We are happy to report that the Coalition for Jewish Values published an opinion piece entitled,  Judaism Is Emphatically 'Pro-Life'. It appeared in Newsweek on 7/3/20. Rabbi Yaakov Menken, managing director of the CJV,  offers a clear explanation of the sanctity of human life so intrinsic to Judaism, and why and how Jewish abortion advocates twist and distort traditional Jewish texts to support their irrational premise that abortion is morally acceptable in Judaism.  Please read the piece at Newsweek at https://www.newsweek.com/judaism-emphatically-pro-life-opinion-1514868?fbclid=IwAR1HPtif6pl-YA4XktUJaTnvofAdH9yN3Vv3tblssAinKHDX8Pper29UmqY#new_tab

W'd like to refer you to a commentary on the Torah portion this week written by esteemed Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald, entitled,  Matot-Masei 5779-2019: Jeremiah's Prophecy: An Ancient Message for Contemporary Times. Rabbi Buchwald's comments on the Haftorah portion wisely associate the social and spiritual problems faced by ancient Israel with similar challenges Jewish culture faces today. He finishes his commentary by quoting  Jeremiah 4, "If you will return O Israel says the L-rd, return unto Me, and if you will put your detestable things out of My sight, and will not waver, and will swear as the L-rd lives in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then shall the nations bless themselves by Him and in Him shall they glory." 

Enjoy Rabbi Buchwald's extraordinary insights on the Yeshiva University online website here:  

https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/929429/rabbi-ephraim-z-buchwald/matot-masei-5779-2019-jeremiah's-prophecy-an-ancient-message-for-contemporary-times/

Read a pdf of the piece here.