Behind the Veil with Kleinfeld’s Modest Bridal Consultant
When Rochel Leah Katz, a consultant at iconic New York bridal boutique Kleinfeld, was hired for her job nearly 16 years ago, she assumed the position would be temporary. Katz had...
Jun 3, 2015
By OU Staff
A Water Logged Blog
Rabbi Aaron Levitt is the Judaic Principal at Robert M. Beren Academy of Houston. He described his family’s experience with the recent flooding on his blog, The Rodeo Rabbi. It’s hard...
Jun 2, 2015
By OU Staff
New Brooklyn Holocaust Museum to Cater to Charedi Population
A new Brooklyn Holocaust museum aims to take a different approach to remembering the Holocaust. As Cathryn J. Prince explains in the Times of Israel: “Not only is the Kleinman center...
Jun 2, 2015
By OU Staff
How to Solve the Jewish Day School ‘Tuition Crisis’
Everyone asks us, what can be done about the cost of a day school education? Week after week, the tuition crisis comes to our attention, front and center. Rabbis, couples and...
May 28, 2015
By OU Staff
Turkey’s Jews Say Goodbye — But Where Are They...
The New York Times reports that Turkey’s Jewish population is on the way out. In the last ten years, the community, which is Sephardic, has shrunk from 19,500 to 17,000. The...
May 28, 2015
By OU Staff
Be a Part of Unity Day
In the summer of 2014, Eyal Ifrach, Gil-ad Shaer and Naftali Fraenkel were kidnapped by terrorists on their way home from school. Jews from around the world came together to search,...
May 27, 2015
By OU Staff
President’s Chief of Staff and Mother of Eleven: Meet...
And you thought you had your hands full. Meet Rivka Ravitz, the chief of staff to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. At 39, aside from her full-time position, she is the mother...
May 27, 2015
By Michael Orbach
NCSY Alum Rings NASDAQ Closing Bell
Barry Berkowitz, a proud alumnus of NCSY and Camp Sports, helped ring the NASDAQ Closing Bell last month with the head of YouTube and this year’s top YouTube Stars. Berkowitz is...
May 27, 2015
By OU Staff
Why Do People Hate Jews and Judaism?
As Jews around the world prepare to celebrate the holiday of Shavuot commemorating the acceptance of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai, we are profoundly disturbed by the resurgence of global...
May 22, 2015
By OU Staff
Is Clothing Religious?
This article originally appeared on Inspireconversation.com, a blog inspiring conversation between parents and their children. Our world is a rich tapestry of varying religions, cultures, races and backgrounds. We are people...
May 21, 2015
By Jason Dov Greenblatt
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