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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.
Liquid Lunch TV: Progressivism is Going Against ALL Traditional Jewish Values (with Rabbi Yaakov Menken)
Rabbi Yaakov Menken of the CJV joins John Tabacco and Vito Fossella, former NY Congressman, to discuss what influences Jewish voters, and the contrast between traditional Jewish values and progressivism.
Mishpacha: Veering Left
Progressives have a laundry list of policies, but they all have one overarching aim: tearing down society, and remaking its values.
Jewish Press: Supreme Court To Make Crucial Decisions Affecting Orthodoxy: We Are Well Represented
Orthodox organizations present a united position on the issue of accommodating agencies that oppose same-gender marriages on religious grounds.
Nederlands Dagblad: Orthodox Jews want to get rid of the nickname ‘ultra’
“Orthodox Jews in the United States no longer want to be called ‘ultra’ because that rings too much of fanaticism.” Our Initiative against the term “Ultra-Orthodox” garnered international recognition.