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Fwd: News From Agudas Yisroel 10 Elul 5781/August 18, 2021


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Date: Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 4:21 PM
Subject: News From Agudas Yisroel 10 Elul 5781/August 18, 2021
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August 18, 2021 - 10 Elul 5781
News from the Agudah:

  • The Arizona state treasurer has given a 90 day ultimatum to Unilever in response to Ben & Jerry's boycott of Israel. See below for Agudah's statement praising Governor Doug Ducey and the state of Arizona for taking formal action.

  • Far Rockaway Residents: The Daf Yomi Commission of Agudah is proud to announce that they will be hosting a series of community shiurim on everything you need to know before building your succah. Tonight's shiur will be at 7:45 PM Agudath Israel of Long Island 1121 Sage St., Far Rockaway, NY 11691. See below for more details and for the full schedule.

  • Yarchei Kallah continues this week on Inyanei Yom HaKippurim U'Teshuvah. See below for this week's schedule.

Agudath Israel Praises Arizona for Delivering Ultimatum to Ben & Jerry's for Boycotting Israel
Agudath Israel of America commends Governor Doug Ducey and the state of Arizona for taking formal action against Unilever, the parent company of Ben & Jerry's, in response to Ben & Jerry's decision to stop all sales in Judea, Samaria, and East Jerusalem.  

Governor Ducey has said that Arizona will not do business with companies that boycott Israel. Arizona's state treasurer has reportedly given Unilever 90 days to be in compliance with the state's law.

Arizona is the eighth state to investigate taking formal action against Unilever and Ben & Jerry's for Ben & Jerry's boycott. Other states that are investigating action under anti-BDS state laws or Executive Orders include New York, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Maryland, and Rhode Island.  

Rabbi Ariel Shoshan of Ahavas Torah, the Scottsdale Torah Center, praised his state's response, saying, "The Arizona law the governor is enforcing was passed to combat the BDS movement, which calls for boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against Israel in an attempt to destroy Israel economically. The movement is rooted in antisemitism. We are pleased that Arizona has joined the growing list of states taking serious action against Ben & Jerry's and Unilever for their discriminatory boycott." 

Rabbi David Zwiebel, executive vice president of Agudath Israel, added that "we call on all of the remaining states that have anti-BDS boycott statutes or Executive Orders to take action to enforce them against Ben & Jerry's and Unilever, and to do so promptly. The lesson for all companies to learn is that if you boycott Israel, your company will be boycotted by many American states that will no longer do business with you or invest in your company. There is no more effective way to stop companies from supporting the anti-Israel and antisemitic BDS movement."  

Some twenty states have laws or Executive Orders that bar them from doing business with and/or investing in companies that boycott Israel, explicitly including the territories. At least a dozen more have laws or Executive Orders that prohibit the state from doing business with or investing in companies that are engaged in discriminatory boycotts Agudath Israel continues to call upon all of these states to take action against Unilever and Ben & Jerry's.  
Succah Understood
The Daf Yomi Commission of Agudas Yisroel is excited to announce that they will be hosting a series of community shiurim on everything you need to know before building your succah. The shiurim will be presented by Rabbi Sholomo Francis and Rabbi Yonason Glenner and will feature a fascinating live audio-visual presentation.


The shiurim will be held at the following locations:

Wednesday, August 18, 7:45 PM Agudath Israel of Long Island 1121 Sage St. Far Rockaway, NY 11691.

Thursday, August 19, 8:45 PM Ohel Simcha 141-41 72nd Ave. Flushing, NY 11367.

Motzei Shabbos, August 21, 10:00 PM Khal Zichron Yaakov 175 Sunset Rd. Lakewood, NJ 08701.

Sunday, August 22, 10:00 AM Kehillas Kol Torah 2929 Fallstaff Rd. Baltimore, MD 21209.

Sunday, August 22, Following 8:45 PM Maariv Kehal Zichron Chaim 2203 South Green Rd. University Heights, OH 44121.
Inyanei Yom HaKippurim U'Teshuva
The shiurim continue this week with the access information as follows:

The Zoom access link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83528677424 and the call in number is 1-646-558-8656, access code: 835-286-77424.
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