Orthodox Union

Jewish groups push back against Trump’s Iran deal, more quietly than in 2015

“Trust President Trump,” the Republican Jewish Coalition told its followers Thursday, becoming the most notable Jewish group to support Trump’s memorandum of understanding.

JEWS PROTEST against the nuclear deal reached with Iran before US Vice President Joe Biden meets with Jewish community leaders at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center on September 3, 2015, in Davie, Florida.
OU Israel Independence Day event for English-speakers at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem, April 21, 2026.

OU Independence Day event in Jerusalem sees about two thousand participants

A Jewish person holds Tehillim, the book of Psalms, seeking solace in prayer on Memorial Day in Tel Aviv

Legal brief filed to support case of Ohio Orthodox Jew banned from holding minyan in home

An illustrative image of a hotel.

Grapevine: Sigh... more hotels


Challenges facing the modern-Orthodox community

The Orthodox community must begin – now – to plan for a future Jewish America in which the infrastructure of American Jewry will increasingly rest on our shoulders.

The Orthodox Union (OU) was founded in New York in 1898

Shwarma sausage and fruity marshmallow bars – a look at Kosherfest 2018

Kosherfest 2018, a two-day trade show that took place at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, featured food, wine and beverages from more than 21 countries.

Streit's Matzo Man at Kosherfest 2018

Kosher cheeseburgers are almost a reality

The vegetarian Impossible Burger could trick an onlooker into thinking an observant Jew is eating a genuine cheeseburger.

The perfect burger

Orthodox Union to stop certifying meat slaughtered by unusual method

The largest kosher certifying agency in the United States will no longer accept meat slaughtered using the "shackle and hoist" method.

Cows grazing

Starbucks is no longer kosher...sort of?

“Working directly with the company we were able to expand the list of kosher items to include frappuccinos, mocha and caramel sauce, among other things."

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Shaked calls Trump '21st century Churchill' at Orthodox Union event

The event was filled with praise for the American president.

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he meets with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2017.

Thousands gather at Mets’ ballpark — for Jewish learning

The event, which the OU says is the largest of its kind in North America, offered 45 classes along with special programs for high school and college students.

Citi Field baseball stadium in New York, home field of the New York Mets

Orthodox Union launches ‘Impact Accelerator’ program

The US's oldest Orthodox group says it is seeking to boost entrepreneurs.

Handshake (illustrative)

Orthodox Union to enforce ban on women rabbis

Orthodox rabbis and communities have expressed disregard for women rabbis, whom they see as "violating tradition."

Rabbis pray at the gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson

Orthodox synagogue in NYC discontinues LGBT wedding announcements following complaint

The synagogue’s clergy do not officiate at same-sex weddings, but the synagogue began including same-sex marriages in its announcements earlier this year.

Gay marriage