Fwd: News From Agudas Yisroel 20 Adar 5783/March 13, 2023

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Date: Mon, Mar 13, 2023, 5:21 PM
Subject: News From Agudas Yisroel 20 Adar 5783/March 13, 2023
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School Choice in Texas

Strengthening Torah Life. Advocating for the Community. Serving Each Individual. March 13, 2023 - 20 Adar 5783 News from the Agudah: Attention Texans: Agudas Yisroel welcomes a Senate bill introduced in Texas which would give parents the opportunity to open an education savings account (ESA), allotting $8,000 per student a year on educational expenses. See below for more details, and for how to tell your legislators your feelings about this bill. Get your tickets for the Shabbos Maamad! More info below. Bnos Bikur Cholim is proud to announce that it will once again be offering food vouchers to Holocaust survivors in Brooklyn. See below for more details. Agudath Israel Welcomes the Proposed Creation of a Bold Texas School Choice Program Senate Bill 8, introduced in the Texas Senate on Friday, would create an education savings account (ESA) program that gives parents $8,000 per student to spend on a wide range of educational expenses, including private school tuition.   Agudath Israel of America, a longtime supporter of school choice efforts in Texas and across the country, welcomes this proposal. Education savings accounts empower parents to make educational decisions that are in the best interest of their child – not limited by a family's finances. Authored by Senate Education Committee Chairman Brandon Creighton (R- Conroe) and eight other senators, the bill is the most expansive school choice proposal introduced this session and, if passed, would put Texas on the path to universal school choice.   "Texas parents have waited for way too long," said Rabbi Ari Weisenfeld, Agudath Israel's associate national director of state relations. "Agudath Israel thanks Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick for making school choice a priority this legislative session and finally bringing educational freedom to the Lone Star State."   Texas residents can urge their lawmaker to support education savings accounts for every child by going to agudah.org/texas-school-choice. Please join Agudath Israel of America and its coalition partners at the Texas School Choice Rally on Tuesday, March 21st, at 10:30 AM, at the Capitol in Austin. RSVP by filling out the form using this link.  Bnos Bikur Cholim Just in time for Pesach, Bnos Bikur Cholim (BBC) is again providing Brooklyn Holocaust survivors with much-needed food vouchers. The project is made possible through a generous grant from the Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Initiative, sponsored by the City Council of New York. Do you know a survivor who would benefit from the vouchers? Please reach out to CBHass@agudah.org. View as Webpage

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