- Supporting Israel
- Education Equity
- Religious Freedom
- Homeland Security
- Life Issues
- Marriage & Family
- In the Courts
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OU Advocacy defends the security and welfare of the State of Israel as the globe's Jewish state and homeland of the Jewish people.
- Orthodox Union Condemns Recent Act of Violence Against Arab Youth in Jerusalem
- Orthodox Union Slams PA President Abbas For Latest Denial Of Jewish Heritage In Jerusalem
- Movie: Jerusalem, One City
- Orthodox Union Applauds Supreme Court Ruling in Jerusalem Passport Case; “Congressional Policy on Jerusalem will get its Day in Court”
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OU Advocacy advocates an array of initiatives at the Federal level to obtain and empower parents in their educational choices for their children, expand education reform and secure greater resources for Jewish day schools and the families who use them.
- Testimony of Jesse Hervitz to Texas Legislative Committees on Tax Credit Scholarship Legislation
- Action Alert: Help Texas Day School Students Receive Tax Credit Scholarships
- OU and Texas Orthodox Jewish Community Testify in Support of Texas Tax Credit Scholarship Legislation
- OU-Teach NYS Initiative Applauds New York Legislature for Increasing CAP and MSR Funding for NYS Private Schools
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OU Advocacy champions First Amendment guarantees for the religious liberties of individuals and institutions of faith.
- Video: Congress Debates HR 592, OU-Led Legislation on Hurricane Sandy Relief
- OU Applauds House of Representatives on Passage of FEMA Relief Legislation for Synagogues and Other Houses of Worship
- OU Commends German Parliament Passage of Legislation Protecting Ritual Circumcision
- Religious Freedom
- Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations Commends Congressional Letter Urging Germany to Safeguard Religious Freedom and Retract Circumcision Ban
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OU Advocacy works with federal policymakers to strengthen the security and safety of our community's synagogues and day schools.
Stem Cell Research
- Orthodox Union Applauds National Institutes of Health’s New Stem Cell Guidelines
- Stem Cell Research Regs – Positive Steps
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Physician Assisted Suicide
- Orthodox Union and Rabbinical Council Urge Supreme Court to Ban Assisted Suicide
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Capital Punishment
- Judaism and the Death Penalty; Of Two Minds but One Heart
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OU Advocacy supports federal policies that are friendly to and supportive of traditional families in American society.
Marriage
- OU Statement on Obama's Support for Same-Sex Marriage
- Orthodox Union Disappointed in Federal Court Ruling Striking Down Prop. 8 in California
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Family Friendly Tax Policy
- OU Applauds Senate Passage of Marriage Penalty Rollback
- OU Encourages Marriage Penalty Rollback
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OU Advocacy often advocates for our community's interests and values in federal and state courts. We do so principally through the filing of "friend of the court" legal briefs.
- Amicus Curiae Brief: Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn
- Amicus Curiae Brief: Christian Legal Society v. Martinez
- Amicus Curiae Brief: Samantar v. Yousuf
- Amicus Curiae Brief: Defense of the Viability of the Jewish Beith Din Court System
- Amicus Curiae Brief: Right to Circumcision
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- OU Position Paper on Government Aid to Jewish Day Schools
- OU Convention Resolutions 2011
- State Regulations and Assistance Programs for Private Schools
- Pre-Rosh Hashana Conference Call With Ambassador Michael Oren
- Governor’s Study Commission on New Jersey’s Nonpublic Schools Report
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