Press Releases
Alumnus Rabbi expresses “outrage” at Hillel Cancellation of Israeli Minister’s Address
It is an outrage that Princeton Hillel would cancel a talk by an Israeli government official based upon a false charge of racism. Rabbi Eitan Webb of Princeton Chabad did the courageous and correct thing by re-issuing the invitation rescinded by Hillel.
Rabbis Demand Reform Leaders Disavow “Outrageous Slur” Against Traditional Jews
The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV) is demanding that the Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA) disavow an insulting comparison of Israeli and Orthodox Jewry to Southern segregationists. According to the New York Times, Shoshana Dweck, a member of the...
Rabbis Welcome Trump Administration Directives on Religious Liberty and Unborn Children
The Coalition for Jewish Values today welcomed a series of directives from the Trump Administration to protect religious freedom and the rights of unborn children able to feel pain.
Rabbis Reject Senators’ “Inappropriate Intervention” in Israeli Religious Affairs
It is wrong for these Senators to exploit their position as US legislators to publicly suggest changes to Israeli policy, especially in religious affairs with which they are unfamiliar. Is there no area of Israeli policy which they will not entrust to Israelis?
Rabbis Rebuke Rabbis for Dissing Trump
The CJV rebuked liberal Jewish clergy who publicly announced their refusal to participate in an annual conference call with the President preceding the Jewish High Holy Days.
Over 1,500 Rabbanim Join Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce in Support of Anti-BDS Effort
Well over 1,500 Orthodox rabbis from across the United States, hailing from a cross section of communities, have joined the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce’s call to support the Israeli government’s effort to combat the BDS movement.
Rabbis call The Forward “An Embarrassment to Jewish Journalism”
The Forward has a skewed agenda in which support for Israel and the Jewish people, to which Mort Klein has dedicated his life, is somehow a vice, while indulging our mortal enemies is somehow a virtue.
Pew wrong: Orthodox Jews esteem Evangelicals
The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV) today issued a statement declaring that "Orthodox Jews have a high regard for Evangelicals," and that they "applaud" the advocacy of Evangelical Christians for moral values "that come from Hebrew Scripture." This comes in the wake...
An Apology is Not Enough — Rabbis Back Rep. Brad Sherman’s Call for Shahin Termination
One of the nation’s universities most hostile towards Jews is located directly across the street from an Imam who has been fomenting anti-Jewish hostility. The cry of Islamic jihadis heard in the student council chambers would seem to indicate that this is no coincidence.
Israel’s Rejection of BDS Activists “Entirely Justified,” Rabbis Say
No nation welcomes those who advocate for its destruction. An individual who arrogates for herself the title of rabbi, yet displays ignorance of the classic signs of anti-Semitism and aligns herself with those anxious to shed Jewish blood is yet more dangerous and thus even less welcome.