by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Nov 22, 2021 | Op-Eds, Religious Liberty, Updates
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken, Newsweek The U.S. Congress proposed an American day of thanks to the new and first president, George Washington, in September of 1789. And with Washington’s proclamation, the first Thanksgiving Day was held on Thursday, November 26 of...
by Rabbi Dov Fischer | Nov 17, 2021 | Op-Eds, Family Values, Updates
by Rabbi Dov Fischer, Israel National News Almost daily, my inbox and RSS news feeds bear LGBTQIA+ advocacy articles, often from sources labelled “Reform Judaism,” “Open Orthodoxy,” “Conservative Judaism,” and “Reconstructionist Judaism.” Only a week ago, two...
by CJV | Nov 17, 2021 | Press Releases, Updates
Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 1,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, called today for 450 progressive rabbis, organized by the New York Jewish Agenda (NYJA), to apologize for endorsing lockdowns against New York’s...
by CJV | Nov 16, 2021 | Updates
A study commissioned by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany reported that 52% of UK respondents were not aware that six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, while 32% had no knowledge or gave incorrect answers when asked about names of...
by CJV | Nov 15, 2021 | Updates
The proposed legislation introduced in the Senate by Ted Cruz (R-TX) and in the House by Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) requires the State Department to report to Congress on whether the Muslim Brotherhood meets the legal criteria to be deemed a terror group. A designation...
by CJV | Nov 15, 2021 | Coverage, Updates
Rabbi Menken described the anti-Israel narrative fueling antisemitism’s escalation, painfully visible on U.S. campuses. “Academic excellence is no substitute for moral courage and moral backbone, not to mention a moral compass,” explaining the rise...
