Modern Orthodox Advocacy Groups
There are a few organizations dedicated to furthering Modern Orthodoxy as a religious trend:
- The largest and oldest are the Orthodox Union (Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America), which sponsors youth groups, kashrut supervision, and many other activities and its rabbinic counterpart, the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA). Both have Israel and diaspora (outside the land of Israel) programs.
Others Include:
- Meimad is a political/intellectual alternative to Israel's highly nationalistic religious parties or those hostile to modern secularist values
- The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) a forum for enhancing the roles of Orthodox Jewish women within the Orthodox community, and reducing Orthodox religious disabilities against women.
- The Modern Orthodox Union (MOU), based in London, is an umbrella organization for Modern Orthodox Rabbis, cantors and synagogues. MOU is a division of the United Beth Din, an independent Rabbinical Court legally registered in England.
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