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OU Kosher’s Newly Expanded Community Programs Educate Kosher Consumers Nationwide
OU Kosher’s Newly Expanded Community Programs Educate Kosher Consumers...
ASK OU’s Kashrus Across America Program Is Tailored to Meet Communities’ Needs and Interests From food and restaurants to hotels and simcha venues, North American kosher consumers have an array of products
Jan 23, 2024
By OU Staff
Three Hundred Jewish Teens Choose to Spend Winter Break Learning With NCSY
Three Hundred Jewish Teens Choose to Spend Winter Break...
Public School Students Drawn to Annual NCSY Retreat Centered on Torah, Judaism and Fun While many of their peers spent winter break at exotic beaches and ski resorts, 300 Jewish
Jan 17, 2024
By OU Staff
Over 100 Jewish Leaders Lobby On The Hill For 2024 Priorities
Over 100 Jewish Leaders Lobby On The Hill For...
January 11, 2024 Washington, D.C. — Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, kicked off Jewish community lobbying on
Jan 11, 2024
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Mourns the Passing of HaRav Matisyahu Salomon zt”l
Orthodox Union Mourns the Passing of HaRav Matisyahu Salomon...
With profound sadness, the Orthodox Union joins the entire Jewish community in mourning the passing of HaRav Matisyahu Salomon, zt”l, the Mashgiach Ruchani of Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood.דברי חכמים
Jan 4, 2024
By OU Staff
TABC Students Participate in Life-Changing Orthodox Union Relief Mission to Israel
TABC Students Participate in Life-Changing Orthodox Union Relief Mission...
 School Kicks Off First Teen OU Relief Israel Mission During the War Among the numerous heroes eight Torah Academy of Bergen County (TABC) high school students met on a recent,
Jan 2, 2024
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union’s Women’s Initiative Leads First Israel Mission in Support of Israeli Women
Orthodox Union’s Women’s Initiative Leads First Israel Mission in...
Contingent of Rebbetzins and Lay Leaders Represented 10 communities across North America Standing in the ravaged, eerily silent community of Sderot in the burned out home of Nir, a young
Dec 20, 2023
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union’s Shevet Glaubach Fellows Now Active in Every NCSY Region in North America
Orthodox Union’s Shevet Glaubach Fellows Now Active in Every...
NCSY Fellowship Transforms Both Fellows and the Communities They Serve It’s the dream of many NCSY advisors: to grow their communal volunteerism and leadership skills by becoming Shevet Glaubach Fellows
Dec 18, 2023
By OU Staff
Orthodox Union Initiates Pivotal Partnership to Enhance Access to Kosher Chicken in New York
Orthodox Union Initiates Pivotal Partnership to Enhance Access to...
Collaborative Effort with Gemiluth Chessed of Greater New York, City Harvest, and Empire Chicken Ensures Vital Nutrition for the Community The Orthodox Union, in collaboration with Gemiluth Chessed, City Harvest,
Dec 7, 2023
By OU News
Amid Rising Antisemitism, Jewish Student Union a Lifeline in Public Schools
Amid Rising Antisemitism, Jewish Student Union a Lifeline in...
NCSY’s JSU Supports Jewish Public School Students Facing Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism on Campus In the Houston suburb of Dickinson, Texas, 14-year-old Talya H. was expecting to begin her regular English lesson
Nov 30, 2023
By OU Staff
Teach Florida Applauds Signing of Bill Providing an Additional $25 Million in Security Funding for Yeshivas and Jewish Day Sc...
Teach Florida Applauds Signing of Bill Providing an Additional...
Funding Comes Amidst Alarming Rise in Antisemitism and Represents a 5x Increase from Prior Allocation  (November 15, 2023) Hollywood, Florida – Teach Florida, an initiative that advocates for government funding
Nov 15, 2023
By OU Staff

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