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Moshe Yehuda Ben Yaakov HaKohen or Mo Berkowitz passed away tragically as an automobile accident victim this past Monday night returning home from his yeshiva Ohr Yitzchak. Although Mo had an...

THIRD ANNUAL OU KOSHER ESSAY CONTEST UNDERWAY, WITH MARCH 24 DEADLINE; 12TH GRADERS ARE INVITED TO PRODUCE VIDEO ON ‘GOING KOSHER’ It’s baaaack! Building on the success and enthusiastic response to...

I light it, you light it, and now NCSY lights it in a way that inspires the Jewish future and teens across the country with a musical exclusive. So move over...

OU ESTABLISHES EMERGENCY FOREST FIRE CAMPAIGN AS BLAZE DESTROYS MUCH OF NORTHERN ISRAEL AND TAKES MANY LIVES The Orthodox Union Thursday announced an Emergency Forest Fire Campaign with 100 percent of...

Synagogue attendees can now better understand how to pray with the publication of Hilchot Tefilla: A Comprehensive Guide to the Laws of Daily Prayer by Rabbi David Brofsky. This new book,...

In case you missed it, the UN’s Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently declared that Rachel’s Tomb is a Palestinian cultural site which is “endangered as a result of Israeli...

NCSY SUMMER PROGRAMS 2011 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN; EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS JANUARY 3 This year, give a Chanukah present that you can’t gift-wrap but is sure to have a more dramatic impact:...

TEAM YACHAD RECRUITING FOR JANUARY 31 HALF-MARATHON IN MIAMI Team Yachad is busy training for the 2011 ING Half-Marathon in Miami. The countdown in on to the finish line Sunday, January...

OU ALUMNI CONNECTIONS TO SEND CANDY TO ALUMS AT JEWISH HOLIDAYS; UPDATED STUDENT CONTACT INFORMATION REQUESTED “Life is like a box of chocolates, but with OU Alumni, you know what you’re...

My mother, who at age 60 something attained enlightenment by earning the coveted Microsoft Certified Service Administration certification, absolutely bowled me over the other day with one of her 2 sentence...