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The Progressive Magazine: Trump Team Tramples Church-State Divide
Rabbi Menken slams Progressive Magazine’s opportunistic inversion of his religious freedom remarks at the multifaith Department of Labor service.
VINnews: Coalition for Jewish Values Accuses Code Pink of Antisemitism After Confrontation with Rabbi
Rabbi Menken told VINnews “after this incident, only those who harbor antisemitic bias themselves can question whether Code Pink is an anti-Jewish hate group.”
Politico: Blessings and Backlash
Rabbi Menken preached at a prayer service for the Labor Department, drawing attention for his defense of traditional marriage.
Rabbi Menken to Newsmax: Australian PM ‘Has Blood on His Hands’
Rabbi Menken appeared on “Newsline” to discuss the escalating global wave of antisemitism, that has now turned lethal at the start of Hanukkah.
Matzav: Orthodox Jewish Leader Says He Was Targeted in Capitol Hallway Confrontation With Pro-Palestinian Activist
Rabbi Menken goes viral for schooling anti-Israel disruptors in the halls of the Capitol.
CNN: Department of Labor hosts first-ever prayer service, including a message from a right-wing rabbi
CNN inverts reality, to the surprise of none. Rabbi Menken was pushing back against the hateful people who would require others to violate their religious conscience.
The Labor Department just held a prayer service for employees
Rabbi Menken adds: What I told the reporter is that “I would reserve that term [hate] for people who would force others to violate their beliefs.”
Department of Labor Holds First Prayer Service
The invited guest speaker was Rabbi Yaakov Menken, executive vice president of the Coalition for Jewish Values.
Jewish Currents: The Zionist Right Has a MAGA Problem
If the very-left-wing Jewish Currents thinks that left-wing clergy are “most of the American Jewish rabbinate,” it is unaware of current trends in the Jewish community and probably should give up its name.
NPR: Conservatives reckon with how to handle antisemitism after Tucker Carlson controversy
Several members, including Menken’s organization, ultimately stepped down from the task force in response to Roberts’ handling of the situation.