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God Does Not Work For Us
This post originally appeared on timesofisrael.com For the past three weeks, the People of Israel – both in the Land of Israel and in the diaspora – have swung violently from...
Jul 2, 2014
By Rabbi Ari Kahn
Statement from Israeli PM Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks this evening at the start of the Security Cabinet meeting: “With heavy grief, this evening we found three bodies. All signs indicate that...
Jun 30, 2014
By OU Staff
Bodies of Three Israeli Teens Found: Latest Updates
A massive search has tragically turned to national mourning as the bodies of Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Sha’er and Naftali Frenkel were found. Statement from the RCA and the OU on the...
Jun 30, 2014
By OU Staff
Israeli Yeshiva Students Missing, Kidnapping Feared
Israeli media is reporting on three yeshiva students from Kfar Etzion who are missing and believed to be kidnapped by terrorists. We hope for their safe and quick return and ask...
Jun 13, 2014
By OU Staff
Reuven Rivlin Elected as Israel’s 10th President
Reuven Rivlin Elected as Israel’s 10th President
Likud candidate Reuven Rivlin emerged victorious Tuesday from Israel’s presidential elections at the Knesset, winning the post by a 63 to 53 margin after two rounds of voting. Rivlin beat out...
Jun 11, 2014
By OU Staff
Paralyzing Narratives: Why Peace Keeps Failing
Paralyzing Narratives: Why Peace Keeps Failing
This article originally appeared in The Jewish Journal. We’re so used to seeing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process fail that we often overlook this simple question: How is it possible that so...
May 13, 2014
By David Suissa
O’Connor’s Grandfather A Rabbi In Bridgeport?
O’Connor’s Grandfather A Rabbi In Bridgeport?
This article first appeared in The Jewish Week. First, Catholic New York reported that the sister of Cardinal John O’Connor, the late archbishop of New York, had recently discovered that their...
May 12, 2014
By Stewart Ain
Brooklyn Shochet is Cut Above the Rest
Brooklyn Shochet is Cut Above the Rest
Tablet magazine has a fascinating write-up of Rabbi Moshe Yurman, a Brooklyn shochet who is one of the only three ritual knife-makers in America (and they’ve got a witty, if obvious title...
Feb 27, 2014
By OU Staff
From Congress to the Super Bowl: Israel Free Spirit Birthright Launches Three New Trips
From Congress to the Super Bowl: Israel Free Spirit...
What do a Super Bowl-winning athlete, a theater actress, and a former six-term Congressman have in common? All three will be leading Birthright trips this summer run exclusively by Israel Free...
Feb 26, 2014
By OU Staff
The Story Behind the Slam Poem Heard Round the...
SAR High School senior Ethan Metzger achieved viral fame when a video of him reciting his poem, “My Parents Brainwashed Me,” at Bronx Youth Poetry Slam, was published online. Here's...
Nov 22, 2013
By Michael Orbach

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