Orthodox Union
Legal brief filed to support case of Ohio Orthodox Jew banned from holding minyan in home
In January 2021, Daniel Grand invited a small group of neighbors to his home for Shabbat prayer services - a minyan, the quorum of ten men that Jewish law requires for communal worship.
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Rabbi Moshe Hauer’s quiet strength united Jews everywhere - opinion
Orthodox Union’s Rabbi Moshe Hauer dies of sudden heart attack at age 60
Orthodox women activists pledge to hold ‘sex strike’ to protest religious divorce refusal
An advocate for Jewish women whose estranged husbands are refusing to divorce them ritually, calls for post-mikvah sex to be seen as a natural site of protest.
Mother of slain teen tells immigrant moms sending kids to war admirable
"Your sons and daughters are our heroes, going out there and doing everything in their power to protect the Jewish people, but this ability to serve our nation in such a way comes from you.”
Over 1,000 American rabbis from diverse backgrounds join forces to support Israel
"We hope and pray that the vision of the Hebrew prophets shall come to pass, that 'all shall sit under their vine and fig tree, and none shall make them afraid.'"
This is how Congress can protect US Jews in the coming New Year - opinion
The trend of rising antisemitism in the US seen in 2021 continued through 2022 and into 2023.
Orthodox Union, CSS join forces to enhance security in US Jewish communities
CSS will partner with the OU to support more constituents becoming involved in the protection of synagogues and Jewish centers amid the rising threat of attack.
OU leader: Jewish character of Israel should be a value of all Jews
Rabbi Moshe Hauer stands by his principles in dialogue with the reform movement. Nevertheless, he stresses the importance of remembering that all Jews are one family.
How the Lanner case still haunts American Jewry
It’s been 14 years since Lanner, then 58, was released after serving three years at Southwoods State Prison in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
Baruch Lanner, American rabbi convicted of sex abuse, given residency status in Israel
Convicted sex abuser Rabbi Baruch Lanner could be granted citizenship by the Interior Ministry. If it does, he "could tomorrow walk into any school and apply for a job," said Shana Aaronson.
Pinchas Stolper, OU rabbi who retired after abuse scandal, dies at 90
Stolper retired in 2000, the year the New York Jewish Week exposed decades of allegations of physical and sexual abuse of minors by Rabbi Baruch Lanner
Roe v. Wade: For Orthodox Jews, it's wait and see on decision
All of the US states’ laws have exemptions for a threat to the mother’s life, but there are variations.
