Updates
Rabbi Menken on The Lars Larson Show: Is Ilhan Omar’s “Islamophobia” Legislation Just A Federally Sponsored Anti-Semitism?
Appearing on the Lars Larson show, CJV Managing Director Rabbi Yaakov Menken pointed out that unlike antisemitism, there is no consistent pattern to “Islamophobia.”
Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of Religious Liberty in Maxon and Brittsan v. Fuller Theological Seminary
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the First Amendment right of religious schools to uphold their moral standards, in its decision in Maxon and Brittsan v. Fuller Theological Seminary.
Omar’s Islamophobia Monitor Will Undercut the Fight Against Anti-Semitism, Encourage Anti-Semites
“We should avoid such a dangerous false equivalency at all cost as it could be used by some extremists to actually justify further antisemitic activity.”
Conservative Justices Critical of Maine Tuition Program Denying Public Funds for Religious Schools
The CJV signed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the parents and freedom of education.
CUNY Takes the Bold Steps Duke Did Not
The Chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY) forcefully rejected a resolution passed by the School of Law’s Student Government Association on December 2 endorsing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and targeting Jewish campus groups. This...
Inclusion Delusion: The Antisemitism of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Staff at Universities
Diversity officers, supposedly hired to create more tolerant and welcoming environments for students, are instead bashing Israel and spreading anti-Jewish rhetoric. A Heritage Foundation study, Inclusion Delusion: The Antisemitism of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion...
Jewish Couple Sues American Airlines After Being Booted from Plane Over Religious Objects
When the Birmans said it is disrespectful to holy articles for them to be put on the floor, they were removed from the flight.
Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Roe v. Wade
Nearly five decades after Roe v. Wade was decided, the oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization were heard on Wednesday, December 1. The CJV joined other Jewish pro-life individuals and groups in an amicus curiae brief supporting a re-evaluation...
After Visiting Israel, Squad Member Bowman Suggests Jews Are Crazy
After visiting Israel, Bowman said “there’s a history of complex trauma that people are living with.”
The American Spectator: Why Overturning Roe v. Wade Does Not Impinge on Stare Decisis
We can’t have courts changing laws day by day, nor can we have politically and cynically motivated laws stand that were never constitutionally kosher in the first place.