vital information: Fwd: A timely message for the OU Women's Initiative community. Please read.

Monday, June 16, 2025

Fwd: A timely message for the OU Women's Initiative community. Please read.

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From: OU Women's Initiative <ouwomen@ounetwork.org>
Date: Mon, Jun 16, 2025, 1:03 PM
Subject: A timely message for the OU Women's Initiative community. Please read.
To: <agentemes4@gmail.com>

Dear Friends,

Last Thursday evening, around 8:00 PM, we reached out to you with our introductory email (below) for this year's major fundraising campaign. Just moments later, news broke of the Israeli government's attack on Iran, and a new war began. Since then, the unfolding events have been both heartbreaking and awe-inspiring. We have witnessed open miracles and continue to pray fervently for refuah and nechama for all those affected.

With our thoughts and tefillot constantly with our Chayalei Tzahal, security forces, hostages, wounded and our brothers and sisters in Israel, we have decided to postpone our fundraiser. This decision was made thoughtfully and with the guidance of many. This campaign takes months of planning and provides critical funding to sustain the programs that touch the lives of thousands of women around the world.

But right now, we know our community's focus must be where it matters most. We trust that when the time is right, you — our dedicated friends and supporters — will stand with us, as you always do.

May we continue to see Hashem's miracles and share only besorot tovot together.

Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman

Director, OU Women's Initiative

DID YOU KNOW?
The OU Women's Initiative has sparked a global movement of
Torah learning, leadership development, and community engagement.

📖 DID YOU KNOW Torat Imecha Nach Yomi has over 22,000 subscribers in 45 countries?

📩 DID YOU KNOW thousands of women receive inspiring weekly Parsha, Haftarah, and Halacha insights delivered to their inbox or WhatsApp?

🧠 DID YOU KNOW our yearly Community Mental Health Support Seminar equips over one hundred women in 25+ cities to help those in crisis?

🏔️ DID YOU KNOW our three Leadership Summits have brought together hundreds of high-impact women leaders for inspiration, skills training, and strategic visioning?

📦 DID YOU KNOW our Lech Knos programs have helped local women organize over 500 gatherings of meaningful community connection?

💧 DID YOU KNOW we have trained hundreds of mikvah attendants and directors to support the women of your community with greater sensitivity?

DID YOU KNOW?
YOU are part of the OU Women's Initiative story!

It's your learning, your leadership, and our community.

This is the once a year ask to everyone in the wider
OU Women's Initiative community to step forward,
support the programs that support you, and
ELEVATE OUR IMPACT!

Join us on Wednesday, June 18 and Thursday, June 19
as we raise $500,000!