OU’s Department of Community Engagement and Yeshiva University’s Center...
Balancing the many roles of an Orthodox Jewish woman, as mother, wife and professional is challenging when factoring in Shabbat and holiday preparations. When she is also a Rebbetzin, the
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By OU Staff
OU Praises Senate Approval of Resolution 333 for Renegotiating...
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, praised the U.S. Senate for passing Senate Resolution 333 last night, which strongly recommends
Feb 7, 2014
By OU Staff
OU Advocacy-Teach NYS Host Newly-Elected NYC Council Speaker Melissa...
Pictured left to right: Rabbi Steven Weil, Executive Vice President of the OU; City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito; Martin Nachimson, President of the OU; City Councilman David G. Greenfield; and
Feb 7, 2014
By OU Staff
Rabbi Steven Weil in Conversation with Rabbi Lord Jonathan...
Orthodox Union Executive Vice President Rabbi Steven Weil will be joining with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and current
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By OU Staff
OU and RCA Repudiate Statement by Israeli Rabbinic Group...
Today, the leaderships of the Rabbinical Council of America, the largest Orthodox Jewish rabbinical organization in the United States, and the Orthodox Union, the largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization in
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By OU Staff
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passes Resolution 333, Recommending Renegotiation...
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, commended the United States Foreign Relations Committee for passing Senate Resolution 333, which
Feb 4, 2014
By OU Staff
OU Announces SPIRIT Initiative for Seniors in Boca Raton,...
Participants in the Spirit program in Teaneck, NJ listen and learn. The Orthodox Union, which provides a wide variety of programs and resources to enrich the neshama, or spirit
Feb 4, 2014
By OU Staff
OU’s Rabbi Weil to Spend OU Community Weekend in...
Orthodox Union Executive Vice President Rabbi Steven Weil will be leading an OU Community Weekend at the Young Israel of Aventura from Friday, February 7 – Saturday, February 8
Feb 4, 2014
By OU Staff
Rabbi Ethan Katz of Fairlawn Named Regional Director OF...
From time to time, Rabbi Ethan Katz goes to work in sloppy clothes. He pulls on his “seriously stained” casual pants and shirts, and his work boots, topping it
Feb 3, 2014
By OU Staff
Yachad Introduces Year-Long Jewish Communal Leadership Fellowship for Recent...
Yachad has announced the launch of a new program this coming academic year modeled after Yeshiva University’s Presidential Fellowship: the Yachad Jewish Communal Leadership Fellowship (YJCLF). The paid Fellowship is
Jan 29, 2014
By OU Staff
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