by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Oct 26, 2025 | Op-Eds, Headlines, Religious Liberty
Jewish education is undergoing a renaissance. Burgeoning antisemitism on campus has made Chabad houses the first destination for Jewish students under siege, while one of the hottest trends among teenagers in Israel is, of all things, Shabbat observance. And for the...
by CJV | Apr 11, 2025 | Family Values, Coverage
By Nicole Weatherholtz at Newsmax Rabbi Yaakov Menken, Coalition for Jewish Values managing director, told Newsmax on Friday that Passover is a “great example” of “how education can be done in a way that involves adults and children.” “To...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Mar 9, 2025 | Op-Eds, Human Rights
Originally published in JNS Provoking outrage from the United Nations, human-rights organizations and Arab governments, Israel is blocking further aid to Gaza. It comes as the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has ended and Hamas refuses to agree...
by CJV | Nov 21, 2024 | Press Releases, Human Rights
Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, today responded to the quote attributed to Pope Francis that “According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a...
by CJV | Oct 6, 2024 | Press Releases, Human Rights
Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, today strongly rejected a U.S. District Judge’s decision requiring the University of Maryland to permit a hateful anti-Israel rally to take place...