Posted on June 23, 2011 in Blog
Circumcision Ban goes to Court

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...

Posted on June 7, 2011 in Op-eds
Circumcision central to Jewish identity

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...

Posted on May 25, 2011 in Press Releases
OU Statement on Effort to Ban Circumcision

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...

Posted on May 2, 2011 in Blog
Anti-Sharia Sword May Cut Halacha

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...

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Anti-Sharia Sword May Cut Halacha

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...

Posted on April 6, 2011 in Blog
IL Court Rules on Rx & Religious Liberty

The Orthodox Union has, for decades, worked to advance the cause of religious freedom in the workplace. As we have often said, no person should be forced to choose...

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OU testimony in Support SB 750

Testimony of Orthodox Union in support of SB 750 Maryland General Assembly | The Senate | Finance Committee Annapolis, MD | March 3, 2011 Mr. Chairman, Members of the...