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Rabbinic Group “Privileged” to be Included in President’s High Holy Day Conference Call
“The White House chose not only to reach out to us,” said Rabbi Pesach Lerner, President of the CJV, “but to include the members of our Rabbinic Circle — hundreds of rabbis across America — as well.”
The Forward: Conservative Jewish Groups Hail Kavanaugh As Protector Of ‘Religious Liberty’
A leader with the Coalition for Jewish Values said the 53-year-old federal court judge is a “very good, well-qualified justice” who has showed he supports protecting expressions of faith, even when they may “run against current cultural norms.”
A New Level of Coverage
Given that mobilization of the Orthodox community is key to our efforts, perhaps the greatest step this month was prominent coverage in each of the two glossy magazines serving the traditional audience.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken to Speak for Faith & Freedom Coalition of NJ
On Tuesday, September 4, 2018, we are pleased to have as our honored guest Rabbi Yaakov Menken. Rabbi Menken’s organization, The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), is the largest Rabbinic Public Policy organization in America, articulating and advocating for public policy positions based upon traditional Jewish thought.
Ami Magazine: Taking the Gloves Off
After a year and a half of fighting for Jewish values in the public sphere, the Coalition for Jewish Values is surveying the battlefield.
Second Thoughts on ‘Racism’ at Barkan or Badatz
The accusation of racism may turn out to be a poorly-researched case of “shoot first, ask questions later,” inspired in not a small part by a traditional trope used by anti-Semites throughout history.
Israel Natl. News: Will American Jews listen to Israelis about Israel?
American Jewish Federation leaders say Diaspora Jews and Israelis ‘need to talk’ – but are they really interested in open dialogue?
Baltimore Jewish Life: Will American Jews Listen to Israelis About Israel?
Most important of all, Jewish life is growing in Israel, while non-Orthodox Jewish affiliation is literally collapsing here in America, with intermarriage now over 70% and synagogue attendance at all-time lows. One could hardly imagine an issue more essential to the JFNA than the future of American Jewry, yet the program expresses no interest in discussing this crucial topic.
Will American Jews Listen to Israelis About Israel?
Federation leaders are poised for a trip to Tel-Aviv this October, where the Jewish Federations of North America will hold its annual General Assembly — headlined “Israel and the Diaspora: We Need to Talk.” But are they going to Israel for true dialogue, or merely to change Israeli minds?
Mishpacha: Will the Real Judaism Stand Up?
After conversing with Rabbi Lerner and reading some of the organization’s position papers, it seems that a small revolution is in the making. With the help of over a thousand rabbis whom he’s enlisted to the cause, Rabbi Lerner intends to go on the offensive and storm the media with an information campaign to bring the voice of authentic Torah tradition to the public ear.