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Sunday: NCSY Teens to Travel to Romania for First...
Teens Will Bring Teddy Bears, Candy, Games and Other Supplies to Hundreds of Children   This Sunday, teens from NCSY, the international youth movement of the Orthodox Union, will travel
May 20, 2022
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Welcomes US House Passage of Bipartisan Legislation...
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union)–the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization– welcomed the U.S. House’s passage of two important pieces of bipartisan legislation: a
May 18, 2022
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Applauds US House Approval of Legislation to...
Following Attacks on Texas Synagogue in January and a California Church Sunday, Bill Would Dramatically Increase Funding for Nonprofit Security Grant Program through 2028 The Orthodox Union today applauded the
May 16, 2022
By OU Staff
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Condemns Deadly,...
Today, the leadership of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union) — the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization — issued the following statement in the aftermath
May 15, 2022
By OU Staff
OU PRESS announces the publication of Bridging Traditions: Demystifying...
Bridging Traditions is essential reading for Jews of all origins who are interested in understanding their own practices and appreciating those of their brethren, and in seeing the kaleidoscope of
May 4, 2022
By OU Staff
Statement by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of...
Today, the leadership of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union) issued the following statement: The Orthodox Union is unable to either mourn or celebrate the news
May 3, 2022
By OU News
Rabbi Moshe Brandsdorfer to Take Helm of Orthodox Union’s...
Rabbi Moshe Brandsdorfer, a graduate of Yeshiva Shor Yoshuv in Lawrence, N.Y., has taken the helm of the Orthodox Union’s Torah Initiatives Department, which oversees a broad array of innovative
Apr 29, 2022
By OU Staff
Unite for Ukrainian Jewry: Network of Jewish Groups, including...
Organizations Collaborate to Help Create Distribution System, Warehouses, Call Center in Eastern Europe to Help Ukrainian Jews Donate to the OU Ukraine Crisis Fund Here: ou.org/ukraine Donate to the Shuls
Apr 12, 2022
By OU News
NCSY South Florida Philanthropist Leads $150K Campaign for Public...
Fundraising by Mike Leven, Other Donors Will Enable 44 Public School Teens to Experience Life-Changing Trip to Israel This Summer   Four years ago, Mike Leven of Boca Raton had
Apr 6, 2022
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Mourns the Passing of HaRav Chaim Kanievsky...
With profound sadness, the Orthodox Union joins the entire Jewish community in mourning the passing of Moreinu HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, zt”l, at the age of 94. Fondly known to one
Mar 18, 2022
By OU Staff

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