Updates
Shevat Update, February 7
Happy Birthday! Today, February 7, the CJV is three years old. We have grown from an idea to an organization representing the broad consensus of America's Rabbis at the highest levels of the US Government. Our influence and reach continue to expand with your support...
Teves Update, January 6
If you are concerned with the current, rising wave of Anti-Semitic violence, then please help strengthen the voice of the CJV. As the attacks have intensified, a disturbing phenomenon has come to the fore: some Jewish organizations were not paying attention, oblivious...
Kislev Update, December 3
Today is #GivingTuesday, the successor to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. If you contribute right now to our Facebook Fundraiser, Facebook has pledged to match up to $7 million in donations (beginning at 8 AM EST), but it's first come, first served for Facebook to...
Cheshvan Update, November 9
The Coalition for Jewish Values contributed to a very important policy change that the Department of Health and Human Services announced this month, which will maximize the number of children receiving needed foster care, while permitting religious organizations to...
Tishrei Update, October 11
Happy (Jewish) New Year! I hope all who observed both enjoyed and were moved by our High Holy Days, and wish all a year of blessing. It was our pleasure to share with everyone an invitation to the President's conference call before the High Holy Days — but for us,...
Elul Update, September 9
A press release from this month and accompanying op-ed demonstrate the urgent need for the CJV, why a rabbinic group in particular must fill that need, and the political potency of the results in current public policy debates -- as well as the need for further growth...
Av Update, August 9
The CJV has proven itself a needed voice, and now we must strengthen its impact. Will you please join us? We are grateful to have this opportunity to correct the record on Jewish values, and promote positive efforts to realize those principles in public policy – and...
Tamuz Update, July 10
There is a lot of talk in DC about "litmus tests," single questions which are taken to demonstrate a nominee's suitability for a position or office. But now, sadly, we have a litmus test for a Jew who has sold out the Jewish people: those who defended AOC's deplorable...
Sivan Update, June 4
Due to our frequent contact with the Trump Administration, the CJV is on the list to be notified when the President and Vice President travel around the country. Thanks to our efforts, Rabbi Chaim Goldberger, our Regional Ambassador in Minnesota, greeted Vice...
Iyyar Update, May 5
To understand why our collective voice is so necessary right now, look no further than the so-called “Equality Act” now under consideration in the US House of Representatives. It turns sexual orientation and gender identity into “protected classes,” creating all kinds of issues for religious liberty, true equality, privacy and even safety.