Recent public comments by purportedly Orthodox Jews have asserted that Cpl. Gilad Shalit, an IDF soldier kidnapped and held in captivity over three years by Hamas terrorists, is not...
Press Releases
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (the Orthodox Union) welcomed the decision of House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman to move the Iran Refined Petroleum...
Today, the Orthodox Union (Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America), the world’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization hosted a meeting between Governor Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey...
Today, in the wake of acts of violence by Palestinians in the Jerusalem area and statements by the Palestinian Authority political leadership calling for the international community to “force...
National lay and rabbinical leaders of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America traveled to the nation’s capital on September 14th and 15th for the Union’s annual Leadership...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Howie Beigelman 212-613-8311 September 16, 2009 ORTHODOX UNION’S NEW JERSEY DELEGATION MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON, DC Discuss Iran, Education and Other Key...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Howie Beigelman September 3, 2009 212-613-8311 CONGRESSMAN LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART MEETS ORTHODOX COMMUNITY Orthodox Union facilitates key Israel & Mideast issues town hall meeting in South...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nathan J. Diament 202-513-6484 August 26, 2009 UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA REMEMBERS TED KENNEDY Today, upon news of the passing of United...
Correction: The prior version of this press release stated erroneously that the Beth Din‘s ruling was brought to the secular court by HAFTR after the Beth Din had ruled...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Nathan Diament 202-513-6484 OU Commends Introduction of 2009 Jerusalem Embassy Act Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America commended Middle East and South...