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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is flanked by representatives of the Orthodox Union, including (left of Netanyahu) Executive Vice President Allen Fagin, of Woodmere, and (right of Netanyahu) OU President Moishe Bane of Lawrence.

5 Towners, representing OU, huddle with Bibi

Orthodox Union leaders from throughout the United States and Canada met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discussed the need to expand initiatives focused … more

7/18/19

At the NYS Capitol (from left): Islamic Cultural Center School Principal Khadijah Jean Pryce; Regis HS Vice President for Development James Kennedy; Teach NYS Executive Director Sydney Altfield; NYS Catholic Conference Director for Education James Cultrara; Teach NYS Co-founder and Board Chair Sam Sutton; Cristo Rey NY HS President Dan Dougherty; and Partnership Schools Chief Operating Officer Kathleen Quirk.

Teach NYS interfaith coalition visits Albany

In an historic first, Jewish, Catholic and Islamic nonpublic school representatives united as one voice with Teach NYS at the New York State Capitol to lobby for an increase in nonpublic school … more

5/3/23

‘Kol-bo’ for Chanukah is a holiday all-in-one

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. … more

By Alan Jay Gerber | 12/5/17

Participants observe industrial mixers in action at a David’s Cookies factory in Fairfield, NJ.

40 women immerse in an OU kashrus experience

A few weeks ago, Rivki Lemmer of Brooklyn didn’t know that lab-grown meat existed. Now, after attending a week-long course run through the Orthodox Union, she feels well-versed in the … more

8/23/23

OU and RCA publish detailed guidance on the eventual reopening of shuls

With an eye on the eventual reopening of shuls, the Orthodox Union and the Rabbinical Council of America issued a detailed statement on Friday afternoon listing 13 “principles that should … more

By the OU and RCA | 5/8/20

The 56 Orthodox-friendly cities at the OU Communities Fair ncluding such arguably unlikely venues as Omaha, Nebraska, as well as (pictured) Memphis, Tennessee, and Cincinnati, Ohio.

At OU Communities Fair, New Yorkers check out 56 far-flung (and nearby) frumvilles

Several hundred opportunity-hungry New York area residents flocked to Manhattan’s Metropolitan Pavilion on Sunday to check out living and working opportunities in 56 Orthodox-friendly American … more

The Jewish Star photos by Ed Weintrob | 5/3/17

At night, the Zula Center is often packed with teens making music and clustered around a candle-filled table that serves as a sort of indoor bonfire. These teens’ faces have been blurred to protect their identity.

OU’s Zula center aids at-risk kids in Jerusalem

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 … more

By Michele Chabin, for the OU | 12/6/17

SKA girls fly to New Orleans on mission with the NCSY

A group of students from the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls boarded a plane to New Orleans on Nov. 2, for a life-changing experience organized by NCSY … more

By Rosie Ash, SKA ‘23 | 11/23/22

Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Orthodox Union.

Joseph of Lawrence new Exec VP-COO of OU

The Orthodox Union has appointed Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph of Lawrence as its executive vice president and chief operating officer. Rabbi Joseph will work alongside the OU’s recently appointed … more

7/9/20

Men pray while keeping distance from each other outside their closed synagogue in Netanya, Israel, on April 23.

Rabbis mull return to shul

When Rabbi Moshe Hauer last week told Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top health adviser, that synagogues wouldn’t let congregants sit within 8 feet of each other once services resume, he was previewing a set of formal guidelines that the organization he helps lead, the Orthodox Union, would release just a day later. … more

By Marcy Oster, JTA | 5/13/20