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Rabbinic Group Rebukes Anti-Defamation League for “Acting Contrary to Jewish Values”
That a religious organization is able to work uniquely with co-religionists is a key freedom that Americans of all faiths, and especially American Jews, should seek to preserve.
A New Resource for Values
From the White House to the New York Jewish Week, and even in Israel, the CJV is recognized as a positive voice.
JTA: A conference of American Jews seeks dialogue with Israelis. But which Israelis, and to what end?
The Coalition for Jewish Values complained that when the GA talked about American Jews, what it really meant was non-Orthodox Jews. “The leadership of the American Orthodox community has been completely left out of the program, despite the fast growth of this demographic,” the group said.
Jewish News Service: Orthodox Jewish groups urge Supreme Court to overturn 41-year-old precedent
As a result of the 7-to-2 decision, Jewish and Christian Sabbath-observers have been unable over the past 40 years to enforce accommodation to Sabbath-observance and other religious practices that the law prescribes.
Four Revived Whine Vintages From the Democrats’ Whineries
They whine without end. At times one wonders whether the Democrats are a political party, a stomping grounds for urging people to stomp on opponents’ grounds, or a whinery. And when they whine, they never stop, no matter how often the truth is explained.
Israel Natl. News: It’s time to punish false accusers and their supporters
“The Bible not only doubly emphasizes that ‘justice, justice shall you pursue,’ (Deut. 16:20),” said Rabbi Dov Fischer, West Coast Regional VP of the CJV, “but it also enjoins us to avoid peddling in unsubstantiated rumors. (Lev. 19:16)”
Rabbi Leiter: The Facts Speak for Themselves
When people who identify as progressive Orthodox clergy defend and welcome open expression of homosexual identity in Jewish religious practice, it conveys a sense of acceptance of homosexual conduct.
Washington Jewish Week: Kavanaugh approval amid ‘toxic atmosphere’
The conservative Coalition for Jewish Values enthusiastically congratulated Kavanaugh on his confirmation, decrying his opponents for having “attempted to deny him basic civil standards such as the presumption of innocence and the right to due process” in a statement.
NY Jewish Week: Jewish Interests Seen In Peril As Kavanaugh Ascends To Court
Despite media reports that the ceremony was a “victory lap” for President Donald Trump, Rabbi Menken told The Jewish Week that “it didn’t feel that way.” Instead, he said, those in attendance were there to support Kavanaugh and his family and “those who fought for him.”
Baltimore Jewish Life: Rabbi Yaakov Menken, Managing Director of the Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), Attends Swearing-In of Justice Brett Kavanaugh (Photos)
Rabbi Yaakov Menken, Managing Director of the Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), was an invited guest at the swearing-in of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.