Agudath Israel of America held its third 2026 Albany Advocacy Day, with yeshiva leaders and community advocates joining Agudah staff and board members to meet with legislators and push for key initiatives on behalf of New York’s Orthodox Jewish community. 

Another important priority was the protection of due process rights for students with special needs to ensure they do not lose vital services because they attend a nonpublic school. To that end, legislators were asked to support important legislation proposed by Assemblymember Robert Carroll and Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton which would enshrine this right into law.

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