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After being involved in NCSY since fifth grade, it is no surprise that Judah Joseph has been named NCSY’s 2011-2012 International Teen President. Approachable, hardworking, enthusiastic, and enough of a Type-A...

New Jersey NCSY alumna Allison Josephs is using her talents and passion for Jewish outreach and education in a cutting-edge way. Harnessing the power of new media, Josephs is the creator...

NEW FROM OU PRESS: ECHOES OF EDEN BY RABBI ARI D. KAHN As Jews worldwide anticipate the beginning of a new cycle of reading the Torah in the synagogue, the same...

The Seymour J. Abrams Orthodox Union Jerusalem World Center, located on Rechov Keren HaYesod in the center of Jerusalem, is a heart pulsing with life and hope for the Jewish people...

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in Hamodia on 9/27/11, prior to the announcement of Gilad Shalit’s release. It was reprinted with author’s permission and ran on the homepage of the...

Rosh Hashana is a time for new beginnings. In American culture, one might make a “New Year’s resolution” to quit smoking or lose weight. In Judaism, a similar though profoundly different...

Orthodox Union Job Fairs, which have been held both in the United States and Israel, are uniformly successful, because employers have jobs to offer, and the candidates who register have had...

NCSY gets formal about informal education - and hundreds learn how to reach out more effectively.

The Orthodox Union’s Challenge Grant for Innovative and Replicable Solutions to Address Day School Affordability I. Introduction The Orthodox Union recognizes that day school affordability is an issue of prime concern...

On July 15-17, 2011, the Orthodox Union held its Sixth Annual Marriage Enrichment Retreat at the Woodcliff Lake Hilton in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. Our crack reporter from the “Woodcliff Lake...