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From ADL’s “Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2022.

The 3,697 US antisemitic incidents the Anti-Defamation League recorded in 2022 represent a 36% increase over the 2,717 it tracked in 2021 and “the highest number on record since ADL began … more

3/29/23

Jews pray at the Kotel, adjacent to the Temple Mount, circa 1880.

Where Har Habyit fits in Jewish and Israeli law

Rabbi Avi Shafran, director of public affairs for Agudath Israel of America, recently wrote in Religious News Service that according to “Israeli law, non-Muslims may go up to the Temple Mount … more

Commentary by Rabbis Natan Tzvi Brinn and Yehuda Levi, and Dr. Milissa Jane Kronfeld | 1/11/23

Zeldin, Agudah, others slap Regents

Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for governor, joined a chorus of Jewish leaders on Tuesday in attacking the state Board of Regents following its action to crack down on secular-subject shy … more

9/14/22

Orthodox Union Director of Public Affairs Maury Litwack introduces Gov. Hochul at last week's event at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan.

OU lauds Hochul as NYS security funds flow

Gov. Kathy Hochul visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan last Wednesday to announce an increase in state funding to help secure communities against hate crimes. “This place … more

10/14/21

It’s a Supreme win: Ruling says Jewish schools can’t be ignored

For Orthodox Jewish advocacy groups, the last day of the US Supreme Court’s 2020 session brought a big win. On Tuesday, the high court handed school voucher proponents a victory in ruling … more

By Shira Hanau, JTA | 7/2/20

Agudah statement on NYC action at Brooklyn yeshiva

Agudath Israel of America issued this statement late on Tuesday. Yesterday [Monday] a Jewish school in Brooklyn, NY was found hosting students learning in apparent violation of Governor … more

Agudath Israel of America | 5/20/20

Men pray while keeping distance from each other outside their closed synagogue in Netanya, Israel, on April 23.

Rabbis mull return to shul

When Rabbi Moshe Hauer last week told Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top health adviser, that synagogues wouldn’t let congregants sit within 8 feet of each other once services resume, he was previewing a set of formal guidelines that the organization he helps lead, the Orthodox Union, would release just a day later. … more

By Marcy Oster, JTA | 5/13/20

Agudath Israel of America issues ‘road map’ for the safe reopening of shuls

On Friday, Agudath Israel of America issued this statement: We are all encouraged to see several states ease, or begin talks of easing, the long and difficult quarantine which has successfully … more

From Agudath Israel of America | 5/9/20

Mayor Bill de Blasio at a meeting with Satmar community leaders in Williamsburg to denounce the hate crime attack in Jersey City, on Dec. 12, 2019.

We’ve got problems. DeBlasio isn’t one of them.

Among the most disturbing spectacles over the months since the coronavirus was unleashed on the world have been the attacks on haredi Jews in both Israel and the United States. Some … more

By Rabbi Avi Shafran | 5/6/20

A member of Israel's Maguen David Adom works at a polling booth specially erected for the 5,600 voters under quarantine on March 2.

6 frum groups, 1 message: ‘Stay safe, stay home’ this Pesach

Leaders of six major Orthodox organizations urged in strong terms this week that observant Jews follow the advice of health officials and observe social distancing rules designed to fight the spread … more

3/25/20