CJV News, July 21
Our last news update was July 4; it’s incredible how much there is to report less than 3 weeks later: three meetings with house representatives, four press releases, six published op-eds, and the eight media outlets in which our material appeared… plus a radio...Algemeiner: Rabbis Dispute ADL’s Alt-Right List, Issue Own List of the Far-Left
$5.3 Million for Egalitarian Western Wall
The Yated Ne’eman newspaper, serving the Orthodox community (and not available online) reports the following in an article about the Israeli government decision to invest “in upgrading the egalitarian prayer area at the southern Kosel [Western Wall]: North...Matzav.com: Has the ADL Joined the Alt-Left?
Press Releases
- Has the ADL Joined the Alt Left?
The ADL paper slanders mainstream conservatives and avoids critiques of left-wing speakers spreading hatred. This is a betrayal of the ADL’s mission in favor of nasty political attacks.
- Rabbis Condemn Reform and Conservative Movements for Dividing World Jewry
The CJV calls upon the Reform and Conservative movements to stop dividing the Jewish People with a disinformation campaign that demonizes some Jews while disenfranchising others.
- Rabbis Commend Rep. Clay Higgins for Auschwitz Video
The CJV issued a letter commending Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana for the “sincere, heartfelt reflections” that he recorded while visiting the Auschwitz Death Camp earlier this year, and for “detailing and dramatizing the atrocities of the Holocaust, and for sharing [his] horror at what [he] saw.”
Op-Eds
- There is no Israeli ‘Blacklist’ of Rabbis
Letter to the Editor: Rabbi Steinlauf’s claim that the “ultra-Orthodox” have sole control over Jewish “personal-status” matters in Israel is pejorative and groundless; Israel uses the same common standards that Jews around the globe have observed for centuries.
- An Open Letter to AIPAC
If AIPAC involves itself in religious conflicts and takes stands on issues unrelated to Israel’s security, it will narrow its base of support.
- Israeli Government Opposes Adoption by Same-Sex Couples
Proponents of same-sex adoption argue that the practice poses no risk to children. Even aside from the example of gross immorality set by parents who live as a “gay couple,” the facts say otherwise.