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I have to admit, the statement’s headline surprised me. Agudath Israel is no stranger to calling out those who claim to speak in the name of Judaism. However, it is not often that we feel compelled to publicly rebuke and disassociate ourselves from statements made by Orthodox rabbis. Yet, earlier Read More

This Call May be Monitored

“How did you know we were involved?” That’s what a shocked Rabbi Moshe Matz, Agudath Israel’s Florida director, asked the customer service representative. Beatrice, working at a call center in California, had just finished helping Rabbi Matz with his phone issues when she surprised him by thanking him for his Read More

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What happens when you bring more than forty experts together in one room? You get positive energy, vast knowledge, and real solutions. You get the Ohio School Safety Working Group (OSSWG). Group member, Rabbi Yitz Frank, Agudath Israel Ohio Director, attended the first OSSWG meeting this past Tuesday, December 17. Read More

A burgeoning frum community was spared a costly and protracted legal battle thanks to the intervention of Agudath Israel’s New Jersey Office and its vast network of land use attorneys. The saga started when Rabbi Mechael Semah, a son of the esteemed Sephardic Rav, Rabbi Rueven Semah of Deal, New Jersey Read More

By Esty Mendelowitz Each September, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Non-Public School Education (ONPE) hosts its National Private School Leadership Conference at the Department’s DC headquarters. The conference draws private school leaders from across the country, including national and state representatives of private school coalitions and faith-based groups, who Read More

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Agudath Israel of America was founded in 1922 to serve as Orthodox Jewry’s umbrella organization on our continent, acting as a voice, guiding light and helping hand for our community’s material and spirit.
Over the past decades, Agudath Israel of America has proudly carried this torch with the guidance and intimate involvement of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah of America, a council of leading Torah sages. Agudath Israel of America is keenly attuned to the American Jewish community’s challenges and triumphs, and has helped our communities grow, thrive and advance through changing times.
Since day one, Agudath Israel of America has stayed true to its key goals, including:
· Strengthening Jewish communities
· Strengthening religious education & Torah learning for adults Jewish communities
· Government and legal advocacy
· Comprehensive community based social services
· Inspiring Jewish youth

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Rabbi A.D. Motzen

National Director for State Relations, Agudath Israel of America