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Change of Time and Place for Agudath Israel Convention
by Dei'ah Vedibbur Staff
The 91st annual convention of Agudath Israel of America will be held at the Hilton Woodcliff Lake Hotel and Resort in Bergen County NJ, a spokesman announced today. Located between NJ Route 17 and the Garden State Parkway in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, the newly renovated hotel, which is located on 21 acres with an array of convenient amenities, promises a special experience for Agudah conventioneers.
Due to this year's unusual calendar with Thanksgiving weekend falling during Chanukah, the convention dates have been advanced to two weeks earlier than usual, on the weekend of November 14-17, Kislev 11-14. "It is important for people to mark off those dates, as this year we will be holding our convention two weeks earlier than usual, " says Rabbi Shlomo Gertzulin, Agudath Israel's Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, who headed up a joint staff and Board site selection committee. "The date and venue changes have opened up exciting possibilities in planning for the convention. While many locations throughout the tri-state area were considered , this new beautiful spacious hotel is an ideal setting befitting the dignity and excitement of an Agudath Israel convention."
Among the most popular aspects of an Agudah convention are the simultaneous symposia that enable participants to listen and thoroughly examine some of the most pressing issues facing Orthodox Jews in our times. As in past years, the Thursday, Friday, Motzei Shabbos, and Sunday sessions are open to the public, free of charge.
"Since the convention will take place in close proximity to the large frum communities of Monsey, Spring Valley, Vishnitz, New Square, and Northern New Jersey, we expect many more participants to take part in our exciting sessions," says Rabbi Labish Becker, Agudath Israel's Executive Director "Bringing people together lesheim Shomayim to deal with Klal Yisroel's pressing needs in the presence of Gedolei Yisroel is a tremendous opportunity."
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