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Agudah’s Advocacy Mission to Albany Begins with Queens and Long Island Delegation

Agudah’s Advocacy Mission to Albany Begins with Queens and Long Island Delegation

Judith Dinowitz2025-02-13T15:01:10-05:00February 13th, 2025|

Agudath Israel of America began its three-part advocacy mission to Albany this Tuesday, bringing together delegates from Queens and Long Island to meet with legislators [...]

More Security for More Yeshivas: New York City Expands Security Guard Reimbursement Program

More Security for More Yeshivas: New York City Expands Security Guard Reimbursement Program

Judith Dinowitz2025-02-11T15:45:56-05:00December 19th, 2024|

Over 15 thousand additional Yeshiva students in New York City will now be eligible for city funded security guards at their schools following a new [...]

Agudath Israel Gathering Joined by Congressman Ritchie Torres Supports Kosher D.C. Restaurant Char Bar Following Vandalism

Agudath Israel Gathering Joined by Congressman Ritchie Torres Supports Kosher D.C. Restaurant Char Bar Following Vandalism

Judith Dinowitz2025-02-11T16:49:56-05:00November 15th, 2024|

Agudath Israel of America organized a solidarity event at Char Bar to show support for D.C.’s longtime kosher restaurant after it was vandalized on the [...]

Agudath Israel Statement on Terror and Hate Crime Charges Being Brought Against Assailant Who Shot Jewish Man in Chicago

Agudath Israel Statement on Terror and Hate Crime Charges Being Brought Against Assailant Who Shot Jewish Man in Chicago

Judith Dinowitz2025-02-11T17:30:46-05:00October 31st, 2024|

Agudath Israel is pleased that felony terrorism and hate crime charges are being brought against the suspect in the horrific shooting of an Orthodox Jewish [...]

Agudath Israel New Jersey Mission to Washington

Agudath Israel New Jersey Mission to Washington

Judith Dinowitz2025-02-13T12:27:09-05:00October 10th, 2024|

Shortly before Congress entered its current six-week recess, Agudath Israel of America’s New Jersey office led a group of delegates from across the state for [...]

We Will Not Be Silenced: Agudath Israel Event at DNC Focuses on Rising Antisemitism

We Will Not Be Silenced: Agudath Israel Event at DNC Focuses on Rising Antisemitism

Judith Dinowitz2024-08-21T22:43:29-04:00August 21st, 2024|

Yesterday, Pro-Hamas agitators attempted to disrupt an Agudath Israel event on the sidelines of the Democratic National Convention. The gathering was intended in part to [...]

Agudath Israel Submits Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Jewish Students at UCLA; Judge Orders UCLA to Craft a Plan Ensuring Their Protection

Agudath Israel Submits Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Jewish Students at UCLA; Judge Orders UCLA to Craft a Plan Ensuring Their Protection

Judith Dinowitz2025-02-24T13:36:36-05:00July 30th, 2024|

Agudath Israel of America, along with The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, submitted an amicus “friend of the court” brief in a case [...]

Three Days, Three States, Thirty-Five Members of Congress: Agudath Israel Delegates from Indiana, Ohio, and New York Advocate in D.C.

Three Days, Three States, Thirty-Five Members of Congress: Agudath Israel Delegates from Indiana, Ohio, and New York Advocate in D.C.

Judith Dinowitz2025-02-24T13:42:29-05:00July 12th, 2024|

As Congress resumed after the July 4th break, Agudath Israel of America delegates from Indiana, New York, and Ohio, gathered in Washington, D.C. for a [...]

Ensuring Safety and Security: Agudath Israel’s Connecticut Office Meets with State Attorney General

Ensuring Safety and Security: Agudath Israel’s Connecticut Office Meets with State Attorney General

Judith Dinowitz2025-02-24T13:43:12-05:00July 12th, 2024|

On Wednesday, Rabbi Ari Weisenfeld, director of the Connecticut Office of Agudath Israel of America, brought community leaders from across Connecticut to meet with Attorney [...]

Attention Massachusetts Residents: Take Action to Support Senate Amendment Combatting Antisemitism

Attention Massachusetts Residents: Take Action to Support Senate Amendment Combatting Antisemitism

Esther Evans2025-02-24T14:02:07-05:00June 17th, 2024|

Dear Community Members, Last month the Massachusetts Senate unanimously voted to adopt an amendment to address the rising levels of antisemitism in our Commonwealth. [...]