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Are You Mossad Material?
Is there a Jewish James Bond among us? The Mossad seems to think so. Israel’s super-secretive intelligence agency recently launched an online recruitment campaign, complete with promotional video and application. Watch...
Sep 29, 2014
By OU Staff
Abductors of Three Israeli Teens Killed in Hebron
The IDF reported that an overnight operation in Hebron to apprehend the terrorists responsible for the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens this summer has resulted in the death of...
Sep 23, 2014
By OU Staff
Egypt Wants Its Gold Back
The Jews who left Egypt during the Exodus stole Egyptian gold and treasures and must be made to pay back what they took – with interest, an Egyptian political scientist has...
Sep 15, 2014
By OU Staff
All Ashkenazi Jews Should Test For Cancer Gene, Study...
The research, conducted at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center, found high rates of ovarian and breast cancer whether or not there was family history of the disease. Of the randomly selected...
Sep 12, 2014
By OU Staff
Rabbi Weil Interviews Director of “The Green Prince,” Nadav...
We had the great opportunity of hosting Nadav Schirman, the Director of the award winning documentary film The Green Prince. The Green Prince, which is the fascinating story of Moussab Hassan...
Sep 11, 2014
By Rabbi Steven Weil
Does Israel Have the Answer to Ebola?
Protalix, an Israeli biopharmaceutical company located outside of the northern city of Carmiel, said Saturday that it has the resources to produce the experimental Ebola vaccine, ZMapp, which has recently run...
Sep 8, 2014
By OU Staff
OU Rabbinic Delegation Demonstrates Support for Israel during...
A group of rabbis who lead Orthodox Union – affiliated synagogues around the United States are participating in a Rabbinic Leadership Solidarity Mission to Israel that will run through Thursday, August...
Aug 26, 2014
By OU Staff
The Pro-Israel Expendables
Nearly 200 Hollywood actors and executives, including Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, have signed Creative Community for Peace’s pro-Israel, anti-Hamas open letter. “We, the undersigned, are saddened by the devastating loss...
Aug 26, 2014
By OU Staff
Baruch Dayan Emet: Body of Missing Student Found
The body of missing 23-year-old yeshiva student Aaron Sofer a”h was found in the Jerusalem Forest, where Sofer was last seen this past Friday. Read the latest media reports for continuing...
Aug 26, 2014
By OU Staff
Letter to Jewish Communities from Israeli PM Netanyahu
The Prime Minister of Israel issues a letter of gratitude to Jewish communities around the globe for their continuing support of Operation Protective Edge:
Aug 7, 2014
By OU Staff

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