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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 596

Orthodox Union

Illustrative: Congregants praying at the Kadoorie – Mekor Haim synagogue in Porto, Portugal, May 2014. (Courtesy of the Jewish Community of Porto)
April 1, 2025, 3:55 am
Why do US Jews leave Orthodoxy? A new study tries to map out the reasons
A survey of 29 formerly religious subjects by the Orthodox Union concludes synagogues and schools must adopt more inclusive mindsets while parents should provide clear support
By Zev Stub
OU Israel Executive Director Avi Berman speaks at the organization's new office in Har Hotzvim, February 2, 2025 (Shmuel Ungar)
February 6, 2025, 4:38 pm
As religious immigration rises, OU expands presence in Israel, investing in integration
After 47 years in Israel, one of North America’s largest Orthodox institutions switches strategy to operate in neighborhood hubs, reflecting changing community trends
By Zev Stub
US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
May 4, 2024, 2:27 pm
5 US Jewish orgs boycott education secretary call over presence of progressive groups
Cardona makes second antisemitism presentation after Jewish Federations of North America, ADL, Conference of Presidents refuse to attend the first one
By Ron Kampeas
March 28, 2024, 2:54 am
Major US Jewish groups object to $30.5 million cut to federal security funding
Spending slashes made across board for Department of Homeland Security as part of last-minute $1.2 trillion package negotiated by Biden, Democratic-led Senate and the GOP-led House
By Ron Kampeas
NYC locals enjoy the world's longest challah, baked Jan. 19-20, 2023 with the help of volunteers and local businesses in New York and New Jersey. (Screenshot from Instagram, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 23, 2024, 7:34 pm
35-foot challah in NYC attempts to break Guinness record
Over 200 pounds of dough transformed into world’s longest challah for Jewish Federation of North America’s Shabbat of Love
By julia GERGELY
The Weinstein and Dahan families, plus guests, at a Thanksgiving dinner event in Tel Aviv, on November 22, 2023. (courtesy)
November 23, 2023, 4:36 pm
In Tel Aviv, displaced families bring Israeli flavor to American-style Thanksgiving
Local Orthodox Union-affiliated group matches Gaza-area evacuee families with English-speaking immigrants for the festival of gratitude. ToI joined the Weinsteins and Dahans
By Gavriel Fiske
A full page ad from the Orthodox Union includes the text from a US House Resolution condemning antisemitism on college campuses. (Courtesy Orthodox Union via JTA)
November 9, 2023, 1:06 pm
Orthodox Union pitching ads condemning antisemitism to over 20 US campus newspapers
So far five papers have accepted the notice, which thanks Congress for resolution denouncing antisemitism and asks readers, ‘Where do you stand in this moment of truth?’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
A plane flies a banner protesting against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he visits Tesla's Fremont, California, factory on September 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
September 19, 2023, 12:56 pm
Daily Briefing Sept 19: Anti-overhaul protesters nip at Netanyahu’s heels on US trip
News editor Luke Tress on the organizations sending demonstrators to plague the PM; US bureau chief Jacob Magid on carrots and sticks for a peace deal
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: New York police secure a Jewish community event in New York City, May 19, 2022. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
September 13, 2023, 7:51 am
Ahead of holidays, Jewish and congressional leaders urge increased security funding
Federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program used to secure Jewish institutions falls short of demand as antisemitism spikes in US, Jewish groups say
By Luke Tress
Orthodox Union's Rabbi Menachem Genack, left, visits Israeli startup SuperMeat as part of the company's kosher certification process. (Courtesy/SuperMeat)
September 6, 2023, 8:47 pm
In first, leading kosher authority Orthodox Union certifies lab-grown meat
Israeli startup SuperMeat’s chicken products sidestep restrictions on using parts of living animals by growing meat from egg stem cells
By Luke Tress
The US Supreme Court is seen on Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Washington. (AP/Mariam Zuhaib)
June 30, 2023, 2:08 am
Jewish groups fete Supreme Court ruling bolstering religious accommodation rule
Decision raises standard for employers refusing to give workers a Sabbath day off to a ‘substantial’ hardship, putting ‘real teeth into the law,’ says AJC legal officer
By Ron Kampeas
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in the lobby of the Citibank headquarters in New York on March 14, 2023. (Courtesy)
March 14, 2023, 9:52 pm
In New York, Smotrich predicts compromise on overhaul that ‘mainstream’ will accept
Finance minister tells Citibank executives ‘noise’ over overhaul will ‘settle down’; meeting with ZOA’s Klein, discusses removing the ‘grandchild clause’ in the Law of Return
By Jacob Magid and Luke Tress
A Palestinian man walks between scorched cars in a scrapyard after a settler riot, in the town of Huwara, near the West Bank city of Nablus, February 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
February 28, 2023, 5:03 am
As US Jewish groups condemn Huwara settler rampage, many avoid mentioning Netanyahu
Some mainstream organizations express outrage over deadly riot against Palestinians, refrain from direct criticism of government; Orthodox Union urges ‘clear and strong leadership’
By Ron Kampeas
Far-right activist Nick Fuentes holds a rally at the Lansing Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, November 11, 2020. (Nicole Hester/ Ann Arbor News via AP)
November 28, 2022, 9:53 pm
Trump’s own ex-antisemitism envoy is latest to bash him for Kanye, Fuentes meeting
Elan Carr calls on old boss to condemn Kanye West and Holocaust denier who he dined with at Mar-a-Lago; Orthodox Union calls pair country’s ‘most vicious antisemitic figures’
By ToI Staff, Jacob Magid and Luke Tress
The US Supreme Court building in Washington, June 27, 2022. (AP/Patrick Semansky, File)
September 29, 2022, 5:12 am
Orthodox Jewish groups join evangelical Christian mailman’s US Supreme Court case
Orthodox Union-7th Day Adventist brief argues that minority faiths not marking Sabbath on Sunday are likelier to face discrimination since that’s the preferred day to accommodate
By Ron Kampeas
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