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Hope Amidst a War Zone: OU’s Israel Center Offers Support and Comfort to Sderot Residents

The synagogue was packed as members of the Sderot community turned out for a sefer Torah dedication in commemoration of…

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Cancer Survivor Wins Trip of His Dreams

“I never won anything in my life,” says Ken Ulfeng, 67, of Elkhorn, Wisconsin. But that didn’t stop this retired…

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Anticipating the Coming of the Mashgiach: The OU’s Popular Kashrut Emissary—Rabbi Norman Schloss

Ever since Divine deliveries of manna stopped falling, kosher consumers have had to rely on conscientious kashrut supervisors to make…

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“Friday Night Lights”: College Students Infuse Communities with Jewish Passion

One might think that Shabbat, the ultimate twenty-four-hour downtime, couldn’t possibly compete with most Jewish teens’ high-tech weekday fare of…

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Highlights of the OU West Coast Banquet

At a reception held at the Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel in West Los Angeles in June, the Orthodox Union West…

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It’s My Birthright Too! The only disability-friendly birthright tour helps Jews with disabilities experience a dream come true in Israel

Excited about her first visit to the Kotel, Maya Eldar, of Skokie, Illinois, anxiously pressed her note between a tight…

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Union President Meets Sadat

Orthodox Union President Julius Berman, and several other representatives of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, met with…

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Torah Registry Initiated to Increase Synagogue Security

Synagogues all over the world are receiving information this fall about preventing the theft of sifrei torah by employing ia…

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West Coast Dinner Honors Goldberger, Ives and Quinn

Six hundred supporters of the Orthodox Union's West Coast region attended a dinner on Tuesday, May 19, to honor Ernie…

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Union Distributes No-Autopsy Cards

The Orthodox Union has printed and is distributing a wallet-sized card declaring that the carrier does not wish or authorize…

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