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OU President Stephen J. Savitsky to Visit Jewish Community...
OU PRESIDENT STEPHEN J. SAVITSKY TO VISIT JEWISH COMMUNITY OF WASHINGTON DC, SHABBAT WEEKEND OF JANUARY 8-9 As he resumes his Presidential Tour of Jewish communities across North America, Orthodox
Dec 17, 2009
By OU Staff
Kosher Tidbits: Informally Exploring the Complexities of Halacha Through...
KOSHER TIDBITS: INFORMALLY EXPLORING THE COMPLEXITIES OF HALACHA THROUGH TECHNOLOGY Kosher Tidbits, an initiative of OU Kosher which presents audio and visual learning sessions regarding contemporary kashrut issues, is nearing
Dec 17, 2009
By OU Staff
OU SHNAYIM MIKRA PROGRAM OF ALIYAH BY ALIYAH PARSHA...
As the annual Torah cycle begins its second book, Shemot or Exodus, the Orthodox Union’s new and increasingly popular Shnayim Mikra program, in which each weekly portion is studied online aliyah...
Dec 16, 2009
By OU Staff
OU Presents Postive Jewish Parenting at Yavneh Academy in...
ORTHODOX UNION PRESENTS POSITIVE JEWISH PARENTING, AT YAVNEH ACADEMY IN PARAMUS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 7 PM. The Orthodox Union in conjunction with the Yavneh Academy of Paramus, will present Positive
Dec 15, 2009
By OU Staff
New Jersey Junior NCSY: The Story of an...
NEW JERSEY JUNIOR NCSY: THE STORY OF AN ADVISOR By: Meira Weiss-Faratci Meira Weiss-Faratci is a regional advisor for Junior NCSY’s New Jersey Region. Currently a senior at Yeshiva University’s
Dec 10, 2009
By OU Staff
OU Honors Yachad, NJCD, on its 25th Anniversary
OU HONORS YACHAD, NATIONAL JEWISH COUNCIL FOR DISABILITIES, ON ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY The Orthodox Union paid tribute to Yachad, the National Jewish Council for Disabilities, on its 25th anniversary, at
Dec 10, 2009
By OU Staff
Differences Between U.S. and Israel are Narrowing, Ambassador Oren...
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN U.S. AND ISRAEL ARE NARROWING, AMBASSADOR OREN TELLS OU AUDIENCE Israel’s first American-born Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, told an Orthodox Union audience that differences between
Dec 10, 2009
By OU Staff
OU Statement on NJ State Senate Judiciary Committee Vote...
OU STATEMENT ON NJ STATE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE VOTE ON SAME SEX MARRIAGE LEGISLATION Today, the Orthodox Union, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, released the following statement after
Dec 8, 2009
By OU Staff
OU Denounces European Ministers’ Statement on Jerusalem
ORTHODOX UNION DENOUNCES EUROPEAN MINISTERS’ STATEMENT ON JERUSALEM The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, denounced the statement, adopted today by ministers
Dec 8, 2009
By OU Staff
Tootsie Roll Goes Kosher
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. today announced that Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Fruit Rolls, Frooties and DOTS have become kosher-certified by the Orthodox Union, the world’s largest kosher certification agency. New packaging bearing...
Dec 2, 2009
By OU Staff

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