28, 2015
By OU Staff
OU Calls on NYC Mayor de Blasio to Make...
After nearly a year of advocacy, working to ensure that New York City Jewish day schools would be included in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s signature universal pre-kindergarten (UPK) program, OU
Jan 28, 2015
By OU Staff
NCSY’s Ben Zakkai Honor Society Dinner to Induct Four...
The 20th annual Ben Zakkai Honor Society (BZHS) NCSY National Scholarship Reception will take place on Sunday, February 8 at 4 p.m. at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. 
Jan 28, 2015
By OU Staff
OU Israel Welcomes Rabbi Aryeh Stern, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi...
Rabbi Aryeh Stern was elected Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Yerushalayim on October 22, 2014. A student of Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Kook, Rabbi Stern filled an 11-year vacancy that was created
Jan 22, 2015
By Zvi Volk
OU Applauds Governor Cuomo’s Advancement of Education Tax Credit...
OU Advocacy-Teach NYS, the non-partisan public policy arm of the Orthodox Union, applauds Governor Andrew Cuomo for advancing the Education Investment Tax Credit (EITC) by including it in today’s joint
Jan 21, 2015
By OU Staff

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