Successfully Advocated For:
Israel and Jewish Security – Advocated for the security of Israel, and communicated with foreign embassies when Jewish safety and religious rights overseas were threatened.
Religious Liberty – Worked to address religious liberty issues in health care reform, in the workplace and in regard to federal food and nutrition programs.
Education and Religious Institutions – Lobbied for increased funding for education, security, and disaster relief and for strong benefits for “charitable giving”
Agudath Israel receives
2016 Community Partner Award
from the TSA
Talking to Senators Schumer and
Cardin about Israel and Iran
With US Secretary
of Education Betsy DeVos
Meeting with
Vice President
Mike Pence at
the White House
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Agudath Israel of America Applauds The First Two States to Opt In to the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship
Agudath Israel of America applauds Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds for wasting no time and officially opting in their state to take advantage of the new federal scholarship tax credit. While the $1700 tax credit can [...]
Agudath Israel of America Welcomes $5 Million Security Allocation to Protect Religious Institutions
Agudath Israel of America welcomes the federal proposal instructing the Department of Justice to allocate a minimum of $5 million toward security for religious institutions in the proposed FY2026 budget package. If passed, this funding will be directed to state [...]
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Rabbi Yossie Charner
Director of Congressional Affairs
443.938.2683
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