by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Apr 22, 2023 | Op-Eds, Family Values
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken in the Israel National News The Extraordinary World Zionist Congress took place in Jerusalem last week, filling the place of the canceled convention of 2021. As a delegate of the new Eretz HaKodesh slate, I was asked to serve as the Vice Chair...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Mar 29, 2023 | Op-Eds, Family Values
As published in Newsweek. In 2020, various Jewish progressives organized a tendentious campaign of statements, articles, and even rallies insisting that Judaism permits—indeed, demands—unfettered abortion. I observed then that “few things have been said about...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Sep 21, 2022 | Op-Eds, Human Rights
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken in Newsweek At its root, the recent critique of Hasidic schools in The New York Times is not about education, much less “substantial equivalency.” Rather, during a time of increasing antisemitism, with violent incidents centered...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | May 17, 2022 | Op-Eds, Featured Coverage
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken, Newsweek The “Jewish Rally for Abortion Justice” is set to take place today in Washington, D.C. Led by the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), the list of rally sponsors includes the ADL, Hadassah, Hillel and several Jewish...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | May 11, 2022 | Op-Eds, Family Values
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken in Mid-Atlantic Media’s Baltimore Jewish Times, Washington Jewish Times, and Philadelphia Jewish Exponent A great deal of misinformation has been shared regarding abortion, much of it coming, of course, in the wake of a leaked draft from...