Orthodox Union

Trump won’t move US Embassy to Jerusalem for now, senior official says

The unnamed official was quoted as saying "we’re not looking to provoke anyone when everyone’s playing really nice.”

In first, Florida state budget includes money for Jewish school security

An Orthodox Union project helped draft the legislation for the security grants and advocated for its passage.

Bukharian Jews face new, uniquely American challenges

Long marked by insularity, the burgeoning Bukharian Jewish community is reaching out to mainstream American Jews for help with some distinctly American problems.

United States

Official of US Orthodox groups to advise Trump’s Israel envoy

Politics

OU backs Senate letter calling to double security funds for Jewish, Muslim institutions

Politics

In reviewing ‘Hobby Lobby’ opinion, Jews see reasons to diverge over Neil Gorsuch

United States

Facing OU synagogue ban, Orthodox women clergy say they’ll keep working

Orthodox Union bars women from serving as clergy in its synagogues

New advocacy push delivering hundreds of millions in gov’t money to Jewish schools

Politics

Trump’s education pick Betsy DeVos stirs mixed reaction of Jewish groups as confirmation begins

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