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About
Agudath Israel of America is a Haredi Orthodox umbrella organization representing the non-Hasidic Haredi community, within which the Rebbe is a significant leader in its broader political and social sphere.
Key Relationships
Shmuel Dovid Halberstam
affiliated
The Rebbe is a significant leader within the broader Haredi political and social sphere represented by Agudath Israel.
Dov Linzer
opposed
The Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Israel formally denounced Linzer's movement as beyond the pale of Orthodoxy. (relationship to Dov Linzer)
Avi Weiss
criticized
On November 3, 2015, the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Israel declared Open Orthodoxy, YCT, and Yeshivat Maharat to be akin to other dissident movements in Jewish history that rejected basic tenets of Judaism. This was the most forceful institutional condemnation of Weiss's movement.
Since 2015