Recent Updates

Agudath Israel leader was among religious leaders at the May 7 ceremony in the Rose Garden. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Rabbi Ariel Sadwin, director of Agudath Israel of Maryland, joined a group of national religious leaders to participate at last week’s White...

Agudath Israel of Maryland joins the leaders and citizens of our city, state, and nation in mourning the loss of Rep. Elijah Cummings. Rep. Cummings dedicated his life to public service and to making a difference in the lives of others, especially those in the...

Agudath Israel of Maryland extends warm congratulations to Delegate Adrienne Jones on being elected and sworn-in as Speaker of Maryland’s House of Delegates. In a unanimous vote cast yesterday by her legislative peers, Speaker Jones made double-history by becoming the...

Agudath Israel of Maryland joins the leaders and citizens across our state in mourning the loss of House Speaker Michael Busch. Speaker Busch dedicated his life to public service and to making a difference in the lives of others. He always warmly welcomed the members...

Yesterday, on the last day of Chanukah, the Jewish day school community was treated to some very welcomed news from the office of Governor Larry Hogan (click here for press release), which for many hundreds (perhaps thousands) of day school households will be a bounty...

Baltimore, MD - Oct. 17, 2018 - As the founding director of Agudath Israel of Maryland (AIMD), Rabbi Ariel Sadwin has been able to channel the organization's efforts to accomplish in one short decade what many larger entities have not over longer spans of time. In...

For the last many years, the state of Maryland has offered child care subsidy (CCS) vouchers for low income children of working parent(s) – i.e. no one is home during the day to provide day care. Although many in the community have benefited from the program, its...

Meeting with Berman's Student Politics Club Last week, Rabbi Ariel Sadwin was the guest lecturer to the High School Politics Club at the Berman Hebrew Academy in Silver Spring, MD. The Politics Club is a group of 20 high school students who have keen...

As Monday evening became Tuesday morning in Annapolis, the 2018 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly came to a close. Thankfully, Agudath Israel's efforts on behalf of Maryland's Jewish day schools and their thousands of families saw remarkable results...

Beginning in 2016 when there was a significant spike in crime across the community, Agudath Israel's Rabbi Ariel Sadwin notified the office of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan about the unfolding situation and maintained contact with top staff members in the Governor's...