Upcoming Brooklyn AFSI Chapter Planning Committee Meeting. This coming Tuesday 4th at 8pm Mazal Tov Rifky Weinberg on upcoming Aliya this month!!!

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Afsi Brooklyn Chapter Meeting:

Date: Tue. August 4, 2015

Time: 8pm

Location Ticker Residence 1552 E. 35th Street between Ave. N (Flatlands)  and Ave. P. Gush Katif Sign and Israeli Flag in front. fyi we have a very sweet dog Chloe.

Agenda:

  

• Tehillim 20, 130 

• Obama Nuclear Iran Deal Advocacy reports and volunteer efforts from Brooklyn AFSI members 
• networking with Stop Iran Advocacy groups like STOPIRAN Coalition, OU Advocacy, TIP, NORPAC etc.
• Lobbying Rabbanim a Brooklyn niche
• Lobbying Congress,
• calling, faxing, social media, blogging, emails, print media,letters to editors, talking to friends, family, neighbors
• Handing out Fliers in front of Shuls. Please we need volunteers....
• Standing in Protest by Schumer's office  Please we need volunteers
• Talking points to educate the public why it's a bad deal (Jew and nonJew, bipartisan...)
• Educating ourselves
• Educating our kids
• Educating the Brooklyn Jewish Community, shuls schools
• Recruiting members of each shul to be Israel Advocates reps for their shul against this nuclear deal.
• Educating the public at large
• Becoming active in the Republican Jewish Coalition
• Being active in Jewish Democratic clubs and encouraging and commending Democratic officials who come out against the deal http://israelagainstterror.blogspot.com/2015/07/two-brave-democrats-publicly-oppose.html
• Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) who represents the neighborhood of Forest Hills in Queens, New York 
• Representative Juan Vargas (D-CA), whose district encompasses all of Imperial County and parts of southern San Diego on the west coast,
  
• Not to mention Dov Hikind....(he got arrested with our very own Helen Freedman in front of Schumer's office educating our youngsters in a lesson in Civil Disobedience!  A lesson of the Tea Party.  We are so proud of Dov and Shani and Helen and the entire group. Vivienne were you there as well?
• ......

Brooklyn AFSI Chapter Business

• Planning next Chapter Event and Speaker
• Did you pay your AFSI dues?

A not Surprise Aliya Party for our very own Rifky Weinberg who is going on Aliya!  MAZAL TOV AND TZEITCHEM LESHALOM UVOACHEM LESHALOM. (Go and come in peace). We are so proud of you!  You are paving the way for the rest of us.  We are here for you.  We are your support group even though we might be far in distance we have you close in our hearts. Please Rifky, let us know how we can help!

For Everybody except Rifky, Let me know what food/nosh you are bringing for the Party. Rifky it's in your honor so you don't have to bring anything.  Let's keep it Pareve.  Everyone is expected to bring a card with a nice thoughtful Aliya gift for Rifky. . (it's the thought that counts most...) 

KT (Kol Tuv)  and can't wait to see you.  Please RSVP.

Rifky, you can bring your friends. If you can, pls let me know their email address or cell number so they can be formally invited!

-This will be posted on afsibrooklyn.blogspot.com