America’s three leading Orthodox organizations issued statements regarding President Trump’s executive order on immigration.
Agudath Israel issued this statement:
“The immense …
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2/1/17
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Rabbi Avi Shafran, director of public affairs for Agudath Israel of America, recently wrote in Religious News Service that according to “Israeli law, non-Muslims may go up to the Temple Mount …
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Commentary by Rabbis Natan Tzvi Brinn and Yehuda Levi, and Dr. Milissa Jane Kronfeld
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1/11/23
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Rabbi Avi Shafran, public information director of Agudath Israel of America, writes a weekly column for Hamodia, which declined to publish this submission. He posted it at RabbiAviShafran.com and it …
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
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7/5/18
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As we gather here, our team — Jared Kushner, Jason Greenblatt — and our great ambassador [to Israel, David Friedman] are hard at work crafting our administration’s vision …
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By Vice President Mike Pence
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3/7/18
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Anti-Israel diatribes spring from Iran’s leaders like fleas from a dog, but a recent Iranian Parliament statement stood apart, …
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
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8/29/08
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Our email inboxes were stuffed last week with statements from Jewish organizations urging continued protection for “Dreamers,” undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as …
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Reporter’s Notebook by Ron Kampeas, JTA
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9/19/17
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In a meeting Tuesday with Orthodox Jewish leaders in Borough Park, U.S. Attorney General William Barr pledged to track and prosecute hate crimes more aggressively on the federal level while also …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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1/29/20
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A New York tabloid recently mocked the Bush White House. No news there; ‘tis the season, so to speak. The fodder for this …
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
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12/10/08
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Agudath Israel of America
Today, with the opening of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem, we witnessed a promise kept. This historic event was a reflection of the will of the American people, …
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5/16/18
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Thanks all the same, but no, I’d prefer my next party not be “the talk of the town.”
The advertisement promising town-wide …
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
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9/5/08
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