OU Reacts To Bush Administration Report
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization — reacted to a report released this afternoon by the White House...
Press Releases
OU Encourages Senators To Support School Choice Experimentation
In advance of tomorrow’s expected Senate floor consideration of an amendment that would federally fund ten school choice demonstration programs around the country, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations...
OU Supports Call By Senators Clinton And Fitzgerald
Today, at a Capitol Hill news conference the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America joined with Senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL) to call upon the...
OU Applauds House and Senate Passage of ILSA Extension Act of 2001
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest mainstream Orthodox Jewish synagogue organization, today applauded the passage of the Iran-Libya Sanctions Extension Act of 2001 in...
Leading Orthodox Jewish Groups Write Bush
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and the Rabbinical Council of America wrote to President George W. Bush to express the support of these leading Orthodox...
Letter to President Bush Regarding Stem Cell Research
UNION of ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA ELEVEN BROADWAY NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004 212-613-8159 RABBINICAL COUNCIL OF AMERICA 305 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001 212-807-7888 July...
OU Supports Temple Mount Preservation Act of 2001, H.R. 2566
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest mainstream Orthodox Jewish synagogue organization, today announced its support for H.R. 2566, the Temple Mount Preservation Act of...
OU Applauds U.S. House Support Of Faith-Based Initiative Legislation
This afternoon, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America applauded the House of Representatives’ approval of the Community Solutions Act (H.R.7) — bipartisan legislation designed to implement the...
Bush Charity Plan Worthy of Support
WASHINGTON – After months of rhetorical jousting, President Bush’s faith-based initiative faces its first real political test as Congress debates and votes on a bill seeking to implement the...
OU Supports Constitutional Marriage Amendment
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization representing nearly 1,000 congregations, joined with other civic and religious leaders to...