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Orthodox UnionStatements and Op-eds by Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Praying for Peace: Statement by OU Executive Vice President Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Praying for Peace: Statement by OU Executive Vice President Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Our Sages taught, “Peace is great; discord is despised.” We are deeply shaken by the upheaval and discord that has gripped our beloved State of Israel. In recent weeks, the […]
Statement from EVP Rabbi Moshe Hauer on Continued Terrorist Attacks from Huwara
Statement from EVP Rabbi Moshe Hauer on Continued Terrorist Attacks from Huwara
A Time for Unity and Prayer
A Time for Unity and Prayer
לך כנוס את כל היהודים “Go and gather together all of the Jewish people.” (Megillat Esther 4:16) Queen Esther brought on the miracle of Purim by calling upon the Jewish […]
American Jewish Leaders Must Deploy Different Kind of Hyperbole on Israel
American Jewish Leaders Must Deploy Different Kind of Hyperbole on Israel
American Jewish leaders need to deploy a different kind of hyperbole about Israel. It is time to put aside talk of the end of democracy, the onset of fascism, the […]
A Right, a Privilege, and an Obligation: Relishing the Right to Vote
A Right, a Privilege, and an Obligation: Relishing the Right to Vote
Twenty years ago, I was sworn in as a U.S. citizen at the War Memorial building in Baltimore. I went to the ceremony as a duty, not seeing it as […]
Hasidic Schools: Who Gets To Define Success?
Hasidic Schools: Who Gets To Define Success?
“In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Private Schools Flush with Public Money.” This New York Times headline of 9/11/22 begs the question: How do you define a failing school? That likely depends […]
Limiting egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall isn’t religiously coercive
Limiting egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall isn’t religiously coercive
There is currently a battle happening regarding egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall. My great-grandfather, Israel Wagner, a devoted and pious Boyaner hassid from the Bukovina region of Romania, was enraptured […]