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  • Germany Close Up Fellowship

    Germany Close Up Fellowship

    To apply click here: http://www.germanycloseup.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=163:orthodox-union&catid=61:overview-young-professionals&Itemid=33

    posted by , on March 1, 2013
  • An Iphone App that Keeps Shabbat

    An Iphone App that Keeps Shabbat

      An Iphone App that Keeps Shabbat What does the Talmud say about airplanes? What did Louis Armstrong say about the Jews? Where is Hebrew hidden in a Shakespeare play? And which iPhone app keeps Shabbat? The newest entry into a narrow field of only a few hundred Jewish-themed apps is The Amazing Jewish Fact-a-Day

    posted by , on December 28, 2012
  • Midwest NCSY Advisor on FOX News

    Midwest NCSY Advisor on FOX News

    Click here to see Midwest NCSY interviewed on FOX News while havign a kumzitz in the Sukkah>>   http://fox4kc.com/2012/10/07/kc-area-jewish-familes-observe-sukkot-holiday/   OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — This week, hundreds of devout Jews in the metro are celebrating their biblical ancestors release from Egypt by eating an sleeping outside in a sort of hut. In Hebrew, the eight-day holiday

    posted by , on October 11, 2012
  • HIGH HOLIDAYS SYNAGOGUE SEATING REQUEST FORM (Funny!!)

    HIGH HOLIDAYS SYNAGOGUE SEATING REQUEST FORM (Funny!!)

    This form was handed out to a Jewish congregation before the High Holidays in order to smooth out the seating process this New Year.  During the last holiday season, many individuals expressed concern over the seating arrangements in the synagogue. In order for us to place you in a seat which will best suit you,

    posted by , on September 14, 2012
  • NCSY Alumni 30% Discount for Saw You at Sinai!

    NCSY Alumni 30% Discount for Saw You at Sinai!

    Saw You at Sinai is now offering any NCSY Alumna/Alumnus 30% off their membership fee! http://www.sawyouatsinai.com/ Jewish Dating SawYouAtSinai is an online Jewish dating service where expert Jewish matchmakers assist Jewish singles with finding love and meaningful relationships. Professional Jewish matchmakers screen, select & send quality matches thereby maximizing the Jewish dating experience for Jewish

    posted by , on August 29, 2012
  • Contests for NCSY Alumni Team for Miami Marathon

    Contests for NCSY Alumni Team for Miami Marathon

    All Team NCSY Alumni runners (or walkers, joggers, crawlers…) are eligible to participate in the following contests: • Fastest Full Marathon Time (1 Male and 1 Female) • Fastest Half Marathon Time (1 Male and 1 Female) • Runner with the most creative costume (1) • Runner whose predicted finish time is closest to his/ her actual finish time (1)

    posted by , on August 16, 2012
  • OU IFS Birthright Program Invites Participants to Find Their Niche in Israel

    OU IFS Birthright Program Invites Participants to Find Their Niche in Israel

    OU ISRAEL FREE SPIRIT TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT PROGRAM INVITES PARTICIPANTS TO FIND THEIR NICHE IN ISRAEL By Batya Rosner To travel to Israel, or not to travel to Israel – that is the question. Israel Free Spirit (IFS), the Orthodox Union’s Taglit-Birthright Israel program, provides plenty of reasons for answering in the affirmative, including a niche trip

    posted by , on May 8, 2012
  • Thoughts From a Fly on the Wall at the Midwest Family Yachad Shabbaton

    Thoughts From a Fly on the Wall at the Midwest Family Yachad Shabbaton

    ARTICLES March 28, 2012 Thoughts From a Fly on the Wall at the Midwest Family Yachad Shabbaton THOUGHTS FROM A FLY ON THE WALL AT THE MIDWEST FAMILY YACHAD SHABBATON By Shira Masha Frishman, Minneapolis, MN Shira Masha Frishman, 21, is a sophomore at the University of Minnesota As I drive back from an inspiring

    posted by , on March 28, 2012
  • OU Applauds Supreme Court Yerushalayim Passport Case

    OU Applauds Supreme Court Yerushalayim Passport Case

    OU Applauds Supreme Court Yerushalayim Passport Case Monday March 26, 2012 2:40 PM   Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America applauded the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court finding — in Zivotofsky v. Clinton — that it is appropriate for the federal courts to determine whether Jerusalem-born American citizens can list Israel

    posted by , on March 26, 2012
  • From an OU Expert: How to Survive Passover Prep

    From an OU Expert: How to Survive Passover Prep

    ARTICLES March 19, 2012 From an OU Expert: How to Survive Passover Prep PASSOVER ON MY MIND — HOW I SURVIVE (AND EVEN ENJOY) THE HOLIDAY By Phyllis Koegel Phyllis Koegel is Director of Marketing for OU Kosher I had the strangest conversation with a colleague of mine recently. I can’t tell you who he

    posted by , on March 21, 2012