Dec 21, 2024 · On Capitol Hill this week, where House Speaker Mike Johnson convened a bipartisan pre-Hanukkah celebration, Rabbi Levi Shemtov noted that when the menorah is lit at such an event, it’s purely...

Dec 17, 2024 · WASHINGTON — This afternoon, Speaker Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries hosted the second annual Capitol Menorah Lighting Ceremony to celebrate the eight-day festival of Hanukkah. Rabbi Levi Shemtov joined the Congressional leaders at the ceremony.

Oct 31, 2023 · Last Friday, 80 rabbis and rabbinical students, many of them leaders of Jewish congregations in the United States, issued a call for a ceasefire in which they expressed horror at the Oct. 7 attack and demanded the release of hostages taken that day while bemoaning the fact that, “The U.S. and Israeli governments are using our grief to justify ge...

Oct 30, 2023 · Speaker Mike Johnson is known among his colleagues for his evangelical Christianity and deeply conservative views on abortion and same-sex marriage. Credit... Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Oct 31, 2024 · House Speaker Mike Johnson and Congressman Mike Lawler are currently in Rockland County to meet with several prominent rabbanim in Monsey to discuss the community's concerns as election day draws close.

Dec 12, 2023 · Speaker Mike Johnson has conditioned the House’s consideration of the emergency funding on the inclusion of an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws while questioning America’s ongoing commitment...

Oct 28, 2023 · LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Newly-installed Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivered his first major public address as Speaker to the Republican Jewish Coalition annual summit Saturday night, declaring: “We are going to stand like …

Dec 14, 2023 · House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) opened the event, speaking about the historic rise in antisemitism across the country since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on Israel by Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. “It’s incumbent upon leaders to not only denounce antisemitism, but to counter it with love,” he said.

Sep 12, 2024 · Johnson recalled hosting the inaugural menorah lighting inside the Capitol last Hanukkah, alongside Rabbi Levi Shemtov, who leads American Friends of Lubavitch. “I was surprised to learn that that did not happen before,” Johnson said.

Jan 3, 2025 · Mike Johnson's Christian faith guides his leadership, shaping congressional decisions with biblical principles and conviction.