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JNS: Trump names four rabbis to 11-member religious leaders advisory panel
Rabbis Mark Gottlieb, Yaakov Menken, Eitan Webb and Chaim Dovid Zwiebel will advise the new Religious Liberty Commission.

Rabbi Yaakov Menken and Kayla Gubov in JNS: Democrats have abandoned the fight against campus antisemitism
Fighting hate should never be a partisan issue. Yet a recent House committee hearing on antisemitism on college campuses showed how embarrassingly one-sided that fight against bigotry has become.
JTA: Trump names 4 Orthodox rabbis among advisors of his new Religious Liberty Commission
Menken said in a statement that CJV has been “a vocal advocate for religious freedom protections for Christian and other groups, understanding that any threat to their religious liberty could easily be used against our freedoms as well.”
Penn Live: Trump taps former Harrisburg Diocese bishop to serve on religious liberty commission
President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission’s 26 members include lay advisors, legal experts, and religious leaders from across the nation.

COL Live: White House Names 2 Lubavitchers to Religious Liberty Commission
CJV’s Rabbi Menken joins a Commission that will advise on protecting First Amendment religious freedoms in the U.S., addressing issues like attacks on houses of worship, debanking of religious entities, and conscience protections.

Rabbi Yaakov Menken Appointed to President’s Religious Liberty Advisory Board of Religious Leaders
All of the items mentioned by the President in establishing the Commission are of great concern to the Jewish community.

VIN News: Orthodox Jewish Leaders Appointed to National Religious Liberty Commission by President Donald J. Trump
The inclusion of Orthodox Jewish figures reflects the community’s vital role in advocating for religious rights and their growing influence in shaping public policy.

Rabbi Yaakov Menken in the Daily Caller: Are Progressive Rabbis Against Fighting Antisemitism?
One is forced to suspect that had Biden executed these same actions, the same left-wing bodies would be touting his support for defending Jews.

Rabbi Steven Pruzansky in Israel National News: The People’s Republic of Israel
The best days of the State of Israel, now 77 years young, are ahead of us, en route to complete redemption.

Biblical Recorder: SCOTUS skeptical of school board’s denial of parental rights, ERLC says
The Coalition for Jewish Values joins ERLC on a brief to protect parent’s rights in Maryland.