Thank you for addressing the topic of homeschooling (“Homeschooling: A Growing Trend,” by Avigayil Perry, fall 2015). As a parent who is a certified teacher…
Spring 2016(5776)
RABBANIT SHULAMIT MELAMED
How do we excite our children about Judaism? This is a question most Orthodox parents will ask themselves at one time or another.
The story of Purim is the story of v’nahafoch hu—literally, of events fundamentally and profoundly reordered. It is a story of carefully made plans turned…
While reviewing the table of contents for this edition, I could not help but be amazed by the wide-ranging topics included in this issue. From…
Two hundred Team Yachad runners from across North America—joined by an additional 200 family and friends to cheer them on—gathered in Miami this past January…
With the need to grow our multifaceted and cutting-edge programs to address the ever-increasing needs of the worldwide Jewish community, the OU has hired Arnold…
As part of its initiative to reach out to Jewish communities across the United States, the OU’s Department of Synagogue and Community Services has announced…
With security a top concern for Jewish schools and shuls, OU Advocacy welcomed Congress’s approval of $20 million for the US Department of Homeland Security’s…
Birthright Israel, arguably the largest project undertaken by the Jewish community in recent memory, has provided 500,000 Jewish young adults with ten-day trips to Israel…
This past December, an estimated 4,500 OU supporters and congregants of OU-member synagogues participated in the 2015 OU West Coast Convention, held in shuls throughout…
