The Passing of Cardinal O’Connor
It is with sorrow that the Orthodox Union mourns the loss of Cardinal John O’Connor, Archbishop of New York, a man whose life was dedicated to uniting the religious...
Press Releases
OU Testifies in Senate Against Assisted Suicide and for Pain Relief
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America will present testimony to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing on the Pain Relief Promotion Act – a...
Free to Have a Career-And a Conscience
A Jewish appliance repair worker, a Catholic racetrack clerk, a Mennonite trucker and a Muslim hotel worker: What do these people have in common? They’ve all been discriminated against...
OU Calls on Connecticut State Legislature to Pass Governor Rowland’s Education Tax Credit Plan
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, through it Institute for Public Affairs urges Connecticut legislators to pass Governor...
OU/IPA Op Ed – “Free to Have a Career and a Conscience”
Free to Have a Career-And a Conscience By Nathan J. Diament As Published in The Washingon Post Monday, April 24, 2000; A25 A Jewish appliance repair worker, a Catholic...
OU/IPA Op Ed – "Free to Have a Career and a Conscience"
Free to Have a Career-And a Conscience By Nathan J. Diament As Published in The Washingon Post Monday, April 24, 2000; A25 A Jewish appliance repair worker, a Catholic...
OU Dismayed by Israeli Supreme Court Ruling
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America expressed its deep dismay at Israel’s Supreme Court ruling permitting the release of the thirteen Lebanese prisoners which Israel detained as...
OU Supports Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations today reiterated its strong support for Stephen Flatow, father of Alisa Flatow, of blessed memory, who perished in a bus bombing perpetrated by...
OU Calls on Senators to Approve Marriage Penalty Rollback (II)
At a Capitol Hill press conference, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, through its Institute for Public Affairs called upon members of the U.S. Senate to approve...
OU Hails Bipartisan House Introduction Of Workplace Religious Freedom Act
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization — hailed today’s introduction of the Workplace Religious Freedom Act in the U.S....