by Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld | Aug 30, 2023 | Op-Eds, Human Rights
by Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld in the Queens Jewish Link I will be taking off to Israel for a family wedding in a few moments. But I wanted to get this thought in before I left. Israeli minister and firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir has once again been universally condemned by the...
by Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld | Feb 15, 2023 | Op-Eds
by Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld in the Queens Jewish Link Last week, the local Jewish media carried the story of a very prominent Upper East Side (Manhattan) Orthodox synagogue and its falling out with its leading candidate to succeed the current rabbi, who is 92 years old....
by Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld | Jan 11, 2023 | Op-Eds
by Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld in the Queens Jewish Link Last week, the great governor of New York signed a bill that a person may sign an agreement that, after death, his or her body will be used as compost. Yes, compost to fertilize a garden. I guess she is taking the...
by Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld | Jan 4, 2023 | Op-Eds
by Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld in the Queens Jewish Link It has become a routine of mine here in Baltimore to attend the weekly Motza’ei Shabbos history lectures given by Rabbi Dovid Katz in Congregation Shomrei Emunah. Currently, Rabbi Katz is focusing on modern Israeli...
by Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld | Nov 30, 2022 | Op-Eds
by Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld in the Queens Jewish Link The parshah we just read, Toldos, is undoubtedly one of the most enigmatic in the Torah. We are told of Rivkah favoring Yaakov, while Yitzchak favored Eisav due to “his game that was in his mouth” (B’reishis 25:28)....
