Today, the Orthodox Union (Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization commended a Washington State appellate court for its decision to uphold...
Efforts to criminalize brit milah are underway in San Francisco. On July 28, 2011, a California Superior Court judge ordered the proposal stricken from the November, 2011 ballot, a...
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, commends the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) decision to file a lawsuit yesterday...
A federal trial involving a condo association that removed mezuzahs from residents’ doorposts opened in Chicago. This case is one that the OU previously was involved in. The dispute...
On Tuesday an Illinois judge ruled that Catholic Charities were once again allowed to help find foster and adoptive homes for children, reinstating contracts that were stopped when the...
Efforts to defeat the proposed ban on circumcision on San Francisco’s ballot continue. Yesterday, the “StopCircBan” coalition of which the OU is a member went to court (California Superior...
The Washington Post’s “On Faith” panel was asked to comment on the San Francisco Department of Election’s decision to validate an anti-circumcision initiative that will allow voters to decide...
Statement of the Orthodox Union Regarding San Francisco Ballot Question to Ban Circumcision Today, the Orthodox Union (Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish...
JTA reports today on an issue that is arising in several states. Legislators are proposing bills which will ban state courts from recognizing or enforcing Islamic Sharia law. It’s...
JTA reports today on an issue that is arising in several states. Legislators are proposing bills which will ban state courts from recognizing or enforcing Islamic Sharia law. It’s...
