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Baltimore Jewish Life: Rabbis Call Omar Appointment a “Slap in the Face”
The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), called the appointment of Representative Ilhan Omar to the House Foreign Affairs Committee a ‘slap in the face’ and ‘tantamount to saying that anti-Semitism is acceptable to the United States House of Representatives.’
Baltimore Jewish Life: Rabbinic Group Commends Democratic National Committee for Abandoning Women’s March
The DNC acted correctly by rejecting a group taken over by women entirely too comfortable with Antisemitic hatred.
Jewish News Service: Senate Democrats block pro-Israel, anti-BDS bill for third time in two weeks
Yaakov Menken, managing director of the Coalition for Jewish Values, told JNS that “the House of Representatives is considering numerous other matters during the [government] shutdown, so we do not see why the Senate should be deemed incapable of walking and chewing gum at the same time. Legislation to fight anti-Semitism and enhance Middle East security should not be held hostage to a partisan fight, much less mischaracterized as threatening free speech.”
Hamodia: The Life-Saving Letter That Was Spurned
Rabbi Pesach Lerner, then Executive Vice President Emeritus of the National Council of Young Israel, and currently President of the Coalition for Jewish Values, had been the biggest public champion — other than Mrs. Pollard — of Mr. Pollard’s cause.
Washington Jewish Week: Orthodox groups back Israel critic on headwear
“While we may deplore many things that Ilhan Omar has said, this is not one of them,” said Rabbi Yaakov Menken, the managing director of the conservative Coalition for Jewish Values. “This is a protection of religious liberty.”
Jewish News Service: CAIR leader: ‘Iran’s regime calling Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ is like ‘the pot calling the kettle black’
“His equation of the dictatorial, repressive Iranian regime and the free, democratic State of Israel is as unsurprising as it is repugnant,” Rabbi Yaakov Menken told JNS. “It says nothing about Israel, but speaks volumes about CAIR and its underlying regard for human rights and American values.”
The Forward: Orthodox Rabbis Call For Airbnb Boycott, Citing Double Standard On West Bank
The Coalition for Jewish Values created a petition for people to pledge not to use the home-renting platform, condemning the decision as anti-Semitic. Among the groups that have called for a boycott include Academic Council for Israel, Russian Jewish Community Foundation, Endowment for Middle East Truth and the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Baltimore Jewish Life: Growing Coalition Calls for Boycott of Airbnb
Over a dozen Jewish organizations, as well as prominent experts and public figures, have now joined calls for a boycott of Airbnb, identifying its decision to no longer list Jewish-owned properties in the West Bank region as anti-Semitic.
Israel National News: Rabbis commend Chabad emissary family aiding stranded in Athens
“No matter where a Jew finds himself, he can count on Lubavitch to help. No matter our differences, we are one nation under G-d.”
Matzav: Rabbis Commend Rabbi Hendel and Family for Aiding Stranded in Athens
“One must appreciate the tremendous service provided by Chabad and its emissaries around the globe,” said Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld, Vice President of CJV.