by Rabbi Steven Pruzansky | Aug 13, 2026 | Headlines, Human Rights, Op-Eds
Originally published in Israel National News American Jews are dealing with the reality of distressing Jew hatred, manifested by sporadic physical attacks and more prevalent verbal confrontations. Worse, it has become mainstreamed in the Democratic Party, with elected...
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 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 Steven Pruzansky | Jul 28, 2026 | Op-Eds
Originally published in Israel National News The newest kid on Israel’s political block, and this season’s general de jure, is Gadi Eisenkot, former IDF chief of staff and a relatively brief member of the wartime security cabinet. It has long been a tactic of the...
by Rabbi Ze'ev Smason | Jul 27, 2026 | Op-Eds, Religious Liberty
Originally published in St. Louis Jewish Light Few Americans realize that one of the country’s most beloved entertainers was born Israel Iskowitz, the orphaned son of impoverished Jewish immigrants on New York’s Lower East Side. He later changed his name to Eddie...
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...
