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BREAKING: Orthodox Union announces Rabbi Shmuel Silber, of Baltimore, as new executive vice president, Rabbi Josh Joseph to be umbrella group's CEO

אוג 26, 2026 ·  Source: JNS 80Objectivity score80/100

BREAKING: Orthodox Union announces Rabbi Shmuel Silber, of Baltimore, as new executive vice president, Rabbi Josh Joseph to be umbrella group's CEO

During the upcoming High Holidays, Rabbi Shmuel Silber, of Suburban Orthodox Congregation in Baltimore, plans to ask for divine help in his new job as executive vice president of the Orthodox Union, a role that his friend, Rabbi Moshe Hauer, held until his untimely death on Oct. 14.“On a personal level, I enter into this Rosh Hashanah obviously with immense gratitude to Hashem for all of the beautiful brachahs that He’s given to me, many of which I feel I don’t generally deserve,” the rabbi told JNS. “And I walk into this Rosh Hashanah with a tremendous feeling of being overwhelmed at the opportunity to hopefully do something even greater for the Jewish people.”Among “many things,” including for his family and his community, he plans to pray “heavily” for siyata dishmaya, a rabbinic Aramaic phrase that refers to divine assistance, he said.“Because leadership in general is such a complicated place…

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The Orthodox Union (OU) has announced new leadership appointments: Rabbi Shmuel Silber of Suburban Orthodox Congregation in Baltimore will become the new executive vice president, starting November 2. In this role, he will represent the OU's vision on Torah and public policy, providing hashkafic and halachic guidance. Rabbi Josh Joseph, currently executive vice president and chief operating officer, will transition to the new role of chief executive officer, overseeing all OU programs and operations. Both will report to the executive committee.

"I know that the only way that I can have some measure of success is with God’s blessing, providence, direction and wisdom,"

Silber stated regarding his new position. Joseph highlighted the OU's growth and its strategic plan to engage more Jews, not just Orthodox, in Jewish identity and pride, and to strengthen Anglo engagement in Israel.

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