Letters & Statements
Statement on Orthodoxy
If you are a Rabbi and would like to sign this letter, please contact us.For several centuries, the term "Orthodox Judaism" has been synonymous with Torah observance — commitment to following the 613 Commandments and Rabbinic enactments as described in our classical...
86 Organizations Ask CSU Chancellor White to Protect Students from “Critical Ethnic Studies” Requirement
We are alarmed by the highly politicized, coercive and divisive nature of the “Critical Ethnic Studies” courses and concerned they will incite bigotry and harm against students based on their identities, beliefs and opinions.
ZOA and 29 Other Groups Urge U.S. College Presidents: Protect Jewish Students From Rising Antisemitism & Israelophobia
A coalition of 30 national organizations sent a detailed letter to the leaders of 165 colleges and universities across the U.S., expressing deep concern about campus antisemitism, and urging them to take specific steps to protect Jewish students from antisemitic harassment and intimidation.
Comment on HUD Proposed Rule on Single-Gender Shelters
The presence of men in women’s shelters directly undermines the very purpose of single-sex and sex-specific emergency shelters.
Letter to SFSU President Lynn Mahoney Concerning Upcoming Leila Khaled Event and Academic Freedom Abuse
86 organizations send letter to SFSU President Mahoney to ask about academic freedom abuse and SFSU event.
80 Groups to Gov. Newsom Asking to Veto AB 331, Call for Safeguards in K-12 Classrooms
80 organizations urge Gov. Newsom to ensure that state-approved instructional materials are free from partisan or political biases.
100 Rabbis Sign Letter to Jeff Bezos Against SPLC “Hate Map”
The SPLC “hate map” omits groups which ally with international terror organizations, openly glorify murder under the guise of “resistance,” and frequently descend into clearly anti-Semitic expression. The SPLC specifically avoids identifying radical Islamic groups as the leading source of modern-day anti-Semitic violence.
Gov. Newsom: Veto Biased “Ethnic Studies” Requirement; Add Safeguards Against Anti-Israel Indoctrination
The anti-Israel orientation of Critical Ethnic Studies, coupled with the willingness of many ethnic studies faculty to bring anti-Israel advocacy and activism into their professional spaces, will foster a toxic climate for Jewish and pro-Israel students and foment harm against them.
Coalition for Jewish Values joins the Philadelphia Statement
We want—and to be true to ourselves we need—to be a nation in which we and our fellow citizens of many different faiths, philosophies, and persuasions can speak their minds and honor their deepest convictions without fear of punishment and retaliation.
Petition for Certiorari to SCOTUS to Reconsider Trans World Airlines v. Hardison
Hardison stands as an obstacle to applying a vital statute on its own terms. Employers and courts cite Hardison as reason to brush aside virtually any request for religious accommodation, no matter how reasonable or inexpensive.