Strengthening Torah Life. Advocating for the Community. Serving Each Individual. | | June 4, 2021 - 24 Sivan 5781 News from the Agudah:
- Rabbi Shlomo Soroka, director of government affairs of Agudath Israel of Illinois, spent this past weekend in Springfield, Illinois, advocating for the Orthodox Jewish community. Throughout the last 36 hours of the legislative session Rabbi Soroka provided video updates documenting his progress. See below to watch the behind the scenes video.
- The June 22 primaries in New York City for Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate, Borough Presidents, and members of the City Council, will be the first citywide election to use Ranked Choice Voting. See below to watch a short video explaining how Ranked Choice Voting works in New York City. Even if you are not from New York City, Ranked Choice Voting is spreading across the country to learn more about it.
- Bnos and Pirchei Newsletters: Download this week's Pirchei newsletters by clicking here for the Pirchei Pages and here for the Pirchei Weekly. Download the Bnos newsletter for this Shabbos here.
- Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst's halacha l'maaseh shiur will continue this Sunday morning (6/06/2021) and will be at 10:15 am EST. The call in number is (518) 425-1725 and will be on Shehecheyanu on grandchildren, seeing an old friend, when getting a yerusha.
- Did you catch today's B'dibur Echad Shabbos videos? Watch them (or print the summaries for your Shabbos table) by clicking here.
- The Iyunim B'hilchos Shabbos will continue next week. See below for next week's schedule.
| | Watch: Behind the Scenes with Rabbi Soroka in Springfield | | This week, our Illinois director of government affairs, Rabbi Shlomo Soroka, took his WhatsApp contacts along with him as he traveled to Springfield for the final 36 hours of the legislative session. Posting status updates throughout the day (and late at night), Rabbi Soroka gave the play-play of the dramatic conclusion to many months of advocacy efforts led by Agudah and others. Click on the image above to watch a video recap of those last hours. | | Watch: Ranked Choice Voting in New York City | | Click here or on the image above to watch. For more helpful voter resources go to Agudah.org/vote. | | The shiurim will continue next week with the access information as follows: | | | | | | |
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