Rabbis React to Antisemitism Strategy: Welcomed but “Deeply Flawed”
Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, today welcomed the announcement of a U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, but noted that it was “deeply flawed.” The rabbis suggested further discussions, including a more substantive effort to incorporate the expertise, knowledge, and lived experience of the observant […]
Rabbis React to Antisemitism Strategy: Welcomed but “Deeply Flawed”
Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, today welcomed the announcement of a U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, but noted that it was “deeply flawed.” The rabbis suggested further discussions, including a more substantive effort to incorporate the expertise, knowledge, and lived experience of the observant […]
Shavuos 5783: One Collective Heart
When HaShem came to B’nei Yisrael and offered them the Torah, we collectively answered unequivocally in the affirmative. This response is documented twice: in parshios Yisro (Shemos 19:8) and Mishpatim (24:7). (It’s actually mentioned twice in Mishpatim so technically, it’s three in total.) The common text found in both locations is “kol asher diber HaShem na’aseh,” we […]
Shavuos 5783: One Collective Heart
When HaShem came to B'nei Yisrael and offered them the Torah, we collectively answered unequivocally in the affirmative. This response is documented twice: in parshios Yisro (Shemos 19:8) and Mishpatim (24:7). (It's actually mentioned twice in Mishpatim so technically, it's three in total.) The common text found in both locations is “kol asher diber HaShem na'aseh,” we […]
Oath Keepers Founder Sentenced To 18 Years In Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy Case
The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol following his conviction on seditious conspiracy. The sentence for Stewart Rhodes is the longest imposed on a Jan. 6 defendant to date. “You, sir, present an ongoing threat and a peril […]
Oath Keepers Founder Sentenced To 18 Years In Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy Case
The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol following his conviction on seditious conspiracy. The sentence for Stewart Rhodes is the longest imposed on a Jan. 6 defendant to date. “You, sir, present an ongoing threat and a peril […]
Watch Shlomo Horwitz: Women And Shavuos – What The Rosh Hayeshiva Told Me (Video)
Watch Shlomo Horwitz: Women And Shavuos – What The Rosh Hayeshiva Told Me (Video)
OU Applauds White House Release of National Strategy To Counter Antisemitism; “an Unprecedented, Whole of Government Effort”
New York, NY – May 25, 2023 – Today, the OU applauded the release by The White House of its “National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.” In December 2022, acknowledging a disturbing and consistent surge in antisemitism in the United States, President Biden directed senior White House staff to develop this strategy. The effort was co-chaired […]
OU Applauds White House Release of National Strategy To Counter Antisemitism; “an Unprecedented, Whole of Government Effort”
New York, NY – May 25, 2023 – Today, the OU applauded the release by The White House of its “National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.” In December 2022, acknowledging a disturbing and consistent surge in antisemitism in the United States, President Biden directed senior White House staff to develop this strategy. The effort was co-chaired […]
