by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jul 3, 2021 | Religious Liberty, Op-Eds
By Rabbi Yaakov Menken, TownHall As a young child, my grandfather fled Communist Russia in the back of a horse-drawn wagon, hiding underneath a pile of hay—which a Bolshevik border guard stabbed with a pitchfork to prevent such escapes from totalitarianism....
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jun 10, 2021 | Headlines, Family Values, Op-Eds
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken in Newsweek The Supreme Court has the chance this month to protect religious freedom, religious minorities and foster families. In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, the Court will determine whether Catholic Social Services (CSS) will be permitted...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | May 17, 2021 | Op-Eds, Human Rights
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken in The Federalist While Hamas, the openly genocidal terror organization ruling the Gaza Strip, launches missiles at Israeli civilians in hospitals, schools, and homes, even closing its airport, the members of “The Squad” are hard at work...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | May 17, 2021 | Op-Eds, Headlines, Human Rights
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken in Newsweek Both Twitter and Facebook have policies against incitement to “violence” on their platforms. Those policies are enforced so strictly that a former president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, is not permitted to use...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | May 1, 2021 | Headlines, Human Rights, Op-Eds
Published on Fox News We all expected President Biden to speak about hate in America during his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night. He did not disappoint. He talked about the murder of George Floyd, systemic racism, and white supremacy. He...