by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Aug 11, 2026 | Headlines, Human Rights, Op-Eds
Originally published in JNS Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s narrow victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary was a clarifying moment. By endorsing the winner, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) abandoned all pretense of serving as a shomer, or “guardian,” of the...
by CJV | Jul 30, 2026 | Coverage, Headlines
by Matthew Kassel in Jewish Insider Nine months after the Heritage Foundation came under fire for defending Tucker Carlson’s friendly interview with a neo-Nazi, the conservative think tank is facing fresh scrutiny over accusations that it has enabled an extreme...
by Rabbi Pesach Lerner | Jul 28, 2026 | Op-Eds, Headlines
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post At its recent Board of Governors gathering (June 2026), the Jewish Agency for Israel issued a statement declaring that “a diverse, pluralistic and tolerant Judaism has been and remains one of the cornerstones of Zionism.” It...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jul 27, 2026 | Headlines, Human Rights, Op-Eds
Originally published in Washington Examiner NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s bogus threat against Israel’s prime minister revealed something essential about his political career — and even more about his sycophants. When Mamdani promised to arrest Benjamin...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Jul 16, 2026 | Op-Eds, Headlines
By Rabbi Yaakov Menken in Israel National News There are moments when you leave a gathering feeling not simply encouraged, but genuinely inspired. Less than three years after the greatest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, and amid a worldwide resurgence of...
by CJV | Jul 15, 2026 | Coverage, Headlines
By Aaron Bandler in JNS (July 15, 2026 / JNS) Orthodox Jewish organizations are warning that legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives to make daylight saving time permanent would complicate daily religious observance, particularly morning prayers. The...
