The OU is conducting a Petition Campaign
Dear Rabbis and Synagogue Leaders, The Orthodox Union is conducting a National Synagogue Petition Campaign to the President of the United States appealing for clemency on behalf of Jonathan...
Press Releases
OU Applauds Congressional Resolution Expressing Solidarity with Israel
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish synagogue organization, praised the passage of a concurrent resolution in the House and in the Senate...
OU Applauds Bush’s Solidarity with Israel Against Terror
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America today expressed its outrage at the recent vicious acts of terror that have struck Israel this past weekend. In a letter,...
OU Praises President’s Freezing of Hamas Assets
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish synagogue organization, today praised President Bush for strengthening the U.S.-led war on terrorism by freezing the...
OU Outraged at Convening of High Contracting Parties to Fourth Geneva Convention
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish synagogue organization, today expressed its outrage at the convening of the High Contracting Parties to the...
Orthodox Union Highlights Plight of Missing Israeli Soldiers
In an ongoing effort to draw attention to the plight of the missing Israeli soldiers, the Orthodox Union, the largest mainstream Orthodox Jewish synagogue organization, is sponsoring an upcoming...
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations Joins in Asking U.S. Supreme Court
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization — through its Institute for Public Affairs, joined with other national Orthodox...
OU Congratulates Mayor-elect Michael Bloomberg
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish synagogue organization, today congratulated Michael Bloomberg on his election as the new mayor of New York...
OU Applauds Atty. General Ashcroft Directive On Physician Assisted Suicide
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – through its Institute for Public Affairs, applauded a policy directive announced...
Union Of Orthodox Jewish Congregations Spearheads Jewish Coalition
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – joined by a coalition of Jewish religious and community organizations, filed...