In an historic first, Jewish, Catholic and Islamic nonpublic school representatives united as one voice with Teach NYS at the New York State Capitol to lobby for an increase in nonpublic school …
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5/3/23
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The 3,697 US antisemitic incidents the Anti-Defamation League recorded in 2022 represent a 36% increase over the 2,717 it tracked in 2021 and “the highest number on record since ADL began …
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3/29/23
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How can such a thing happen? How could it come to this, that Jewish young men should ransack and burn homes and cars? …
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3/1/23
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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 …
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1/18/23
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The Marylin and Sheldon David IVDU boys upper school in Brooklyn offers driver’s ed to eligible students.
IVDU, a network of OU Yachad schools for those with mild-to-moderate learning, …
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11/23/22
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A group of students from the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls boarded a plane to New Orleans on Nov. 2, for a life-changing experience organized by NCSY …
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By Rosie Ash, SKA ‘23
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11/23/22
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It’s been a banner couple of months for those who participate in daily Torah-study programs.
Mishna Yomit completed and restarted its six-year cycle in December; Nach Yomi completed and …
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By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz, OU
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2/10/22
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Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan last Wednesday to announce an increase in state funding to help secure communities against hate crimes.
“This place …
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10/14/21
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This Sunday’s Orthodox Union Tisha B’Av program will focus on contemporary tragedies affecting the Jewish people as well as the destruction of the Temples and other calamities throughout …
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7/16/21
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Following a vote of confidence in the Knesset on Sunday, leaders of American organizations with an interest in Israel sent congratulations to the new democratically elected Israeli leaders while …
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By Dmitriy Shapiro, JNS
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6/17/21
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