Letters & Statements
To JAFI et al. concerning Letter Congratulating PM Netanyahu
The long-standing status quo on religious affairs is the Status Quo Agreement; the new govt. appears to have proposed only to restore respect for it.
Rabbi Moshe B Parnes addresses Miami-Dade Interfaith Advisory Board on Abortion
After Rabbi Parnes spoke as an expert on Judaism and abortion, the board declined to support a lawsuit opposing Florida’s new abortion restrictions.
Amicus Brief in Parents v. Montgomery County
Simply wearing a yarmulke demonstrates beliefs that school administrators will assume conflicts with the policy.
CJV Letter Opposing Respect for Marriage Act
The proposed Act would declare the Bible bigoted, and expose our community to a host of lawsuits, challenges to 501(c)3 status, and more.
Amicus filed in Parental/Religious Rights vs. “Gender Support”
Disciplining a student for failing to support gender “transition” expressly violates the Free Exercise clause of the Constitution.
Coalition Letter Opposing Selective Service Registration for Women
The Commission’s superficial notions of equity and the expansion of the Selective Service will only create new problems.
Coalition Letter Opposing Harassment of Healthcare Providers
To suppress discussion of the data violates both the principle of scientific inquiry, and also of constitutionally protected free speech.
CJV Files Amicus in Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor for Religious Freedom
In Employment Division v. Smith, the Court effectively eliminated the constitutional right to exercise religion and broke our nation’s commitment to religious freedom.
CJV Rejects Rule Imposing “Gender-Affirming” Requirements on Doctors & Nurses
The rule would force every doctor, nurse, and healthcare provider in America to make an impossible choice: ignore your religion and conscience, or give up your career. Meanwhile, it would facilitate unlimited feticide, abortion at any time, and permanent damage to physically healthy people, including children.
Letter to Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman of Yeshiva University Commending Principled Rejection of “Pride” Alliance
There are those intent upon changing Torah precepts to suit their personal desires, and who even call it ‘immoral’ to uphold Torah values. To oppose this trend is unquestionably what the Torah expects of us.