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COVID-19 Resources for Synagogues, Day Schools, Community Centers & Other Nonprofits

Posted on September 6, 2019 in Blog, TeachNYS, Source:
OU Letter to NY Education Dept. re Substantial Equivalent Instruction for Nonpublic School Students

Posted on July 16, 2019 in Events, Press Releases
Orthodox Union Leaders, Israeli Prime Minister Agree Upon Need to Increase Jewish Identity Initiatives in Diaspora

JERUSALEM – Orthodox Union leaders from throughout the United States and Canada met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discussed the need to increase and expand initiatives focused...

Posted on June 20, 2019 in Charities, Press Releases
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Welcomes House Committee’s Approval of Repeal of Unfair Tax on Houses of Worship, Other Nonprofits

Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, welcomes the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee’s approval of legislation that...

Posted on June 12, 2019 in Press Releases
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Welcomes Trump Administration Issuing Tax Code Regulations to Support Tax Credit Scholarships for Hundreds of Thousands of Students Attending Jewish, other Nonpublic Day Schools

Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, welcomed final regulations issued by the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service that...

Posted on February 28, 2019 in Blog, Press Releases
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Welcomes Introduction of New Federal Proposal to Expand School Choice

Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, joined Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and other leaders at the Department of...

Posted on December 20, 2018 in Blog
Expert Analysis: The Good News For Nonprofits On Transit Benefit Compliance

By George Constantine, Cynthia Lewin and Anne Gerson December 14, 2018 Nonprofit organizations that have been struggling to comply with a new tax on parking and public transit benefits received...

Posted on December 10, 2018 in Press Releases
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Welcomes US Treasury Dept. Issuing Guidance to Mitigate Harmful Impact of New Tax on Nonprofits; Congress Must Still Act and Repeal New Tax to Deliver Full and Permanent Relief

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service issued guidance with regard to how nonprofits comply with a new provision of federal tax law that imposes...

Posted on November 5, 2018 in Press Releases, Family Friendly Tax Policy
At IRS Hearing: Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America’s Allen Fagin Urges Revisions to Proposed Regulations That Would Severely Limit Jewish Day School Scholarships

Testimony of OU Executive Vice President Allen Fagin, As Prepared for Delivery Today, Allen Fagin, executive vice president of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s...

Posted on October 11, 2018 in Press Releases, Family Friendly Tax Policy
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Urges US Treasury Department to Revise Proposed Regulations That Would Severely Limit Jewish Day School Scholarships

Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, submitted comments to the U.S. Treasury Department expressing deep concern over proposed tax...

Posted on June 5, 2018 in Blog, Events, TeachNYS
OU Advocacy/Teach NYS and Manhattan Day School Host Israeli Minister Ofir Akunis to Discuss STEM Investment in New York

Last week, OU Advocacy (and its Teach NYS project) welcomed Hon. Ofir Akunis, the Israeli Minister of Science, Technology and Space to Manhattan Day School to visit the school’s STEM...

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