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Participants on NCSY Summer Programs came together for a night of camaraderie, food, music and more at Yom NCSY, 2019. Credit: Orthodox Union/NCSY Summer.

Some 2,500 teens worldwide make deeper connections with Israel this summer

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The National Council of Synagogue Youth—the Orthodox Union’s youth movement—brought together in Israel more than 2,500 Jewish teens, staff and guests from 29 U.S. states, Canada, Israel, Argentina and the United Kingdom to celebrate...
Orthodox Union leaders meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to talk about boosting Jewish-identity issues and funding for adults and youth in the United States, July 16, 2019. Photo by Eliyahu Yanai.

In Israel, OU leaders talk of increasing Jewish-identity initiatives in Diaspora

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Orthodox Union leaders from the United States and Canada met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to talk about the need to increase and expand initiatives focused on Diaspora Jewish education and...
Torah Anytime presenting their project in the 2018 Impact Accelerator competition. Credit: OU.

Orthodox Union opens applications for second cohort of impact accelerator

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The Orthodox Union has launched the application process for the second cohort of its Impact Accelerator project to rapidly identify and invest in ventures addressing current and future Jewish communal interests. The program runs more than 12...
Attendees from the Orthodox Union Women’s Initiative Leadership Summit. Credit: Courtesy.

Orthodox women connect, contribute and hone in on leadership roles

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For two days, a group of 100 Orthodox Jewish women representing 56 communities across the United States and abroad gathered to learn together, network and gain leadership skills that will enable to them to...
Yachad Israel member Rachamim Friedman serves at the cafe. Credit: Yachad.

Belly-filling, heart-warming: An evening in Jerusalem’s Yachad Cafe

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It only happens once a month, so you’ll want to mark your calendar well in advance. Because, like with other classy German Colony restaurants, you’re better off making a reservation if you don’t want...
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Is your bread still kosher? Arnold’s Bread manufacturer drops the OU

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Bimbo Bakeries USA, which owns many of the nationally distributed bread and bun brands in the United States, including Arnold’s, Thomas’, Sara Lee, Stroehmann, Freihofer’s and Entenmann’s, have recently made decisions to drop the...
The logo of NechamaComfort, one of six organizations selected under the Orthodox Union's Impact Accelerator project. Credit: Courtesy.

Orthodox Union selects six nonprofit startups for inaugural ventures project

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The Orthodox Union has announced six winning nonprofit organizations that it will support through its new Impact Accelerator project. Launched in early 2018, the OU Impact Accelerator was created to provide mentorship and early-stage funding for Jewish...
Matt Williams, director of the OU Center for Communal Research. Credit: Courtesy.

Orthodox Union launches data collection and analysis center

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The Orthodox Union created a new internal and external research arm, the OU Center for Communal Research, which will put forward an effort to collect and analyze data from the Jewish community. The founding...
Thousands of North American teens attend the annual National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) summer mega-event in Israel, July 25, 2018. Credit: Courtesy of the Orthodox Union.

Thousands of North American teens gather in Israel for NCSY mega-event

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On Wednesday night, more than 2,500 Jewish teenagers from hundreds of communities in North America gathered at the Latrun Armored Corps Museum near Jerusalem for the annual National Conference of Synagogue Youth Israel summer...

A record 2,000 attend ‘Torah New York Learning Day’

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In an event organized by the Orthodox Union, a record 2,000 people attended a day of learning at Citi Field, the New York Mets’ stadium. The event featured 45 classes—with special programs for high school...