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K’ish Echad B’Leiv Echad, MetLife Stadium Erupts in Celebration of Torah
Hundreds of Thousands Celebrate 13th Siyum HaShas

The 13th Global Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi was held on Wednesday, January 1, with the participation of hundreds of thousands of people.  The Siyum HaShas – literally “the completion of the Six Orders [of the Talmud]” – is the celebration of the completion of the Daf Yomi program, a seven-and-a-half-year Read More

Agudath Israel of America Statement on Shooting at a Church Near Fort Worth, Texas
Agudath Israel of America Statement on the Chanukah Attack in Monsey

A man brandishing a machete indiscriminately stabbed 5 innocent Hasidic worshippers celebrating Chanukah in the home of a Rockland County, New York rabbi last night, continuing the frightening string of anti-Semitic violence gripping our nation.  We commend New York Governor Andrew Cuomo; New York Attorney General Letitia James; New York Read More

Cries of Mazel Tov! Ring Out as Mexico City Celebrates its Siyum HaShas
The Siyum is Only the Beginning!

The incredible growth of the number of mesaymim at each Siyum HaShas – estimated to double each time – shows the importance of Daf Yomi to the life of every Yid. There are over a thousand Daf Yomi shiurim in the United States alone, and that number is expected to grow significantly come Read More

Responsibility and Ruach: Bnos Tri-State Appreciation Event

What do you do the week after you ran a 3-day convention? Rest? Relax? Recharge? Not Mrs. Chana Baila Hass, National Director of Bnos Agudas Yisroel. You see, the Bnos Convention “only” served 400 girls. But what about the other hundreds of Bnos leaders who also could benefit from inspiration Read More

Children First: Agudah Part of Ohio School Safety Initiative

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

Meeting with Yeshiva Administrators Preps Agudah Advocates for New Legislative Session in Albany
Congress Passes Landmark Appropriations Legislation

Bill Addresses Key Agudath Israel Priorities In the final days of the legislative session, Congress passed its Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations, which included several items Agudath Israel of America made priorities on its Capitol Hill agenda over the past few years. With both House and Senate completing their work on Read More