Coalition for Talmud Torah & Security

January 1, 2026

COALITION FOR TALMUD TORAH & SECURITY

אין עוד אלא תורה

The Jewish nation is under sustained attack from enemies of Hashem and His Torah who find common cause in harming His people. The battle against the Jews has been globalized. Intimidation and violence are now taking place across the streets of Europe and North America, and in other parts of the world, culminating most recently in the horrific massacre at Bondi Beach, Australia. Enemies of the Jewish people grow more vocal and emboldened by the day, and the illusion that any country is a safe haven for Jews is rapidly collapsing.

The security of Israel has become a personal and critical matter. Developments worldwide indicate that our people’s future is increasingly tied to Eretz Yisrael, and that Jewish safety across the Diaspora depends on the strength of the Jewish state and its unique capacity to deter and respond to threats beyond its borders.

In these dangerous times, we feel the imperative, as servants of Hashem and lovers of His Torah, to stand as one in support of our unified interests. The Israel Defence Forces (“IDF”) bear the responsibility for the physical protection of the Jewish people in the State of Israel. We support them and daven for their success, together with the broader security and intelligence apparatus that assists in safeguarding all Jewish life.

Therefore, we make our position explicit. We remain wholly committed to the support of Torah, Yeshivas, Kollelim and Talmidei Chachamim — the very life force of our holy nation. And because of that commitment to the Torah Chaim, we cannot in good conscience support institutions whose public posture undermines those charged with defending Jewish life. Accordingly, we will only provide financial support to Torah institutions that do not publicly speak against, protest, or delegitimize the IDF while they bear the burden of defending Jewish lives. This policy will remain in effect until such positions are reconsidered in a manner consistent with the defense of Jewish life.

This stance takes no position on the current debate regarding the draft. It addresses only the propriety of public opposition to the IDF during an ongoing defense of Jewish life.

We state this position in unity and responsibility, confident that the strength of our people lies in the alignment of Torah, security and mutual commitment. Through achdus, may we merit the geulah sheleimah, b’karov.

The undersigned have approved this letter and electronically affixed their signatures hereto. 

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Mr. Aari Kazarnovsky
Mr. Aaron Jungreis
Mr. Abe Hurwitz
Dr. Abe Knoll
Mr. Abe Schonfeld
Mr. Abraham Posner
Mr. Adam Bari
Mr. Adam Sasouness
Mr. Adir Cohen
Mr. Allan Lebovits, Esq.
Mr. Ari Adlerstein
Mr. Ari Cukier
Mr. Ari Klein
Mr. Ari Mandelbaum
Mr. Ari Schwartz
Dr. Ariel Abittan
Mr. Asher Fried
Mr. Avi Jotkowitz
Mr. Avi Rothner
Mr. Avraham Schachter, Esq.
Mr. Benjamin Fish, Esq.
Mr. Betzalel LaBrie
Mr. Brian B. Itzkowitz, Esq.
Mr. Chaim Breier
Mr. Chananya Jaffa
Mr. Charles Abramson
Mr. Daniel Benedict
Mr. Daniel Stok
Mr. Daryl Hagler
Mr. David BenHaim, Esq.
Mr. David Berger
Mr. David Gibber
Mr. David Lyons
Mr. David Schottenstein
Mr. Dov Feder
Mr. Dov Padeh
Mr. Dovi Weiser
Mr. Dovid Sussman, Esq.
Mr. EJ Ehrlich
Mr. Eli Verschleiser
Mr. Elliot Gibber
Mr. Elliot Horowitz
Mr. Elliot Moskowitz, Esq.
Mr. Eric Paneth
Mr. Erik Lindenauer
Mr. Ezra Beren
Mr. Hudi Abramson
Mr. Isaac Abtan
Mr. Isaac Braun
Mr. Isaac Weiss
Mr. Israel Weber
Dr. Israel Zyskind
Dr. Ivan Lebovits
Mr. Jack Mann
Mr. Jack Wolcowitz
Mr. Jacob Friedman
Mr. Jacob Tambor
Mr. Jason Lyons
Mr. Jay Glazer
Mr. Joe Moser
Mr. Joel Friedman
Mr. Joel Klein
Mr. Joel Lebovits
Mr. Joel Leifer
Mr. Joel Wertzberger
Mr. Jonathan Leifer
Mr. Josh Augenbaum
Mr. Josh Kalimi
Mr. Lee Cohen
Mr. Lee Rosenberg
Mr. Leonard Roz
Mr. Lipa Lieberman
Mr. Louis Lebovits, Esq.
Mr. Marc Herskowitz, Esq.
Mr. Mariel Cayre
Mr. Martin Ganz
Mr. Mayer Rosen
Mr. Meir Meystel
Mr. Meyer Stone
Mr. Michael Kohen
Mr. Mordechai Cukier
Mr. Mordechai Jacobs
Mr. Morris Betesh
Mr. Moshe Neuman
Mr. Moshe Ticker
Mr. Moshe Weiss
Dr. Nisan Hershkowitz
Mr. Oriel Eisenberg
Dr. Peretz Lock
Mr. Pinchas Roth
Mr. Raoul Stein
Mr. Robert Rimberg, Esq.
Mr. Ron Friedman
Mr. Salomon Englander
Mr. Sammy Eberstark
Mr. Sheldon Cohen
Mr. Shimi Jay
Mr. Shimon Eisikowicz
Mr. Shlomie Brociner
Mr. Simcha Hyman
Mr. Steve Rosenberg
Dr. Steven Davidowitz
Mr. Steven Miller
Mr. Steven Szanzer, Esq.
Mr. Yosef Meystel
Dr. Yossi Weinstein

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