ISRAELI MIA’S CAPTURED JUNE 11, 1982
As we celebrate Rosh Hashanah 5760 and look forward to the upcoming Yamim Nora’im, we should recall that four Israeli young men will not be with their families to...
Press Releases
DO WE REALLY RESPECT RELIGIOUS CONVICTION? NOT WHEN ITS ACTED UPON
The recent decision by Kansas education officials to allow local school officials to remove the theory of evolution from public school curriculums has sparked a torrent of commentary. Most...
Is a Child’s Identity and Culture Meaningless?
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the largest mainstream Orthodox Jewish organization with nearly 1,000 member synagogues nationwide, has been carefully following a custodial case in Genoa,...
OU Joins in Brief
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, through its Institute for Public Affairs, joined with other Orthodox Jewish organizations in a friend of the court brief urging...
IPA International Briefs
JEWS ARRESTED IN IRAN As you know, Iranian authorities have decided to proceed with the charges against the thirteen Jews that were arrested in Iran several months ago. The...
OU Angered by Burger King Decision to Close Ma’aleh Adumim Franchise
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the largest mainstream Orthodox Jewish organization with nearly 1,000 member synagogues nationwide, today expressed its shock and deep disappointment about the...
Relief Effort for Turkey – UPDATED
MEMORANDUM Date: August 26, 1999 To: Rabbis, Synagogue Leaders, Key Contacts, Info-net From: Betty Ehrenberg, Director of International Affairs Re: Relief Efforts in Turkey — Update Reports about the...
OU Strongly Criticizes ACLU for Suing to have Schools open on Yom Kippur
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, through its Institute for Public Affairs, strongly criticized the American Civil Liberties Union...
OU Criticizes Federal Court Injunction of Cleveland Voucher Program
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – through its Institute for Public Affairs – criticized the decision of a federal district judge to enjoin Cleveland’s school...
RCA and OU Outraged at Attack on Jewish Community Center
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and the Rabbinical Council of America express their outrage at the vicious attack on the Jewish Community Center in Granada Hills,...