by Rabbi Moshe Parnes | Apr 8, 2025 | Op-Eds
Originally published in the Jewish News Syndicate. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) recently asserted that U.S. President Donald Trump regards Jews as “transactional” and that he tolerates antisemitism. Schumer placed himself in the role of arbiter,...
by Rabbi Moshe Parnes | Oct 15, 2024 | Op-Eds
By Rabbi Moshe B. Parnes in Townhall The Jewish vote is, for the first time since Reagan beat Carter 44 years ago, likely to be close. Considering that Hillary Clinton garnered over 70% of the Jewish vote in 2016, and Trump less than one-fourth, this is a tectonic...
by Rabbi Moshe Parnes | Apr 7, 2024 | Op-Eds, Human Rights
Rabbi Moshe Parnes in Townhall I wander through Kibbutz Aza with my friend. Together, Roi and I look at the burned shells of homes pockmarked with bullet holes and pierced through with rockets from the October 7th Hamas attack. It’s difficult to imagine that these...
by Rabbi Moshe Parnes | Sep 18, 2023 | Op-Eds
by Rabbi Moshe Parnes in The Florida Standard This past Friday night, Jewish congregations marked Rosh HaShanah, The Jewish New Year. It is a happy time and a somber time. It’s a time for reflection and a time for appreciation. It’s a time for recognition and a time...
by Rabbi Moshe Parnes | Apr 9, 2023 | Op-Eds
by Rabbi Moshe B. Parnes in Townhall Passover is an intriguing holiday. It features unusual customs and practices with deep and sometimes mysterious meanings. Not only is it the world’s longest continuous celebration of any kind but it features the earliest examples...
