AGUDAH ACROSS AMERICA
NEW YORK OFFICE
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Together with its coalition partners
Agudath Israel successfully advocated for:
$300 million for nonpublic school students in New York State including:
- Additional $60M in overdue reimbursements
- Increased funding for maintaining student immunization records by 4800%
- $35 M increase in security funding
Protecting Religious Freedom
- Preserved the educational integrity of our schools
- Opposed legalization of assisted suicide
- Enabled Batei Dinim to function on weekends
New York State
Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul
at the 2018 Yeshiva Summit
Mission to Albany
At Governor Cuomo’s announcement
of additional security funding
Advocating for kosher food
in NYC public schools.
Latest News
Making a Good Thing Even Better – Albany Day 2020
by Esther Pransky
Agudath Israel of America’s annual mission to Albany is advocacy at its best. Organized by Rabbi Yeruchim Silber, Agudah’s Director of New York Government Relations, Albany Day connects legislators and their constituents advocating on important issues facing them […]
Agudah New York Director of Government Relations Testifies at New York State Budget Hearings
This week, the New York State Legislature held its annual joint Senate and Assembly budget hearings on the topic of education in New York State. These hearings directly impact the final budget allocations for education-related expenses in the […]
Regents Meet on Equivalency of Instruction Regulations – Regulations Not Advanced
In a highly anticipated meeting yesterday, the New York State Board of Regents met regarding equivalency of instruction in nonpublic schools. Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel and Rabbi Yeruchim Silber of Agudath Israel of America and other yeshiva advocates were in […]
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