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Tachles (Swiss): Yeshiva University Reopens Student Clubs (Swiss German)
The celebration of forbidden sexuality is absolutely unacceptable and incompatible with the Torah tradition. (German)
The Commentator: Orthodox Rabbinic Advocacy Group Writes Letter To President Berman Praising Stance on LGBTQ Club
CJV has voiced the view of the silent but overwhelming majority of Orthodox Jews in the YU community, who understand that a gay pride club is totally inconsistent with Yeshiva University.
Washington Post: On day of fasting, D.C. Jewish group plans a controversial event: Lunch
“When one celebrates ‘intentional’ eating with healthy people, specifically on Yom Kippur, it is not beautiful, it’s a mockery,” tweeted Rabbi Yaakov Menken, managing director at the public policy organization Coalition for Jewish Values.
The Jewish Press: Supreme Court Asked To Strengthen Protection For Sabbath Observers
CJV pushes SCOTUS to revisit a 45-year-old decision that limited the extent to which employers must respect their employees’ religious practices.
Baltimore Jewish Life: Coalition for Jewish Values Launches CJV Australia
CJV’s Australian chapter’s objective is to defend our sacred and precious Torah heritage—the timeless moral values of traditional Judaism
Newsmax: Rabbi Menken to Newsmax: Report on Hasidic Schools ‘Classic Attack’
The NY Times is out with another attack on religious values, this time targeting (Orthodox) Jews for educating kids as Jews have always done,
Queens Jewish Link: Coalition For Jewish Values Files Amicus Brief In YU Pride Alliance vs. Yeshiva University
CJV files an Amicus Curiae brief to protect the religious freedom rights of Jewish students, as guaranteed under the US Constitution.
Lars Larson Show: Should a religious school be forced to support groups against their religion?
CJV’s Managing Director, Rabbi Yaakov Menken, was asked if religious schools should be mandated to support groups that are against their values.
Public Discourse: Why Religious Freedom Can’t Protect Abortion
According to a recent complaint, Florida’s new law restricting abortion limits free exercise of religion. This misunderstands religious liberty.
The Jewish Voice: CJV Healthcare Council Calls for Transparency from Children’s National Hospital
Children’s National Hospital needs to provide a full accounting regarding minors who have received “gender-affirming” treatments.