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OU West Coast Torah Convention: Bringing Light to a...
How do we bring joy back into our Jewish lives? How do we make Orthodox Judaism more than a social phenomenon? How do we maintain Jewish values in the workplace
Dec 3, 2014
By OU Staff
OU Welcomes Half-Day UPK Pledge from NYC Mayor de...
This week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged to release a new Request for Proposals (RFP) through which schools may seek government funding for half-day Universal Pre-K (UPK)
Dec 3, 2014
By OU Staff
From Old England to New England: Announcing NCSY New...
After an extensive year-long search, NCSY has selected Rabbi Simon Taylor as new regional director of New England NCSY. Previously, Rabbi Taylor, who hails from England, worked for AISH UK
Dec 1, 2014
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Rejects Incendiary Rhetoric
Today, the leadership of the Orthodox Union issued the following statement: We join in the outrage expressed throughout the Jewish community—and by people of good will everywhere—in reaction to the
Nov 25, 2014
By OU Staff
OU Senior Managing Director Rabbi Steven Weil at Young...
Rabbi Steven Weil, senior managing director at the Orthodox Union, will present an OU Community Weekend at the Young Israel of North Beverly Hills on Saturday, November 29, Shabbat Parshat
Nov 25, 2014
By OU Staff
OU Statement On Extension of Negotiations with Iran
Today, the leadership of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, issued the following statement in response to the extension reached in Vienna
Nov 24, 2014
By OU Staff
OU & Partners Co-Sponsor “Chidon HaTanach” US National Bible...
There are 24 books in the Hebrew Bible, the Tanach, comprising 23,145 verses and hundreds of names of places and individuals.  One can study the Tanach for a lifetime and
Nov 24, 2014
By OU Staff
OU Convention to Focus on Global Jewish Unity, December...
Deeply understanding the issues facing the worldwide Jewish community and how we can work towards global Jewish unity is the focus of this year’s Orthodox Union Convention, taking place Friday,
Nov 20, 2014
By Batya Rosner
Three Pennsylvania Jewish Day Schools Receive Grants To Hire...
OU Advocacy, the non-partisan public policy arm of the Orthodox Union, congratulates Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia, Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh and the Silver Academy in Harrisburg for receiving a
Nov 20, 2014
By OU Staff
OU and RCA Condemn Terror Attack in Jerusalem: “All...
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, together with the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), condemns the terror attack on a
Nov 18, 2014
By OU Staff

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