JERUSALEM — Hadas was just 11 when her mother began to suffer from postpartum depression so severe it rendered her incapable of caring for herself or her children. Her father and an older …
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By Michele Chabin, for the OU
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12/6/17
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This year I have the honor to bring to your attention a unique anthology of essays related to Chanukah published by the OUPress. This work, titled “The Light That Unites: A Chanukah Companion. …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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12/5/17
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As day school advocates ramp up their push to win more state funding, a panel on the tuition crisis agreed on motzei Shabbat that yeshiva parents need to empower those advocates — by …
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By Ed Weintrob
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11/22/17
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Two Five Towns shuls will consider the Orthodox community’s tuition crisis this Saturday, hosting discussions after mussaf and at motzei Shabbos.
The morning discussions on “Tackling …
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11/15/17
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, a resident of the Five Towns community of Woodburgh, told the ZOA gala on Sunday that President Trump was on Israel’s …
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By Ed Weintrob
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11/15/17
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The Orthodox Union is founding its own division to advance women as congregational leaders, as well as to promote Jewish study and communal participation for women in Modern Orthodoxy.
The …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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10/25/17
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Students from the Manhattan Day School advocated for “Free Lunch for All” on the steps of New York City Hall last week, calling on Mayor deBlasio to expand the city’s free lunch …
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10/25/17
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The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America on Monday welcomes new Department of Health and Human Services guidelines that will expand the ability of employers to exempt their companies …
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10/10/17
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WASHINGTON — A Friday night tweet by President Trump, with Houston recovering from Hurricane Harvey and his sister Irma set to ravage Florida, is renewing hope …
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By Ron Kampeas, JTA
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9/13/17
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The Orthodox Union and Shalom Task Force drew more than 180 community leaders to a conference on “Keeping Couples Connected,” at the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst.
The full-day …
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9/7/17
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