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Newsmax: Trump Names Advisory Boards to Religious Liberty Commission
President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission will identify emerging threats to religious liberty, uphold federal laws that protect all citizens’ full participation in a pluralistic democracy, and protect the free exercise of religion.
JNS: Trump names four rabbis to 11-member religious leaders advisory panel
Rabbis Mark Gottlieb, Yaakov Menken, Eitan Webb and Chaim Dovid Zwiebel will advise the new Religious Liberty Commission.
JTA: Trump names 4 Orthodox rabbis among advisors of his new Religious Liberty Commission
Menken said in a statement that CJV has been “a vocal advocate for religious freedom protections for Christian and other groups, understanding that any threat to their religious liberty could easily be used against our freedoms as well.”
Penn Live: Trump taps former Harrisburg Diocese bishop to serve on religious liberty commission
President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission’s 26 members include lay advisors, legal experts, and religious leaders from across the nation.
COL Live: White House Names 2 Lubavitchers to Religious Liberty Commission
CJV’s Rabbi Menken joins a Commission that will advise on protecting First Amendment religious freedoms in the U.S., addressing issues like attacks on houses of worship, debanking of religious entities, and conscience protections.
VIN News: Orthodox Jewish Leaders Appointed to National Religious Liberty Commission by President Donald J. Trump
The inclusion of Orthodox Jewish figures reflects the community’s vital role in advocating for religious rights and their growing influence in shaping public policy.
Biblical Recorder: SCOTUS skeptical of school board’s denial of parental rights, ERLC says
The Coalition for Jewish Values joins ERLC on a brief to protect parent’s rights in Maryland.
The College Fix: Muslim group wants Biden ‘war criminals’ canceled from academic gigs
Rabbi Yaakov Menken fights back against CAIR and their long record of support for antisemitism and terrorism.
The Jewish News Syndicate: US Jews disapprove of Trump’s executive orders, other actions by about 3-1 margin, new poll suggests
The overwhelming majority of America’s learned rabbinic leaders and their families deeply appreciate the efforts of the Trump administration to safeguard our communities.
World Israel News: Coalition of orthodox rabbis blast liberal Jewish leaders for ‘choosing progressivism over Judaism’
CJV rabbis condemned the JCPA for choosing “progressivism over Judaism” and siding with the universities that refuse to protect Jewish students.