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More Than 2,300 Teens Participated in 23 NCSY Summer...
NCSY Provides “A Summer To Remember” for Teens Around the World, Despite the Challenges Presented by Global Pandemic NEW YORK – This was an extremely meaningful summer for the more
Sep 3, 2021
By OU Staff
Nearly 500 Participants Join 23 Yachad Summer Programs
NEW YORK – This summer, 498 participants took part in Yachad programs across the United States, Canada and Israel. Yachad, a division of the Orthodox Union, is a leading organization
Sep 1, 2021
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Joins FBI-Newark Field Office to Launch National...
NEWARK, New Jersey – Today, the Executive Vice President of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, Rabbi Moshe Hauer,
Aug 18, 2021
By OU Staff
OU Women’s Initiative Launches Yemei Ratzon Program Offering Ideas...
NEW YORK – The Orthodox Union’s (OU) Women’s Initiative has launched its virtual Yemei Ratzon program offering ideas and inspiration in preparation for the upcoming High Holidays. The program offers
Aug 9, 2021
By OU Staff
Jewish Philanthropists Establish Orthodox Union “Katz Family Initiative” to...
NEW YORK – Avi and Becky Katz, long-time Jewish communal leaders, have established a multi-year, multi-million national initiative with NCSY, the flagship youth movement of the Orthodox Union (OU), to
Aug 5, 2021
By OU Staff
NCSY Appoints Rabbi Gideon Black as New CEO of...
NEW YORK – NCSY, the flagship youth movement of the Orthodox Union (OU), has named Rabbi Gideon Black as the new chief executive officer of its New York region. Rabbi
Aug 3, 2021
By OU Staff
OU Press Publishes New Book on Prayer
OU Press announces the publication of Beurei HaTefillah: A Guide to Jewish Prayer—Expanded and Updated Edition by Rabbi Isaiah Wohlgemuth, edited by Rabbi Asher Reichert and Rashie Reichert, and published
Aug 2, 2021
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union’s Annual Tisha b’Av Program Will Address Recent...
NEW YORK – The Orthodox Union (OU), the nation’s oldest and largest umbrella organization for the North American Orthodox Jewish community, said that its 20th annual Tisha B’Av program on
Jul 12, 2021
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Awards $100,000 in Grants to 35 Synagogues...
NEW YORK – The Orthodox Union (OU), the nation’s oldest and largest umbrella organization for the North American Orthodox Jewish community, has awarded $100,000 in grants to 35 synagogues in
Jul 6, 2021
By OU Staff
OU Congratulates Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid Upon Their...
Today, the leadership of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, congratulates Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid upon their election
Jun 14, 2021
By OU Staff

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