Orthodox Union
Rabbi Moshe Hauer, executive vice president of the Orthodox Union, speaks at the group's Biennial gala, held at Cipriani's in New York City, in February 2025. (Orthodox Union)
October 16, 2025, 1:48 pm
Rabbi Moshe Hauer, OU leader admired across Jewish world, is dead at 60
A pulpit rabbi turned national leader who earned praise from Jewish leaders across the ideological spectrum.
By Philissa Cramer
Orthodox Union's Rabbi Menachem Genack, left, visits Israeli startup SuperMeat as part of the company's kosher certification process. (Courtesy/SuperMeat)
September 13, 2023, 8:27 pm
In first, leading kosher authority Orthodox Union certifies lab-grown meat
Israeli startup SuperMeat’s chicken products sidestep restrictions on using parts of living animals by growing meat from egg stem cells
By Luke Tress
Jewish Americans and Israeli ex-pats protest against Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in Washington on March 12, 2023. (Photo by Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
March 15, 2023, 9:57 am
In US, Smotrich walks back Huwara remark, touts unity, as hundreds protest visit
Seventy-three liberal Jewish organizations signed onto a pledge against hosting Smotrich
By Jacob Magid
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November 17, 2022, 10:10 am
Orthodox Union says it is satisfied with religious liberty protections in Senate’s version of Respect for Marriage Act
Still, the OU does not countenance same-sex marriage under Jewish law.
By Philissa Cramer
A lawsuit alleges that the Orthodox Union, located on Lower Broadway in Manhattan, above, knowingly allowed a rabbi’s predatory behavior to continue at its youth group decades ago. (Wikimedia Commons)
November 29, 2021, 5:51 pm
Orthodox Union and its youth group sued over past abuse by Baruch Lanner
Rabbi convicted of sexually abusing teenage students
By Gary Rosenblatt
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