by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Apr 20, 2026 | Op-Eds
Originally published in The Daily Signal As both President of Princeton University and the immediate past Chair of the Association of American Universities Board of Directors, Chris Eisgruber has a powerful voice in the academic world. And at least thus far, Princeton...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Mar 24, 2026 | Op-Eds
By Rabbi Yaakov Menken and Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag in the Jerusalem Post As we prepared this piece for submission, Israelis were repeatedly forced to seek shelter, while gunmen attacked Jews in both Israel and the United States. We pray for all of our safety. We also...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Feb 2, 2026 | Op-Eds
By Rabbi Yaakov Menken in the New York Post This year, the annual “All Peoples Celebration” run by Alliance San Diego (ASD) had a glaring omission: A Jewish religious leader was disinvited, due to his support for Zionism. ASD decided that Rabbi Hanan Leberman was...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Dec 19, 2025 | Headlines, Op-Eds
Originally published in the New York Post Sometimes it is best to put things simply: Eduardo Martinez, mayor of Richmond, CA, is a Jew-hating bigot unfit to serve in any official position. Were his hatred against any other minority group, he would have been expelled...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Oct 26, 2025 | Op-Eds, Headlines, Religious Liberty
Jewish education is undergoing a renaissance. Burgeoning antisemitism on campus has made Chabad houses the first destination for Jewish students under siege, while one of the hottest trends among teenagers in Israel is, of all things, Shabbat observance. And for the...
