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ORTHODOX UNION EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ENDORSEMENT OF SAME SEX MARRIAGE; STATES APPRECIATION FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA’S RECOGNITION OF NEED FOR PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2012 Contact: Nathan Diament 202-513-6484 Today, the leadership of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America issued the following statement in reaction to President Barack Obama’s endorsement of legal recognition for same sex … Continued
WHITE HOUSE MOVES AHEAD ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY REGULATIONS
Late last Friday, the White House is issued guidance setting forth fundamental principles and policymaking criteria for the social service partnerships the government forms with religious and other neighborhood organizations. With this executive order, President Obama adopted many of the recommendations made … Continued
The Orthodox Union Applauds the Louisiana Legislature for Passing Tax Credit Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2012 Contact: Jesse Hervitz 202-513-6484 Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (“Orthodox Union”) – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – commended the Louisiana Legislature for passing educational tax credit legislation … Continued
Reconsideration of State Aid to Jewish Schools is Welcome
This Op-Ed was originally published in JTA on April 19, 2012 by OU/IPA Executive Director, Nathan Diament. For decades, the American Jewish community has debated the advisability, constitutionality and necessity of government aid to Jewish (and other faiths’) parochial … Continued
ORTHODOX UNION PRESIDENT WRITES PRESIDENT OBAMA AND VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN URGING CLEMENCY FOR JONATHAN POLLARD AHEAD OF PRESIDENT PERES VISIT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 17, 2012 Contact: 202-513-6484 Yesterday, Dr. Simcha Katz, president of the Orthodox Union – the largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization in the United States transmitted a letter to President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe … Continued
OU/IPA JOINS IN ADVOCACY FOR CLERGY “PARSONAGE” ALLOWANCE
OU/IPA Executive Director Nathan Diament is serving as a “religious sector representative” to the Senate appointed Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations. This Commission is reviewing the federal tax laws and regulations that govern religious nonprofits in … Continued
