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“ELECTIONS BELONG TO THE PEOPLE”

“Elections Belong to the People” 1

unapologetic commitment to the Land Jewish Agency, and the Jewish 4. Check your email or SMS to
and State of Israel. National Fund in Israel. receive your verification number
With Klal Yisrael, we strive to You can impact hundreds of shli- and enter the number you
strengthen Jewish communities chim, youth movements and campus received .
around the world and address the con- leaders, educational programs in 5. Proceed to payment and hit
cerns of increasing anti-Semitism and Israel and joint programs between “submit.” Pay just $7.50 with a
BDS activities on campus. the Diaspora and the State of Israel. credit card. (This is to help cover
the cost of conducting the election
We seek to influence the Zionist You can participate in initiatives for
National Institutions, channel- combating BDS and antisemitism and serves to ensure integrity in
ing valuable resources towards on campus. the voting process.)
strengthening communities and You can help OIC delegates work to In just five short steps you can influ-
Torah values through education increase support and funding of the ence decisions for the next five years .
for both women and men and to
financially assist the younger gen- Masa subsidy program which supports In the coming weeks, the OIC will
eration on educational Israel-based gap year programs in Israel, aiming hold many election events. See our
programs. to increase the number of young par- Facebook page and elections website
ticipants in Israel-based programs for to stay updated. All Jewish streams
WHAT IS DECIDED IN THE WORLD American Religious Zionist youth. and organizations in the United
ZIONIST CONGRESS? “Don’t ever forget that a small group States are investing great resources
Since Theodore Herzl’s first Zionist of thoughtful people can change the in these elections. Each of us needs
Congress in 1897, the WZC has con- world. It’s the only thing that ever to vote as well as to convince others
tinued to meet regularly. Upon the has.” By joining together and voting of the importance of the vote.
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establishment of the State of Israel, OIC, we can ensure our voice is heard Our victory will ensure that the can-
the WZC became “The Parliament and that our concerns are brought to dles we light on Chanukah will con-
of the Jewish People” and gave voice the forefront. tinue to illuminate the way for years
to world Jewry in decisions affecting to come, with the light of hope, Avodat
Israeli society and the Israel-Diaspora HOW TO VOTE Hashem, Torah and a strong State of
relationship. The outcome of the elec- The elections take place during a Israel.
tions determines how many individ- 50-day period, from January 21, 2020
uals from the OIC slate will serve as to March 11, 2020. Any Jewish-Amer- There are 13 slates, but only ONE
delegates at the WZC in Jerusalem in ican turning 18 by June 30th, 2020 is representing the alliance of major
October 2020. Orthodox organizations: The
eligible to vote in these elections.
orthodox israel coalition –
WHY YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT FIVE SIMPLE STEPS: mizrachi: vote torah!

The annual combined budget of the
1. Go to www.zionistelection.org. The OIC Campaign Committee
Zionist institutions is $850 million.
You have the opportunity to affect 2. Click the Voter Registration
how these funds are utilized. button on the bottom left of the
page .
You can influence the Jewish future
by electing the leadership of the 3. Fill in your information and 1 Abraham Lincoln.
World Zionist Organization, the submit the form. 2 Aaron Sorkin.

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