Honored Rabbis, Yeshiva Principles, Jewish Leaders and All Concerned for Torah Education:

During this Month of Adar 5766, we are faced with a wonderful opportunity to help countless families desperately struggling to make ends meet under enormous financial strain related to costly tuitions. There is proposed "education tax credit" legislation, which promises to bring millions of dollars to yeshiva parents and yeshivos.

Every one of us, and our constituents, now have the enormous opportunity to help assure the passage of this legislation by just placing a few telephone calls.

We have been advised by political experts that we need every one of our voters to pick up the telephone to call their State Senator and Assemblymen, and respectfully ask for their support of the education tax credit legislation - Bill numbers A08203, A06145, S1939-A and S3101-B.

If they express support, we need to thank them. If they are undecided or opposed, we need to respectfully ask for their support, explaining the urgent needs of our community. These calls need to be made now - prior to the vote on the annual budget, which is due April 1.

We therefore request that repeated announcements be made in all Shuls and at public meetings, asking people to make these urgent calls between now and Shushan Purim - March 15. This special period of va-na-ha-pech-hu is a most suitable time for this great miracle to occur, bringing help and salvation to countless families.

We urge all school principles to send home copies of this letter, or similar letters, urging all adults to participate in this drive, and to urge others to do the same.

Please post and disseminate the names and phone numbers of the Senator and Assemblymen representing your district, and have voter registration forms available for those not yet registered. These forms are available from your local Board of Elections.

It is also urgent that calls be made, from throughout New York State, to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver at 518-455-3791, urging him to bring this legislation to the floor for a vote.

Thank you for all your efforts on behalf of this urgent matter. May we all have the great Zchus of bringing, "light and joy, gladness and honor," to us all.

Happy Purim!

Respectfully yours, Rabbi Eli Teitelbaum