Strengthening Torah Life. Advocating for the Community. Serving Each Individual. | | May 30, 2022 - 29 Iyar 5782 News from the Agudah:
- On this Memorial Day Agudas Yisroel remembers and honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending our freedom.
- Agudath Israel of America is deeply disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear Marvin Gerber v. Herskovits, et al., a case involving antisemitic protests outside an Ann Arbor, Michigan congregation on Shabbos mornings. See below for more details.
- Last chance! The May 31st deadline for public comments on New York State's proposed substantial equivalency regulations is tomorrow! Join over 250,000 people in voicing opposition. Go to Voice.Agudah.org to submit a letter expressing your objection to the proposed New York State Substantial Equivalency regulations. You can also submit a comment by emailing submission@agudah.org, by texting START to 888.595.1529, or by calling 845.502.7000.
- YahalomNY will be holding an event in the five Town's for mother's of children with special needs, tomorrow, May 31. See below for more details and to RSVP.
- Bnos Agudas Yisroel will be having a virtual pre-Shavuos event for mothers and high school girls this Wednesday. See below for more details and how to join.
- As the war in Ukraine continues, we do not know how long this war will last and where it will go, Hashem yerachem. We have thus raised our own goal, and will continue to do whatever we can to help our brothers and sisters in Ukraine. We hope you will do the same. You can donate by going to vaadhatzalahrescue.org/Ukraine or by calling 929.529.0200. You can mail a check to Vaad Hatzalah, 42 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004. We are working with trusted partners "on the ground" to make sure that all donations goes to this pressing need, including such items as food, medical needs, additional security, and evacuation and housing costs. Please contribute generously. Thank you. Click here to donate.
- Please note the updated schedule for this week's virtual Yarchei Kallah on Iyunim B'Hilchos Shabbos - see below for more details.
| | Agudath Israel Disappointed at High Court's Declining to Hear Case Involving Antisemitic Harassment of Worshippers on Shabbos | | Agudath Israel of America is deeply disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear Marvin Gerber v. Herskovits, et al., a case involving antisemitic protests outside an Ann Arbor, Michigan congregation on Shabbos mornings. In April, Agudath Israel, joined by nine other Orthodox Jewish organizations, filed an amicus brief asking the Court to hear the case.
Every Shabbos morning, for nearly twenty years, the Beth Israel Congregation and its worshipers have been subject to antisemitic harassment as they attended prayer services. Signs displayed by the protesters include anti-Jewish slogans such as "Resist Jewish Power," "Jewish Power Corrupts," and "No More Holocaust Movies." This hateful intimidation has brought extreme emotional distress to congregants, including one of the plaintiffs, a Holocaust survivor, who has stated that the harassment at times prevented him from attending Beth Israel services.
Beth Israel congregants originally turned to the City of Ann Arbor for relief, asking it to enforce its law requiring such protests to obtain a permit, But the city refused to take action. They then took the case unsuccessfully to federal trial and appellate courts. Eventually, two Beth Israel members asked the Supreme Court to hear the case. One of the petitioners, Marvin Gerber, selected noted constitutional attorney and scholar, Nathan Lewin, to bring the case before the justices, as Mr. Lewin enjoys an extensive and compelling record arguing religious freedom causes before the High Court.
"This is an astounding and chilling outcome to a twenty-year saga," said Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, executive vice president of Agudath Israel. "The harassment and intimidation in this case are not protected free speech but included antisemitic epithets that historically have led to violence against Jews. We will continue to fight these cases, which at the very least constitute vicious interference with the congregants' constitutional right to worship freely." | | Yahalom Five Towns Spring Event | | Children with special needs require lots of care. Mothers of children with special needs deserve care and support too! Join YahalomNY on Tuesday, May 31, at 8:00 PM EDT, for an evening just for you, with networking, information, fun, and inspiration. The event will feature Dr. David Pelcovitz gifts for all attendees, and light refreshments.
| | Attention all women and high school girls. Join Bnos Agudas Yisroel as we get ready for Shavuos. Hear words of inspiration from Mrs. Chani Juravel on how Shavuos pertains to us; come into yom tov with a whole new perspective!
Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at 8:30 PM EDT.
Call 425.436.6277 244274#.
| | Please note the schedule for this week. The shiurim will continue with the access information as follows:
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