Yehuda Levin

Yehuda Levin

Rabbi Yehuda Levin is the Rabbi and founder of Congregation Mevakshei Hashem (Those Who Seek the Lord) Synagogue in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

Beliefs and political activities

Levin is religiously conservative and opposes homosexual rights and abortion . [ [http://www.jewishunion.com/ju_right_to_life_speech010122.htm jewish israel torah traditions judaica at jewishunion.com ] ]

Levin is also a member of the advisory committee of the organization "Jews Against Anti-Christian Defamation". Yehuda Levin tends to support Christian Evangelicals on efforts opposed to homosexual rights and other morality based issues, even when he may otherwise have differences with them. This led to his 1996 support for Pat Buchanan [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-2388237.html NPR by way of High Beam] ] [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3827/is_199903/ai_n8849318 Human Events by way of Find Articles] ] and he also campaigned together with Fred Phelps on issues surrounding homosexuality. Both these individuals have been accused of (but vehemently deny) antisemitism in the past. [ [http://www.adl.org/special_reports/wbc/wbc_on_jews.asp ADL on Phelps] ] [ [http://www.adl.org/special_reports/buchanan_own_words/buchanan_intro.asp ADL on Buchanan] ]

Levin was recently involved in stopping a gay pride event from taking place in Jerusalem [ [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-gaypride11nov11,1,93456.story?coll=la-headlines-world] ] . He supported the use of civil disobedience by protesters in opposing the planned event saying "I promise that there's going to be bloodshed" [ [http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/david_hirsh/2006/07/world_pride_must_go_ahead.html Comment is free: Pride and prejudice ] ] .

Praise of Levin

Yehuda Levin, a student of Rabbi Avigdor Miller, has received praise by some Orthodox rabbis for defending tradition [ [http://www.jewishpress.com/page.do/21774/My_Machberes.html Jewish Press] ] and by some conservative Catholics for causes relevant to the World Congress of Families. [ [http://www.theindiancatholic.com/newsread.asp?nid=7550 Indian Catholic] reprint of Zenit News Agency article]

References

External links

Rabbi Yehuda Levin's web sites:
* [http://jews4morality.com http://jews4morality.com]
* [http://www.godreignoverus.com http://www.godreignoverus.com]
* [http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1816.html Ms. Sharon Kleinbaum on Levin]
* [http://www.thefearkashes.com/ Rabbi Levins radio show]


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