Orthodox Union

Legal brief filed to support case of Ohio Orthodox Jew banned from holding minyan in home

In January 2021, Daniel Grand invited a small group of neighbors to his home for Shabbat prayer services - a minyan, the quorum of ten men that Jewish law requires for communal worship.

A Jewish person holds Tehillim, the book of Psalms, seeking solace in prayer on Memorial Day in Tel Aviv
An illustrative image of a hotel.

Grapevine: Sigh... more hotels

THE WRITER (right) stands with Rabbi Moshe Hauer at the Haas Promenade after an OU Israel annual Jerusalem Day celebratory morning prayer service overlooking the Old City. Everybody who encountered Rabbi Hauer felt how much he genuinely cared, says the writer.

Rabbi Moshe Hauer’s quiet strength united Jews everywhere - opinion

 Rabbi Moshe Hauer with President Isaac Herzog

Orthodox Union’s Rabbi Moshe Hauer dies of sudden heart attack at age 60


An app for keeping kosher during Passover and beyond

The Orthodox Union has released an app to help you keep kosher, which includes a special chametz function for Passover.

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An app for keeping kosher during Passover and beyond

Orthodox Union allows consumers to ask questions about koshrut, get alerts when new kosher products appear.

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Jewish groups involved in US contraception debate

Tensions between the Obama administration and leaders of the Catholic Church rose to the boiling point over the issue of contraceptive coverage in recent months.

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Got kosher milk?

Israel Rabbinate's decision not to approve OU-certified Haagen Dazs kosher comes from halachic ban on milk not produced in presence of a Jew.

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OU president slams US Jewish groups over anti-boycott law

Orthodox Union head urges US Jews, who don't pay Israel taxes or serve IDF, to keep from criticizing Israeli policy.

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Orthodox groups ask clemency for Jewish killer

"There are several factors in this case that militate against imposing the ultimate penalty of capital punishment."

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