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ORTHODOX UNION WELCOMES OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ALLOCATION OF $10 MILLION FOR SECURITY GRANTS TO NON-PROFITS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2012 Contact: Nathan Diament 202-513-6484 Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – welcomed the announcement by the Department of Homeland Security that it is … Continued
UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OBJECTS TO PRES. OBAMA’S BUDGET PROPOSAL PROVISION WHICH WILL HARM CHARITIES
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, objected to one aspect of President Obama’s federal budget proposal, released today, which, the Orthodox Union says, will harm charities across the American landscape. … Continued
ORTHODOX UNION WELCOMES PRES. OBAMA’S REVISION TO HHS REGULATION ON WOMEN’S HEALTH SERVICES AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY; POSITIVE STEP FORWARD, DETAILS ARE CRUCIAL
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – welcomed President Obama’s announcement that he is revising the regulation announced on January 20 by the Dept. of Health and Human Services … Continued
ORTHODOX UNION DISAPPOINTED IN FEDERAL COURT RULING STRIKING DOWN PROP. 8 IN CALIFORNIA
Today, the leadership of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America issued the following statement in reaction to the ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit striking down “Proposition 8.” (Proposition 8 was a ballot … Continued
New York Times Letter to the Editor: Broadening Religious Exemption in Healthcare Reform
This letter was originally published on Monday, February 6 in The New York Times. To the Editor: Re “Birth Control and Reproductive Rights” (editorial, Jan. 30): You commend the Obama administration for denying requests for an expanded exemption for religiously … Continued
Deducting from Charity
This article was originally published by Nathan Diament and Maury Litwack in the Washington Jewish Week on February 1, 2012. In seeking to raise revenue for the state’s treasury in his 2013 executive budget, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has proposed … Continued
