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NY Post: Raphael Warnock takes heat from rabbis for Israel comments
Orthodox rabbis are speaking out against Warnock days before his Georgia Senate runoff, saying they have concerns with his past remarks about Israel.
Breitbart: Rabbis Denounce Raphael Warnock for ‘Antisemitic Rhetoric’
The rabbis said they were concerned by the manner in which the Reverend brushed aside his past rhetoric against Israel and the Jewish community.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Orthodox rabbis condemn Warnock’s past Israel comments
“I can’t characterize what’s in a man’s heart,” Rabbi Ilan Feldman said of Warnock. “I can only say that certain comments provide a safe haven for those that do have anti-semitic views.”
Baltimore Jewish Life: Rabbis Denounce Rev. Raphael Warnock’s Antisemitic Rhetoric, Dismiss “Whitewash” From Partisan Groups
We have thousands of years of experience with hateful rhetoric of this nature, and the deadly consequences of allowing it to flourish uncontested,
World Israel News: Rabbis group pushes back on effort to link Orthodox with left-wing social trends
“Orthodoxy is not a marketing brand that one can cavalierly adopt, but depicts solid and unwavering commitment to Jewish Law and Torah Tradition.”
Jewish News Syndicate: Jewish, pro-Israel groups react to Morocco agreeing to normalize ties with Israel
Normalizing ties with Israel is the new normal in the Middle East, which decades of expert commentary told us was the “impossible dream,” Rabbi Yaakov Menken, managing director of the Coalition for Jewish Values, told JNS.
Jewish Press: 250 Rabbis Decry Misuse Of The Word ‘Orthodox’
One who spurns what the Torah requires is not an Orthodox rabbi but, at most, someone who forsook Orthodoxy despite rabbinic training.
Jewish News Syndicate: Orthodox Jewish groups laud federal discrimination suit against New York village
Orthodox groups are praising the DOJ after it filed a lawsuit against the Village of Airmont for zoning laws that are “discriminatory” against Chassidic Jews.
The Forward: COVID-19 is causing Jewish leaders to decline the White House Hanukkah party invite — with regrets
This year, many have declined the coveted invite, and it triggered mixed feelings even in those who have decided to attend.
The Jewish Light: Newsmakers: November 2020
Rabbi Ze’ev Smason was recently appointed as the Midwestern Regional Vice-President of the Rabbinic Board of the Coalition for Jewish Values.