print email comment close OU.ORG - Your Gateway To The Jewish Internet URL: http://www.ou.org/ Description: The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union) is "the central address and spokesman for 1,000 synagogues; a not-for-profit educational, outreach and social service organization which serves the burgeoning North American Orthodox Jewish community." Its services include certifying kashruth of restaurants and food companies, assisting Orthodox congregations, promoting education and observance, and speaking out on issues affecting Jews in North America. The searchable site provides a database of synagogues, dates of holidays and how they are observed, Torah learning, keeping kosher, Judaism 101 , and other features. Publisher: Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America Extra Keywords kashrut Library of Congress Subject Headings: Jews -- United States Orthodox Judaism LII Database Information: Record 11257 created by Sue Kamm on 02/17/2001 Last modification on 02/21/2001 Published: 02/17/2001   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/11257