David Rubenstein, the Jewish co-founder and co-chairman of the Carlyle Group and owner of the Baltimore Orioles, has committed to donate $1.5 million to the Jewish Museum of Maryland, the cultural institution, which is part of the Baltimore Jewish Federation, announced on Thursday.
“Happy to support the Jewish Museum of Maryland,” Rubenstein wrote on social media. “Through modern and compelling exhibits, more people will learn from and be inspired by Maryland’s Jewish history.”
The museum stated that the new David M. Rubenstein Exhibition Arcade will form “the epicenter of the museum’s front of house, a central public space that branches out into galleries, an audio/video production studio and a library.”

Has there been a consensus on advancing the Draft Law? A report from the Israeli Hamodia indicates that an agreement has been made between Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and UTJ leader Yitzchok Goldknopf regarding the drafting and advancement of the Draft Law in the near future.
The report suggests that the proposed legislation “will recognize the importance of Torah study and of Torah students and will thwart the harm being done to yeshiva students.” This action, according to the report, is a result of directives from the leadership of the chareidi community.
Goldknopf informed Netanyahu that the legislation needs to be approved through three readings in the Knesset before Rosh Hashanah, the report says.

Lakewood, NJ – After nearly a decade of painstaking work, both phases of a comprehensive road project in Lakewood’s southern tip are now complete. The Vermont Avenue extension between Chestnut Street and Route 70 is now complete and open, creating a new thoroughfare for Lakewood motorists to reach Toms River and beyond.
Until now, there were only two –  Route Nine and New Hampshire Avenue.

When the mother of Bar Kupershtein, who is currently being held hostage by Hamas, appealed to the public asking for people to put on her son’s Tefillin until he returned home, Tzvika Graiver answered the call.
Graiver set up a stand in major Israeli cities, asking people passing by to put on the pair of Tefillin and Daven for the hostages. After finding success in Israel, the Tefillin are now on the road traveling around the US, where crowds have lined up for the Zechus to wear this special pair of Tefillin.

For the second time this month, the Tel Aviv District Court postponed ruling on a petition asking it to order the municipality to allow gender-separated davening on Yom Kippur on public grounds.
In the hearing on Thursday, Judge Erez Yakuel instructed the municipality to obtain by Sept. 19 a position paper from the Tel Aviv Religious Council, which is subordinate to the Chief Rabbinate, on the municipality’s claim that halacha does not require a mechitza when the minyan is outside.

The adopted son of a chief rabbi of Ukraine has died while serving in his country’s army on the frontline with Russia, local media reports.
Anton (Matisyau) Samborsky was to be buried at the Jewish Cemetery of Kyiv on Thursday afternoon, following a memorial ceremony at the Central Synagogue of Kyiv, Ukrainian Chief Rabbi Moshe Azman wrote on social media on Wednesday.
“He died on the front defending Ukraine,” wrote Azman.
The rabbi and his wife, who have several biological children, adopted Samborsky, an orphan, in 2002 when he was 10. Samborsky was drafted in May, a week after the birth of his first child, a daughter, the news site ukr.net reported.

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The following is the latest episode of Inside the Agudah featuring an interview with Rabbi Ari Weisenfeld, the Director of the Office of State Relations and the Director of the Connecticut Office of Agudath Israel of America. In this insightful interview, R’ Ari eloquently provides an in-depth look at his ongoing efforts and advocacy work.
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Officials from the Yahadut Hatorah/United Torah Judaism (UTJ) Party conveyed a message to Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu on Wednesday night, emphasizing that the party expects him to manage the coalition properly and advance the chareidi draft law, as outlined in the coalition agreements.
They stressed that “without a draft law, there is no point in bringing forward a budget.”
On Tuesday, Housing Minister and UTJ chairman Yitzchok Goldknopf had personally communicated a similar warning to Netanyahu.
According to sources close to the Housing Minister, Goldknopf explicitly told Netanyahu, “There is no point in bringing a state budget to a vote without a draft law.”

Agudath Israel celebrates the favorable vote earlier today of The Educational Choice for Children Act of 2024 (ECCA). Following a model already operating successfully in more than twenty states, H.R. 9462 will provide $5 billion in scholarships to cover expenses facing public and private school children. It does this by allowing a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit for taxpayers who contribute to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGO). These SGOs would then provide scholarships for a range of educational expenses, including private school tuition.