Steven Weil

INSIDE THE OU

Memories of the Entebbe Rescue on its Fortieth Anniversary

July 4, 1976: Americans were jubilantly celebrating the bicentennial with fireworks, nautical parades and a visit from Queen Elizabeth bearing a replica of the Liberty Bell, proudly letting freedom ring.…

INSIDE THE OU

Changing Lives, One Millennial at a Time

In May of 2013, Time magazine published a cover story entitled “Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation.” Defined in the article as the generation born roughly between 1980 and 2000,…

INSIDE THE OU

Standing Up for Israel

Standing up for Israel is nothing new. Before and after 1948, anyone who loved and believed in our homeland was prepared to defend her to the rest of the world.…

FROM THE DESK OF RABBI STEVEN WEIL, SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR

Southern Exposure

This past summer, I had the privilege to participate in two OU solidarity missions to Israel—the first with fellow members of OU communities and the second with rabbinic leaders from…

INSIDE THE OU

After the News Cycle Moves On

As I write this message at the end of July, our people are mourning the senseless loss of three innocent teenagers kidnapped and murdered by vicious terrorists. As of today,…

FROM THE DESK OF RABBI STEVEN WEIL, SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR

Inclusion

I write this just as my sixteen-year-old son is returning from Israel. He was fortunate to participate in one of the OU’s most spectacular programs, Yad B’Yad. Yachad/NJCD (National Jewish…

JEWISH THOUGHT

Mesorah: The Rav Speaks

Below is a synopsis by Rabbi Steven Weil of a brilliant and influential speech delivered in 1975 by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik where he outlined the role of creativity and…

FROM THE DESK OF RABBI STEVEN WEIL, SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR

The Fire Within

The desert boasts magnificent fauna. From elaborate cacti to colorful flowers to unusual trees, the landscape of the desert is replete with plant life that is unique not only in…