Dear Agudah Activist:
This is the final week of the congressional session to pass emergency funding for vital appropriations. If it is not completed this week, Congress will not take up the issue again until it returns in January. Critical time will be lost.
We must, therefore, contact our senators and representatives right away to include within the emergency legislation (aka the “supplemental”) being worked on now, two items of supreme importance to our nation and our community: First, to provide $14 billion in aid to Israel to assist in its war against Hamas. Second, to provide additional funding of at least $200 million to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP).
There is no need to elaborate on why this funding is so critical and why it needs to be passed without further delay.
U.S. aid will help Israel dismantle Hamas and its ability to terrorize both Israelis and Gazans. The faster Israel can neutralize Hamas and fulfill its wartime objectives, the faster hostilities can be brought to an end.
A substantial increase in funding for NSGP will help protect our shuls, schools and other community institutions. At this time of an unprecedented spike of antisemitic incidents, the need for this boost in funding is greater now than ever before.
We urge you to contact your senators and representatives — today — and call on them to support inclusion of these appropriations in any supplemental that will emerge from Congress.
PLEASE NOTE: Even if you already took action in general support of Israel using the KnowUs.org portal, please take action again using the link below as this message to Congress specifically focuses on the proposed aid to Israel and nonprofit security grants which are currently being debated in Washington.
Thank you for your help!
Rabbi Abba Cohen
Vice President for Government Affairs
Washington Director and counsel
Rabbi Yossie Charner
Director of Congressional Relations