Agudath Israel

October 8, 2024

Special ed executive who defrauded Haredi children’s programs sentenced to over 4 years in prison

Martin Handler, who stole millions in federal funds meant for low-income Haredi children’s education, was sentenced to 58 months and ordered to repay over $1 million.

October 7, 2024

Judge pauses NY crackdown on private school special ed funding to hear Agudah lawsuit

New York State's bid to curb spiraling special education costs stalls as Agudath Israel of America wins a temporary court order, citing harm to students.

June 27, 2024

New York State court rules that government can withdraw aid from failing yeshivas

Appellate division overrules Supreme Court to empower the state to stop serving private schools that won’t improve secular education.

April 8, 2024

U.S. Haredi leadership find consensus in lamenting Israel’s yeshiva draft changes

Leading Satmar newspapers decried the change using dramatic headlines and heated rhetoric, while the Agudah called the new rules a “war on the Torah”

March 28, 2024

Judges hear oral arguments in state’s appeal against yeshiva advocates

At issue is whether the state can institute enforcement mechanisms for the regulations it sets for nonpublic schools, including yeshivas

March 28, 2024

Haredi leaders call for ‘major day of prayer’ against state intervention in Haredi schools

Oral arguments are set to take place today between the state government and Haredi advocates

March 20, 2024

New Jersey bill to help with private school tuition via tax credits and a scholarship fund

Under the proposed legislation, donations to a state-chosen scholarship fund for private school students would get a dollar-for-dollar tax credit

March 18, 2024

Agudath Israel and other Orthodox leaders rebuke Senator Schumer for his anti-Netanyahu speech

Schumer’s speech on the senate floor called for new Israeli elections and for removing Netanyahu as prime minister of Israel

February 29, 2024

Rockland Hasidic legislator Aron Wieder, a Democrat, to run for state Assembly

A Wieder win would flip the district from Republican to Democratic, and place a second Hasidic lawmaker in the Assembly

February 22, 2024

New Agudah billboards suggest Haredi yeshivas teach children to be proud Americans

In the latest installment in its ongoing “KnowUs” campaign, Agudah’s ads over Times Square and several New York City highways say yeshivas won’t teach boys to “hate America”

February 14, 2024

Tom Suozzi, a Democrat with ties to Haredi leaders, wins former congressman Santos’s seat

Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip, an Orthodox Jew, to represent a district that includes parts of Queens and Long Island

February 12, 2024

YAFFED and Agudah, usually at odds, find common ground in request for more yeshiva funding

The two organization both seek to expand Mandated Services Aid, government funding meant to reimburse schools for costs related to legal compliance