Agudath Israel of America

Agudath Israel of America
Founded1922
FounderRabbi Eliezer Silver
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Areas served
North America
Key people
Revenue11,422,304 United States dollar (2017) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
345[1] (2016)
Websiteagudah.org

Agudath Israel of America (Hebrew: אגודת ישראל באמריקה) (also called the Agudah) is an American organization that represents Haredi Orthodox Jews.[2][3] It is loosely affiliated with the international World Agudath Israel.[4][5] Agudah seeks to meet the needs of the Haredi community, advocates[6] for its religious[7] and civil rights, and services its constituents through charitable, educational, and social service projects across North America.

  1. ^ "Agudath Israel Didn't Need To Disclose Their Financial — But They Did Anyways". The Forward. 11 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Open Debate: Is N.Y.'s Abortion Law Halachic?". Jewish Journal. February 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Orthodox rabbis compare abortion to murder - and Orthodox women are angry about it". January 31, 2019.
  4. ^ "Agudath Israel of America is a communal organization in the United States loosely affiliated with the international World Agudath Israel." "Agudath Israel of America, World Agudath Israel". Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  5. ^ "Agudath Israel of America is an Orthodox Jewish organization in the United States loosely affiliated with the international World Agudath Israel.""Agudath Israel of America". C-SPAN.
  6. ^ "New York City’s health commissioner and Agudath Israel respond to an editorial" "Orthodox Jews and New York's Circumcision Rule". The New York Times. March 11, 2015.
  7. ^ Otterman, Sharon (February 19, 2015). "City Eases Pre-K Rules to Allow Prayer Breaks". The New York Times.

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