WASHINGTON — When the new federal tax bill was signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 22, an unexpected constituency benefited: parents who send their kids to Jewish day schools.
Until …
more
1/3/18
|
Like so many happy accidents, it started with Purim. Riva Preil, a physical therapist in her early 30s living in Manhattan, was recording a skit for her Orthodox shul’s Purim spiel when the …
more
By Derek Kwait, for the OU
|
1/3/18
|
The Orthodox Union and Agudath Israel each applauded Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that rejected the exclusion of houses from worship from a government grants program.
The 7-2 ruling …
more
The Jewish Star
|
6/28/17
|
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said on Monday that he believes the Federal Emergency Management Agency should assist houses of worship damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
Republican Mangano, seeking re-election next Tuesday, addressed a crowd of Jewish community, synagogue and day school lay leaders at the Orthodox Union’s Manhattan offices.
more
10/31/13
|
Three stars of the Jewish music scene — Simcha Leiner, Duvie Shapiro and Aryreh Kunstler — delighted Chanukah celebrants who packed the auditorium of the Shulamith School …
more
1/15/20
|
Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb is the executive vice president emeritus of the Orthodox Union. He recently translated the Kinot for the Koren Kinot Mesorat Harav, a new translation and commentary on …
more
7/14/10
|
Five hundred people and 25 speakers considered chinuch from a variety of Orthodox perspectives, at the annual Five Towns Community Collaborative Conference, last Sunday at the Young Israel of …
more
By Ed Weintrob
|
6/27/18
|
Add sweeping school reforms — and with them, funding for private schools that Orthodox groups embrace and secular Jewish groups fear — to the campaign promises that Donald Trump plans to fulfill. …
more
JTA
|
11/30/16
|
The Jewish Star apolgizes for two errors in captions last week in stories about the Orthodox Union.
The OU official on page 1 was Vice President Allen Fagin (pictured at right in this photo from …
more
6/28/18
|
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 …
more
By Ron Kampeas, JTA
|
9/13/17
|