More than 125 lay and rabbinic leaders of Orthodox Jewish communities from across the country convened on Capitol Hill and at the White House on June 15 for the Orthodox Union Advocacy Center’s … more

Mitchel Aeder has begun his term as the 18th president of the Orthodox Union, succeeding Mark (Moishe) Bane, who served as OU president for the past six years. Aeder was unanimously elected at the … more

The Orthodox Union fielded a team of 29 scholars at Citi Field Sunday, drawing 2,500 to its third Torah NY event. OU President Moishe Bane of Lawrence (top left with OU Exec. VP Allen Fagin of … more

Week after week, the tuition crisis comes to our attention, front and center. Rabbis, couples, and concerned members of the community call us, email us, and approach us after davening regarding the financial pressures threatening our schools and squeezing our middle class families. more

In the 1930s, Rabbi Tobias Geffen of Atlanta began to investigate the hidden ingredients inside mass-produced foods and to evaluate whether those ingredients conflict with kosher laws. He then set a … more

Teenage volunteers from the Orthodox Union’s NCSY youth program helped stock the food pantry at the JCC of the Rockaway Peninsula, last Tuesday in Far Rockaway, with fresh produce, oil, matzoh … more

This article was solicited by JTA as part of a series on Jewish reaction to Trump’s victory, titled “Worst fears, best hopes.”  A majority of Orthodox Jews voted for Donald … more

The Orthodox Union issued the following statement on Tuesday, which it titled “Orthodox Union Rejects Incendiary Rhetoric.” We join in the outrage expressed throughout the Jewish … more

The OU released the following statement on Wednesday: For more than a year, the Orthodox Union has made the case to City Hall that New York’s Yeshivas and Jewish day schools are—by … more

The Orthodox Union’s Department of Synagogue and Community Services will host an unusual panel discussion this Shabbos on “The Cost of Grandparenting in the 21st Century Torah … more