Kol Yisroel made its first official visit to Albany on January 20, launching an effort to introduce the organization and begin building working relationships with elected officials across New York State.
The visit began with a meet-and-greet with Rockland County Assemblymember Karl Brabenec. Throughout the day, Kol Yisroel representatives met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers and senior staff, including Assemblymembers Bill Magnarelli, Patrick Carroll, Al Taylor, Emily Gallagher, Stacey Pheffer Amato, and Aron Wieder.
Meetings were also held with the chiefs of staff for Assemblymembers Steve Stern and John Zaccaro Jr., as well as staff from Assemblymember Micah Lasher. In addition, Kol Yisroel met with staff from the offices of State Senators James Skoufis and Shelley Mayer, including Senator Mayer’s chief of staff. Senator Mayer currently chairs the Senate Education Committee.
The visit concluded with a meeting with Rockland County State Senator Bill Weber.
Two key issues were central to the day’s discussions. The first focused on the potential introduction of legislation to create a new school district in East Ramapo, based on Wards 1–4 and Wards 5–9. The second involved advocating for an expansion of legislation establishing buffer zones outside houses of worship. Kol Yisroel expressed disappointment with the currently proposed 25-foot buffer, stating it is insufficient to provide meaningful safety, and urged consideration of a 100-foot standard.
Kol Yisroel described the meetings as productive and encouraging and said it plans to return to Albany in the coming weeks to continue the conversations. The organization said it will keep the community informed as the effort moves forward.
What is Kol Yisroel? It is never explained in this article. Not everyone knows what you are talking about. I could guess, but that should not be the goal of this article.
Ah yes, bipartisan featuring 2 Republicans and a dozen Democrats. If that’s bipartisan, then a salad with one crouton is a sandwich.
It’s that one certain group that likes to push religion in your face. I’m not gonna say who it is. But you’ll all know who it is out there. And they’re slowly taken over, wake up people before it’s too late.
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