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In the USA, only the Coalition for Jewish Values, a newcomer on the American Orthodox scene, spoke up in Hotovely’s defense. A CJV spokesman said, correctly, that “She held up a mirror to much of American Jewry, and some of their self-appointed leaders do not like what they see.”

Rabbi Pesach Lerner, president of CJV, explained in an email, “The separation of church and state means that there is no state religion; it does not mean that citizens’ views on moral issues are disqualified when their positions stem from their personal religious beliefs.”

Rabbi Yaakov Menken of the Coalition for Jewish Values joined American Greatness Publisher, Chris Buskirk, on the Seth and Chris Show to discuss developments on questions of religious liberty since the election of President Trump.

Lerner said that there is already a schism with US Jewry since liberal Jews don’t understand the situation in Israel and think they know what is good for it.

American Jewish group defends Dep. Foreign Min. Tzipi Hotovely following comments on American Jewry, decries ‘witch hunt’.

To attack Tikkun Olam, as “an organization of right-wing rabbis calling themselves the Coalition for Jewish Values do,” is to point out that the phrase refers to the Messianic Era and is not the be-all and end-all of Judaism.

Chris Buskirk and Rabbi Yaakov Menken talk about religious liberty issues.

When the Executive Director of the Anti-Jewish T’ruah organization claims your views are “Christian,” “political” and “at direct odds with Halakha,” you know you’re doing something right.

“In our current environment, only people of faith are called bigots,” Menken said. “The people suing Jack aren’t victims of discrimination, but practitioners of the craft.”

A new Orthodox Group, the Coalition for Jewish Values, is building a platform for a more politically conservative Jewish take on politics.