Recent Updates

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...

With the 2017 session of the Maryland General Assembly nearing completion, the Legislature spent considerable time this week finalizing the state’s FY18 budget. Nonpublic schools fared well despite a session of highs and lows as the cherished funding programs became...

On Tuesday, December 13, Governor Larry Hogan came to Baltimore to join the Jewish day school community in celebrating the success of the BOOST scholarship program. The event was hosted at Bais Yaakov High School and drew a crowd of close to 700 people, comprised of...

After ten years of advocacy, nonpublic school families and supporters were pleased this Tuesday when the 2016 state budget passed by the Maryland General Assembly included a $5 million allocation for nonpublic school scholarships. This year's effort began, like in...