"Academic Credit: Tax proposals are fair and equitable"
Academic Credit: Tax proposals are fair and equitable By Mark Bane and Howie Beigelman Albany Times Union, Sunday, March 12, 2006 They came from every corner of the state,...
Press Releases
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations Applauds President Bush
Following the second National White House Conference on Faith Based & Community Initiatives held today in Washington, DC, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America applauded this morning’s...
OU Pained by Destruction of Synagogue in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, America’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, is pained by the actions taken by the government of Tajikistan in undertaking the destruction...
OU Commends Knesset Vote Establishing Panel to Investigate Evacuation in Amona
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, today commended the Knesset for voting to establish a parliamentary panel tasked with investigating...
Action Alert: Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (H.R. 4681)
U.S. Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chair of the Middle East and Central Asia Subcommittee of the Committee on International Relations, and Tom Lantos (D-CA), Ranking Democrat on the Committee,...
OU Hails Supreme Court Ruling for Religious Freedom
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously defended religious liberty in a critical case in which the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations joined with a broad and diverse coalition of...
OU Welcomes Federal Appeals Court Ruling Allowing “Jerusalem Passport Litigation” to Continue
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America welcomed a ruling issued Friday, February 17, 2006 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit allowing a...
OU President Raises Plight of Gaza Evacuees with Ehud Olmert; Asks to Have all Pending Compensation
In Jerusalem today, Orthodox Union President Stephen J. Savitsky raised with Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert the plight of Israelis who had been evacuated from Gaza communities last summer...
OU Applauds President and Congress for “Charitable Choice” Expansion
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, applauds the enactment of legislation extending and expanding federal “charitable choice” laws. Signed by...
OU Expresses Deep Dismay at Events in Israel
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations expressed its deep dismay over the clashes in Israel between Jewish citizens and soldiers as the government sought to implement an evacuation...