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As printed in Mishpacha Magazine Three Houston churches are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for its refusal, at press time, to provide them funding for disaster relief...
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After Harvey, Jewish Leaders Hope Trump Will Lift Bar on FEMA Aid to Synagogues
Government rules could bar Houston’s synagogues from receiving government rebuilding grants that are available to other not-for-profits read more: http://www.haaretz.com/us-news/1.809804
THE RUNDOWN | Mixed reaction to Trump comments on Virginia | Wednesday, August 16th 2017
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Jewish Groups Express Concern Over Fallout of Charlottesville Violence
NEW YORK – Jewish groups expressed concern over the potential effects of statements made by President Donald Trump regarding the violence in Charlottesville, which have been interpreted by many as...
OU Advocacy Applauds Senate Foreign Relations Committee for Passing Bill to Stop U.S. Aid to PA Until it Stops Funding Terrorists and Their Families
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, applauded the Senate Foreign Relations Committee action today approving a bipartisan bill to suspend...
Symposium: Court ruling bolsters religious liberty… beyond the playground
By Nathan Diament Seventy years ago, in Everson v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an establishment clause challenge to the state of New Jersey spending tax...
OU Advocacy Mission Brings Orthodox Community Leaders to Capitol Hill and White House
National Contingent Urges Action for Legislation to Combat Palestinian Terrorism and Promote Jewish Community Security; Delegation also Discusses School Choice with Secretary of Education Watch OU Advocacy’s 2017 Leadership Mission...
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations Commends President Trump for Executive Order Protecting Religious Liberty
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – commended President Donald Trump for issuing an executive order affirming and...
Orthodox Union Applauds Congress for Approving Greater Funding to Protect Jewish Community and Others from Attacks
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, commends Congress for approving $25 million to fund a federal grants program that...
OU Welcomes Reintroduction of NonProfit Energy Efficiency Act
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, applauds Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Penn.) and...