by Rabbi Ze'ev Smason | Apr 3, 2025 | Missouri, Op-Eds
Originally published in the St. Louis Jewish Light To most people, the 2005 movie “Wedding Crashers” is a lighthearted comedy romp in which two lovelorn bachelors crash weddings to meet women. But imagine the following scenario: At your daughter’s 500-person wedding,...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Mar 25, 2025 | Op-Eds, Headlines
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken and Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld in Daily Caller. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has a new book out, titled “Antisemitism in America: A Warning.” He describes therein how bigotry against Jews is growing on both political sides, and writes that he...
by Rabbi Yonason Goldson | Mar 23, 2025 | Op-Eds, Missouri
originally published in St. Louis Jewish Light Even after four decades, I can still visualize sitting in Professor Richard Levin’s classroom at the University of California when he introduced us to The Merchant of Venice. Clearly, he would have preferred to ignore the...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Mar 20, 2025 | Op-Eds
Originally Published in Townhall President Trump’s airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels send a powerful message, far beyond preventing the harassment of U.S. ships and commerce in the Red Sea. Without exaggeration, the president is responding to a serious threat...
by Rabbi Dov Fischer | Mar 14, 2025 | Op-Eds
by Rabbi Dov Fischer in Israel National News It’s an old story. A king sent his servant to buy him a fish. The servant came back with a fish so foul that its odor nauseated the king, so the king decreed a punishment. However, as a kindness to his loyal servant, he...
by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Mar 9, 2025 | Op-Eds, Human Rights
Originally published in JNS Provoking outrage from the United Nations, human-rights organizations and Arab governments, Israel is blocking further aid to Gaza. It comes as the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has ended and Hamas refuses to agree...
