Advocacy and Civic Action

• Office of Government Affairs
• National Office:
• Agudath Israel Washington Office
• Regional Offices:
• Commission on Legislation and Civic Action
• Yeshiva Services Division

Global Relief and Rescue

• Vaad L’Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel
• The Overseas Aid Consortium
• Overseas Passover Campaign

Working with Jewish Youth

• Pirchei Agudath Israel
• Bnos Agudath Israel
• Bnos Bikur Cholim
• Bnos One-on-One
• Camp Agudah
• Machane Ephraim
• Camp Bnos
• Bnoseinu
• Camp Chayl Miriam
• Camp Agudah of Toronto
• Camp Agudah/Midwest

Torah Education Programs

• The Daf Yomi Commission
• The Torah Projects Commission
• New York Area Daytime Botei Medrash
• The Jewish Education Program (JEP)

Communicating the Torah Viewpoint

• Publications Department
• Office of Public Affairs
• The National Orthodox Jewish Archives

The Individual Within the Community

• Constituent Services
• COPE Employment and Training
• Cope Educational Services (CES)
• English as a Second Language and Basic Literacy Education
• The Fresh Start Program
• COPE Institute
• Professional Career Services
• The Southern Brooklyn Community Organization (SBCO)
• The Commission on Senior Citizens
• Simchas Chava

Other Programs, Divisions & Affiliates

• Agudath Israel World Organization
• Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative (LLI) m
• Agudah Women of America
• Agudath Israel Mediation Board
• Agudath Israel Special Tzedokoh Fund
• Agudist Benevolent Society
• Chevrah Oseh Chesed
• Commission on Special Education, Developmental Disabilities, and Foster Care
• Community Services Division
• Conference of Synagogue Rabbonim
• Project LEARN
• Zichron Kedoshim

The Office of Government Affairs and its staff of attorneys works to safeguard these rights through a variety of channels,including the fulltime Agudath Israel Washington Office.

In tandem, Agudath Israel of America’s Commission on Legislation and Civic Action is the prime governmental spokesman and liaison for yeshivos (Jewish allday schools), synagogues, and community charitable causes before governmental and legislative bodies.

Agudath Israel’s Yeshiva Services Division advocates on behalf of Orthodox Yeshivos and Day Schools. Through a series of workshops, seminars and newsletters, the division helps guide yeshivos through the maze of applicable laws, regulations and government sponsored programs. It is the liaison between the yeshivos and the local, state and federal governments

Other areas of focus include the security needs of Israel, immigration issues, antiSemitism and religious discrimination.

Pirchei Agudath Israel aims to inspire young yeshiva students with personal commitment to Torah scholarship and the effective translation of its teachings into action.

Bnos Agudath Israel unites girls on the local and national levels through group events, contests, extracurricular study activities, and programs with a slant on chesed — service to others

Bnos Bikur Cholim marshals the ebullience of young people to bring cheer and welcome assistance to elderly citizens who are homebound, in hospitals, or in nursing homes.

Bnos One-on-One A big sister program pairing senior high school students with their junior high counterparts, to build resiliency and establish a positive role model for the younger participant and an opportunity to make a positive difference for her older “sister.”

Camp Agudah and Machane Ephraim (for boys), Camp Bnos and Bnoseinu (for girls), and Camp Chayl Miriam (for teenage girls), along with Agudath Israel camps in Canada and the Midwest, provide thousands of children with beneficial summer vacation experiences.

The Daf Yomi Commission, dedicated by the Kleinman Family in loving memory of Rabbi Avraham Isaac ben Alexander Kleinman z”l, Rabbi Menachem Dovid ben Mordechai Shmuel z”l, and the kedoshim of their families, is the central agency fostering the “Daf Yomi” study program, through which thousands of participants in every corner of the globe study the same folio of Talmud each day. The most recent seven-and-a-half year cycle culminated in the 12th Siyum HaShas on August 1, 2012 at MetLife Stadium and 120 cities across the globe, attended by over 150,000 participants.

The Torah Projects Commission aids individuals in finding study partners, publishes directories of public classes, hosts a network of Torah study centers, and holds intensive communitywide conferences to deepen the public’s grasp of Torah principles as they bear on modern concerns.

The Jewish Education Program (JEP), through its multifaceted outreach programs, has brought basic Judaic knowledge to thousands of children and adults. Among its programs are classes for public school youth, “ruach” visitations, shabbatons, publications and musical recordings.

Constituent Services assists individuals and organizations requiring information, referral or direction in myriad educational, professional, social services, or other areas

COPE Employment and Training helps the jobless through a comprehensive array of employment services, including vocational guidance, literacy education, and classroom training.

Cope Educational Services (CES) is a CPA Track program culminating in a Bachelor of Science degree, enabling students to sit for the CPA exams, in an environment that is sensitive to the cultural needs of our community.

The Fresh Start Program for Displaced Homemakers helps women who, due to family crisis (widowhood, disability, divorce, etc.), must be trained to enter the work force.

COPE Institute provides business and technical training in an atmosphere in keeping with Torah tradition. Major area of training includes accounting and related fields.

Agudath Israel’s Professional Career Services is a job exchange network that finds employment for heads of households who are now seeking to enter the workforce or for those who have lost their livelihoods due to economic downturns.

The Southern Brooklyn Community Organization (SBCO) is an innovative effort to preserve several neighborhoods with large Jewish populations through effective local organization and development.

The Commission on Senior Citizens currently sponsors three centers for senior citizens that offer hot meals as well as a wide range of social services, recreational activities and cultural events.

Simchas Chava is a musical visitation program for seriously ill children who are hospitalized or homebound.