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The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV) rejected the criticism, defending Pence’s words. Vice President of the CJV, Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld stated, “Resurrection is the correct word to describe the rebirth of the Jewish people.”

Rabbi Pesach Lerner, President of the Coalition for Jewish Values and Executive Vice President Emeritus of the National Council of Young Israel, told Hamodia on Monday that “this new development is indeed unfortunate. It is a chilul Hashem. The government is expanding an area that, as it is, is rarely used and never full.”

Jews for Religious Liberty, six rabbis and another group, the Coalition for Jewish Values, urged the 11th Circuit to affirm dismissal of the case in an amicus brief.

Rabbinic group calls to credit the Vice President’s ‘Outstanding Friendship.’

Coalition for Jewish Values calls on US Jews to support Western Wall status quo, reject Reform Movement claim to represent ‘Diaspora Jewry.’

Rabbis say anti-Israel professor at Yeshiva University is an ‘outrage,’ emphasize that, ‘academic freedom no excuse for bigotry.’

“We must make a statement, and we were encouraged by leading Rabbinic scholars and community activists to launch this effort,” said Rabbi Pesach Lerner, President of the CJV.

“We believe that this is a needless conflict and are pleased that the Supreme Court is finally asking hard questions of those causing [problems],” Rabbi Pesach Lerner, President of the Coalition for Jewish Values, a U.S-based Orthodox advocacy group, wrote to The Media Line in an email. “The Western Wall should be a place of prayer, not politics.”

Rabbi Pesach Lerner, President of the Coalition for Jewish Values and Executive Vice-President Emeritus of the National Council of Young Israel, expressed satisfaction. “We are glad the court asked real questions, that the government realized the agreement was not a good one and that tradition at the Kotel will be maintained.”