Strengthening Torah Life. Advocating for the Community. Serving Each Individual. | | June 18, 2021 - 8 Tammuz 5781 News from the Agudah:
- Early voting in New York City ends this Sunday, go to Agudah.org/vote to find your early voting location.
- The Agudah Voting Project and the New England office of Agudah hosted a conversation with Boston mayoral candidate, Councilor Michelle Wu. See below for more information.
- From the Mailbox: Someone recently emailed Rabbi Avi Shafran inquiring about the Equality Act. See below to read more.
- Last week Agudah's Commission on Torah Projects held a webinar on the Intersection of Mental Health and Yiddishkeit with Rabbi Dovid Cohen. See below for more details and a short clip.
- PCS will be having a Software and Web Development course open house this Monday. See below for more details.
- 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.
- 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.
| | The Boston Mayoral Forum Series: Michelle Wu Joins the Agudah Voting Project for a Conversation | | The Agudah Voting Project and the New England office of Agudath Israel of America were pleased to host a conversation with Boston mayoral candidate, Councilor Michelle Wu, for the second installment of their Boston Mayoral Candidate Forum Series.
Councilor Wu shared how her own upbringing, as the child of immigrants from Taiwan, impacts her priorities and governance style specifically as it relates to food insecurity.
Councilor Wu took questions from community members and shared her vision for the city. She shared her plan to increase access to affordable housing for low-income and middle-income families, and her plan to address zoning and redevelopment related issues.
Councilor Wu specifically focused on the work that can be done to ensure that Boston Public Schools is a "good partner" to all the students in the city, including Jewish day school students, so that Boston resident students can access special education services and other federal education funding that flows through the school district. She also expressed her commitment and willingness to continue to engage with the Orthodox community to ensure access to kosher food in a variety of settings.
"By participating in the conversation, the Orthodox Jewish community of Boston showed that they are committed to the future of the city of Boston," said Mrs. Ariella Hellman, director of government affairs of Agudath Israel's New England office. "We thank Councilor Wu for joining this important conversation and for her willingness to continue to work with our community to address the issues that matter to them." | | Inquiries about Agudath Israel positions and activities regularly land in Rabbi Avi Shafran's inbox. So do commendations… and complaints.
Recently Rabbi Shafran received an email regarding a bill that passed in the US House of Representatives a few months ago called the Equality Act. There would be serious implications to Orthodox Jews and to all religious Americans if the Equality Act were to become law because bill specifically removes protections from religious Americans.
Rabbi Shafran explained that the bill has been around for a few years and that the Agudah has made its opposition known to both legislators and the public. For example this letter to Congress from Rabbi Abba Cohen, and an op-ed from Rabbi Shafran published by NBC News.
Additionally Rabbi Shafran thanked the writer for writing to his legislators and encourages others to do the same. | | The Intersection of Mental Health and Yiddishkeit with Rabbi Dovid Cohen | | Click here or on the image above to watch. | | Last week, the Agudah's Commission on Torah Projects in conjunction with the Torah observant Mental Health Network led by Dr. Chaim Neuhoff organized a webinar titled the Intersection of Mental Health and Yiddishkeit for our community mental health professionals and rabbonim. Rabbi Dovid Cohen, Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivas Chevron, Yerushalayim spent over an hour fielding questions on important topics.
Please click here to watch and listen to Rabbi Dovid Cohen being mechazek the professionals and rabbonim who help nurture and promote mental health in our kehillos.
Mental health professionals and shul rabbonim who missed the presentation can email Torahprojects@agudah.org for a link to the program.
If you are a rabbi or a mental health professional and would like to receive emails about similar events in the future please email Torahprojects@agudah.org. | | This Monday: PCS Software and Web Development Open House | | The PCS Software and Web Development course offers lab/tutors to help you master the material and create a portfolio, remote classes, optional bachelor's degree (yeshiva and seminary credits accepted), and separate classes for men and women.
PCS has a proven track record of helping get students hired upon completing the course, with 8 placement coordinators, decades of relationships with 100's of firms and guaranteed internships upon course completion.
Not sure if this is the right career for you? Aptitude testing is available.
To learn more join the open house this Monday, June 21, at 7:30 PM EST: In-person: PCS/Professional Career Services, 1771 Madison Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 08701.
For more information, call 732-905-9700 ext. 610. | | The shiurim will continue next week with the access information as follows: | | | | | | |
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