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Religion News Service: Pew wrong: Orthodox Jews esteem Evangelicals
“It is important that we correct the record,” concluded Rabbi Menken, the primary author of the statement. “Evangelical Christians, and other sincere Christians who are helping to promote traditional morality in the public sphere, deserve to be applauded for their efforts.”
Israel Natl News: Pew wrong: Orthodox Jews hold Evangelicals in high esteem
US Orthodox Jewish group clarifies, after Pew Research Center concludes that Jews regard Evangelicals least positively among all Christians.
Algemeiner: Orthodox Rabbis Join Call for Homeland Security Investigation Into Antisemitic California Imam Ammar Shahin
An influential group of Orthodox rabbis has joined the call for a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) investigation into the California imam who delivered a violently antisemitic sermon at the Islamic Center of Davis on July 21.
Israel Natl News: ‘Prosecute Imam who called for annihilation of Jews’
Orthodox rabbinic organization lauds California congressman for calling for investigation and firing of Iman who called for genocide.
Jewish News Service: The Western Wall prayer controversy: separating fact from fiction
The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), which represents some 200 North American rabbis, directly addressed the “misinformation” in a July 16 statement, saying the progressive groups’ billboard campaign in Israel disenfranchised “all traditional Israeli Jews.”
Rabbi Dov Fischer on The Patriot 960 AM Phoenix
Our Senior Rabbinic Fellow interviewed by Seth Leibson and Chris Buskirk of The Seth and Chris Show. The last segment features a discussion of the CJV and Jewish conservatives.
Israel Natl News: 5 BDS Activists Barred from Israel
The statement of the CJV provides balance to the article, showing that there is rabbinic support for Israel denying entry to a “rabbi” who supports anti-Semitism.
Israel Natl News: US rabbis support Israeli government on adoption criteria
Coalition for Jewish Values quotes Torah, also points to long-term surveys showing negative impact on children raised by same-sex partners.
Monsey.com: Rabbis Support Israeli Government on Adoption Criteria
The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV) today expressed strong support for the position of the Israeli government to limit adoption of children to heterosexual, married couples, save in exceptional circumstances.
Newburgh Gazette: Prominent alt-right troll responds to ADL’s hate designation
The Coalition for Jewish Values, which represents 200 Orthodox rabbis in the U.S. and Canada, also charged that “political motives” were behind the ADL’s inclusion of Corey Stewart, a prominent Virginia conservative who is seeking the Republican nomination to oppose Senator Tim Kaine.

