Orthodox Union

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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

‘JEWISH HISTORY is the key to faith and belief,’ opines Wein.

Jewish scholar, historian, and leader Rabbi Berel Wein dies at 91


Orthodox Union to stop certifying meat slaughtered by unusual method

The largest kosher certifying agency in the United States will no longer accept meat slaughtered using the "shackle and hoist" method.

Cows grazing

Starbucks is no longer kosher...sort of?

“Working directly with the company we were able to expand the list of kosher items to include frappuccinos, mocha and caramel sauce, among other things."

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Shaked calls Trump '21st century Churchill' at Orthodox Union event

The event was filled with praise for the American president.

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he meets with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2017.

Thousands gather at Mets’ ballpark — for Jewish learning

The event, which the OU says is the largest of its kind in North America, offered 45 classes along with special programs for high school and college students.

Citi Field baseball stadium in New York, home field of the New York Mets

Orthodox Union launches ‘Impact Accelerator’ program

The US's oldest Orthodox group says it is seeking to boost entrepreneurs.

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Orthodox Union to enforce ban on women rabbis

Orthodox rabbis and communities have expressed disregard for women rabbis, whom they see as "violating tradition."

Rabbis pray at the gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson

Orthodox synagogue in NYC discontinues LGBT wedding announcements following complaint

The synagogue’s clergy do not officiate at same-sex weddings, but the synagogue began including same-sex marriages in its announcements earlier this year.

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Jews fleeing Hurricane Irma are taking refuge in Atlanta’s synagogues

Irma, a Category 4 storm, has been called one of the worst hurricanes in decades.

A car drives along an empty highway in Miami before the arrival of Hurricane Irma in south Florida

Jewish groups get security funding despite talk of rollbacks

The Department of Homeland Security disbursed the funding last week, the vast majority of which goes to Jewish institutions.+

Rabbi Menachem Genack (left) and Rabbi Moshe Elefant of the Orthodox Union

Orthodox Jewish youth group holds largest ever gathering in Israel

Campers at 17 of NCSY's summer programs came together at Park Ra'anana.

Campers at the Yom NCSY concert