Strengthening Torah Life. Advocating for the Community. Serving Each Individual. | | July 2, 2021 - 22 Tammuz 5781 News from the Agudah: - In March, the Agudah joined an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a case involving the religious liberty of students. Today the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. See below for more details.
- The Agudah Voting Project and the New England office of Agudah hosted a conversation with Boston mayoral candidate, City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George. See below for more information.
- If you missed this weeks Boston Mayoral Forum register now for the fourth installment of Agudah of New England and the Agudah Voting Project's Boston Mayoral Forum Series, with candidate Councilor Andrea Campbell. See below for more details and to register.
- On July 4th weekend we share an article from the Jewish Observer on Gershom Mendes Seixas, an American Jewish patriot, and strong supporter of the American Revolution. In August 1776, when it was clear that the British would occupy New York he led the congregation in leaving the city with Sifrei Torah and other religious objects. Throughout his life he continued to be strong defender of religious liberty, New York's Jewish authority, and generally active on the American religious scene, and was one of the 14 clergymen participating in the inauguration of George Washington. See below to read more.
- Please see below for information for the special Hakhel programing for this coming Monday, cosponsored by Agudas Yisroel's Torah Projects Commission.
- PCS will be having an open house for their software and web development course next Tuesday. See below for more details and to register.
- 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 Torah Projects Commission of Agudas Yisroel will be having special Yarchei Kallah shiurim over July 4th Weekend on the topics of the three weeks. See below for schedule.
| | Agudath Israel Applauds the Supreme Court for Taking Case Involving the Religious Liberty of Students | | Agudath Israel of America is pleased that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Carson v. Makin, involving the religious liberty of students.
In March, Agudath Israel joined an "amicus curiae" (friend of the court) brief, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case, which was brought by parents with children attending religious schools in Maine. Although many private school students in Maine are eligible for state tuition funding, a state law says that the state will not pay tuition for students who attend a religious school.
Agudath Israel argued that the law, which was upheld by the federal district court and the First Circuit Court of Appeals, violates the Free Exercise Clause of the U.S. Constitution, under several recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, because it prohibits students from accessing an otherwise available student aid program solely because of the religious nature of their school.
Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Agudath Israel's executive vice president, stated, "Excluding religious school students from a state aid program that benefits other private school students violates their religious liberty. We are very pleased that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear this case, and hopefully put an end to that unconstitutional and discriminatory practice." | | The Boston Mayoral Forum Series: Annissa Essaibi George 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 forum with Boston mayoral candidate, City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George, for the third conversation in the Boston Mayoral Candidate Forum Series.
Councilor Essaibi George shared how her experience as a Boston Public Schools teacher and mother of four boys, including 15-year-old triplets, impacts her outlook and priorities. She is particularly invested in policies that would help families set down roots in Boston and that would enable parents to be able to raise their children in the city.
Councilor Essaibi George took questions from community members and shared her overall vision for the city. She strongly condemned antisemitism and stated that it must be combatted on all fronts, and using all available resources with partners such as the Boston Police Department, the District Attorney's Office, and the Attorney General's Office.
Councilor Essaibi George spoke extensively on the need to expand the Boston Universal Pre-K Program and access to childcare more generally to ensure that all children in the city can access high quality and affordable childcare options. She also engaged in a robust conversation with the community regarding affordable housing, home ownership, special education, Kosher food access, and other issues of importance to the community.
"We thank Councilor Essaibi George for joining us," said Mrs. Ariella Hellman, director of government affairs of Agudath Israel's New England office. "The Orthodox Jewish community in Boston is committed to the future of the city and we deeply appreciate Councilor Essaibi George's willingness to engage in this important conversation with all of us." | | Boston Mayoral Forum: Andrea Campbell | | Agudah of New England will be hosting a virtual conversation with Boston Mayoral Candidate, Councilor Andrea Campbell , on Thursday, July 8, at 5:30 PM EDT. This conversation will be the fourth installment of The Agudah Voting Project and Agudath Israel of New England's Boston Mayoral Forum Series, to discuss each candidate's vison for the city and issues of importance to the Orthodox Jewish community in Boston. Click here to register. | | 1776: A Homegrown Torah Pioneer in America Gershom Mendes Seixas | | Click here or on the image below to read. | | This Tuesday: 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 Tuesday, July 6, 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 Torah Projects Commission of Agudas Yisroel will be having special Yarchei Kallah shiurim over July 4th Weekend on the topics of the three weeks.
The shiurim will be given by Rabbi Pinchos Friedman and Rabbi Asher Weiss on Sunday July 4th, and by Rabbi Don Blumberg and Rabbi Avrohom Schorr on Monday July 4th.
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