Orthodox Union's Women's Initiative Leads First Israel Mission in Support of Israeli Women
December 22, 2023
December 22, 2023
NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -- The Orthodox Union, also known as Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, issued the following news release:
Standing in the ravaged, eerily silent community of Sderot in the burned out home of Nir, a young husband, father and OU Israel employee, one thing stood out for the 22 rebbetzins and lay leader participants of the Orthodox Union's recent Women's Initiative (WI) Israel Mission: amid the devastation, onions were sprouting in a plastic bin.
Standing in the ravaged, eerily silent community of Sderot in the burned out home of Nir, a young husband, father and OU Israel employee, one thing stood out for the 22 rebbetzins and lay leader participants of the Orthodox Union's recent Women's Initiative (WI) Israel Mission: amid the devastation, onions were sprouting in a plastic bin.