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New York Post: Rabbi group to unleash massive Times Square ad campaign condemning ‘Free Palestine’ movement
Everyone recognizes the previous generations’ hate symbols, but many don’t recognize the Hamas flag is no less murderous than that of the Nazi’s.
Yahoo: Rabbi group to unleash massive Times Square ad campaign condemning ‘Free Palestine’ movement
CJV’s Rabbi Menken called the ad campaign “unprecedented,” saying no large Jewish organization has tapped into such a massive platform to spread the word.
Just The News- Rabbi Yakov Menken: Pro-Palestine and anti-ICE protestors unite behind anarchist alliance
Rabbi Menken calls the newly formed alliance of pro-Palestine and anti-ICE protestors the “intersectionality of the anarchists.”
Jewish News Syndicate: Southern California Rabbis Divided on Federal Raids, Protests
Rabbi Dov Fischer tells JNS that Trump was wise to have called in the National Guard and the Marines to prevent riots and radicalism.
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.