In the News
Jewish News Service: Green New Deal draws heated Jewish responses to tackling climate change
“We believe in protecting the environment, but in a way that lets us benefit from the world’s resources,” CJV managing director Yaakov Menken told JNS. “We should be concerned that people are taking the Green New Deal seriously because they only like it as a vague concept. Once you get to the details, who is going to pay for upgrading ‘all existing buildings’?”
Baltimore Jewish Life: Condemnations of Israeli Party reflect Double Standard, Says Rabbinic Group
“Our consistent view is that American Jews should not be telling Israelis how to run their country.”
Fox News: Faith-based foster care provider targeted in religious freedom battle
Reid Lehman: “I appreciate that the Coalition for Jewish Values, a national organization, stands with us. The Catholic Diocese stands with us.” [At 03:28]
The Right Take Podcast: Anti-Semitism on Capitol Hill
Why is Ilhan Omar making so many statements seen as anti-Semitic by the Jewish community? Including a discussion of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s condemnation, and comparison to statements by Republicans. Interview at 11:10.
Israel National News: Pence: Rep. Omar’s tweets ‘a disgrace’
Jewish organizations, including the National Council for Young Israel and the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, as well as the Coalition for Jewish Values, also denounced Omar.
Baltimore Jewish Life: Is Anti-Semitic Hatred Tolerated by the Democratic Party?
The CJV letter states that permitting Rep. Omar to remain on the Foreign Affairs committee would indicate that Speaker Pelosi is “tolerating this hatred in the Democratic party.”
Matzav.com: Senator Booker “Would Disqualify Moses Himself,” Rabbis Say
In questioning judicial nominee Neomi Rao this past week, Senator Cory Booker asked her repeatedly if she believed same-gender relationships to be sinful, and expressed surprise that she declined to comment on her personal views.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Initiatives on abortion from New York, Virginia evoke reaction from Jewish groups
Organizations such as the Coalition for Jewish Values expressed opposition to the New York measure.
The Christian Post: The secular left and the ‘disposable’ things
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, among the leaders of the Coalition for Jewish Values, said: “Under the guise of progressivism, New York is taking us back to a primitive age when infanticide was also accepted—and the fact that these progressives want to take up euthanasia next should surprise no one.”
Black Christian News Network: Wallace Henley: The Secular Left and the Disposability of Sacred Doctrine
The right to life is not merely Catholic dogma. It is the first God-given right recognized in the U.S. Constitution. Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, among the leaders of the Coalition for Jewish Values, said: “Under the guise of progressivism, New York is taking us back to a primitive age when infanticide was also accepted.”