On September 7, 2010 the Orthodox Union (Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization facilitated a Pre-Rosh Hashana conference call for its membership with Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren. Below please find the transcript … Continued
Response to Statement of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Covenant, Mission, and Dialogue Beginning in 1998, representatives of the Rabbinical Council of America and the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (the Orthodox Union) have held … Continued
On Thursday, February 22, 2007, the Maryland General Assembly held two hearings, in the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee and the Senate Committee on Judicial Proceedings, regarding proposed legislation to help prevent women from becoming an agunah, or chained. Deputy … Continued
A Guide to Election Year Activities of Section 501(c)(3) Organizations By Steven H. Sholk, ESQ. Click title to view guide.
Orthodox Response to Same-Sex Marriage Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union It is high time for a statement asserting and explaining the traditional Jewish position on homosexuality. Various Jewish groups have left the impression with … Continued
Judaism and the Death Penalty; Of Two Minds but One Heart by Nathan J. Diament FIRST PRINCIPLES If one can be certain of anything in a discussion of Judaism’s views regarding capital punishment, especially those held in a public forum, … Continued
Diaspora-Israel Relations:A Study in Halakha and Contemporary Issues By Rabbi Michael Rosensweig Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS – Yeshiva University Delivered at the IPA Forum on Public Policy January, 1998 I. The relationship between Israel and the Jewish communities of the Diaspora … Continued
TIKKUN OLAM; ORTHODOXY’S RESPONSIBILITY TO PERFECT G-D’S WORLD By Jonathan Sacks Chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth Delivered at the Orthodox Union West Coast Convention December 1997 – Kislev 5758 Tonight I have been asked to address a very difficult … Continued
