by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Apr 12, 2022 | Coverage, Featured Coverage, Op-Eds
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken, RealClearReligion When we “spring forward” and “gain” an hour of daylight each March, many of us – maybe most – say to ourselves, “we should have this all year round!” This widespread sentiment was reflected...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jan 23, 2022 | Featured Coverage, Human Rights, Op-Eds
Published in Newsweek A recent report from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), “Islamophobia in the Mainstream,” is a case study in projection—the psychological process of attributing one’s own defects to others. In this case, the...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Dec 25, 2021 | Op-Eds, Featured Coverage
Published in The Epoch Times The Biden State Department is seeking to create a consulate in Jerusalem that would serve only “Palestinians.” There are two possible explanations. One, the Biden Administration has forgotten several thousand years of history. Two, they...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Nov 22, 2021 | Op-Eds, Religious Liberty, Updates
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken, Newsweek The U.S. Congress proposed an American day of thanks to the new and first president, George Washington, in September of 1789. And with Washington’s proclamation, the first Thanksgiving Day was held on Thursday, November 26 of...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Oct 29, 2021 | Op-Eds, Human Rights, Updates
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken and Lela Gilbert, Townhall On Tuesday, the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law publicly demanded the University of Massachusetts address an antisemitic incident that the university has tried to keep under wraps since June. Per the...
