3 Fall 2023 Due to the war, our Conference, which was planned to focus on Freedom of Religion, has been postponed until later in the year. In all likelihood, we will then focus on the pressing issues that are currently on the public agenda. During the course of the war, the IJL held elections for our 18th Congress, and I was elected to an additional term as President of the Association. I am grateful for the renewed confidence placed in me and in the members of our Executive and Board, and I hope that we will justify your trust. Our relevance as the leading legal organization in the Jewish world is greater than ever. We must act through all legal means available against those who commit such heinous crimes and to promote the safe return of all the hostages still held captive. We must fight attempts to undermine the legitimacy of the State of Israel and its right to defend itself and its citizens. We must fight by all legal means the immense and appalling wave of antisemitism that we are currently witnessing. I hope and pray that the civil New Year will usher in a better year than the last, a year of peace and revival for the Jewish People, for the people of Israel, and for all humanity. n January 1, 2024
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