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Memories of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein zt”l
Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein zt”l, who passed away on Monday at the age of 81 was laid to rest earlier today in Har Hamenuchot in Jerusalem. An archived version of the hespedim...
Apr 20, 2015
By OU Staff
Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, modern Orthodox visionary, dies at 81
Rabbi Dr. Aharon Lichtenstein, the head of a prestigious religious-Zionist yeshiva and an Israel Prize winner for his contributions to rabbinic scholarship, died on Monday at the age of 81. Lichtenstein,...
Apr 20, 2015
By OU Staff
Iran Deal’s Inspections Aren’t Kosher Yet
As the world’s largest kosher food certification agency, we at the Orthodox Union know a few things about inspection programs. Our “OU” logo is on nearly one million food products made...
Apr 16, 2015
By Nathan Diament
Was a Parah Adumah Discovered in New Jersey?
A fully red cow, which appears to be usable as the biblical Red Heifer or Parah Adumah, has been attracting increasing attention on a small farm outside of Lakewood, New Jersey....
Mar 31, 2015
By OU Staff
Live Election Coverage from Arutz 7 and the OU
Arutz Sheva and the Orthodox Union will hold a special late night (in Israel) audio and videocast as the results of the Israeli election come. in this evening. It will feature...
Mar 17, 2015
By OU Staff
Israeli Voters go to the Polls – Follow the...
Follow the latest media reports as Israelis cast their votes for the 20th Knesset: Jerusalem Post Ha’aretz Arutz 7 Times of Israel
Mar 17, 2015
By OU Staff
The Complicated Politics of a School-Donation Tax Credit
Of all the plot lines in the 2015 budget process, the fight over a school-donation tax credit may turn out to be the most complicated. The Catholic Church and a broad...
Mar 4, 2015
By OU Staff
New Prenup Aims to Nip Jewish Divorce Refusal
Rabbinical and legal experts met Sunday to formulate a legal loophole that will enable women to file for divorce in a Jewish court of law — an attempt to mitigate a...
Mar 3, 2015
By OU Staff
Watch: PM Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress
On Tuesday, March 3 at 11am, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak before Congress—watch below:
Mar 3, 2015
By OU Staff
DC Rally in Support of PM Netanyahu – Tuesday,...
EMET is urging supporters and friends to join a massive rally at U.S. Capitol West in Washington, D.C. (the front grassy area in front of the Capitol building) on Tuesday, March...
Feb 28, 2015
By OU Staff

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