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When the Yachad | Jewish Disabilities Integration/National Jewish Council for Disabilities (NJCD) program of the Orthodox Union designated February 2011 as its second annual North American Inclusion Month (NAIM), which emphasizes...

Please note: Judah S. Harris is a freelance photographer and journalist. The Orthodox Union makes no endorsements or representations regarding kashrut certification of various products/vendors referred to in his articles, blog,...

Last month, the Orthodox Union’s Yachad | Jewish Disabilities Integration/The National Jewish Council for Disabilities (NJCD) sponsored North American Inclusion Month (NAIM). Communities, schools, and organizations across America worked with Yachad...

This article first appeared in Mishpacha Magazine on March 29th and has been reprinted with permission. Photo credits: Judah S. Harris. Thursday, the in-box gets flooded. It’s the day when the...

Text and Captions by Stephen Steiner and Batya Graber Photos by Stephen Steiner The doors opened at 12:00 noon at the Grand Hyatt New York and closed at 6:00 p.m. By...

Earlier this week, I sent out an open “thank you” letter to the Team OU members who ran the exceptional programming that filled the weekend of March 27. Just to recap,...

Jewish life and opportunities beyond the tri-state area.

This article first appeared March 17th on BroadwayWorld.com and has been reprinted with permission. On Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m., a panel of esteemed Shakespearean and religious scholars and experts will...

Over a three-day period, the OU West Coast Region was privileged to play host to OU Executive Vice President, Emeritus Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb in a variety of venues throughout...

There was no hidden meaning behind the appointment of Amanda Esraelian as the 2010-2011 NCSY International Teen President; NCSY | Jewish Youth Leadership is the international youth movement of the Orthodox...