by Rabbi Yaakov Menken | Feb 2, 2026 | Op-Eds
By Rabbi Yaakov Menken in the New York Post This year, the annual “All Peoples Celebration” run by Alliance San Diego (ASD) had a glaring omission: A Jewish religious leader was disinvited, due to his support for Zionism. ASD decided that Rabbi Hanan Leberman was...
by CJV | Jan 30, 2026 | Op-Eds
by Rabbi Moshe B. Parnes in Townhall.com For years, Americans have been taught to believe that Democracy is the supreme form of government. If only, the thinking goes, all countries were governed through American- style democracy, all the world’s problems would be...
by Rabbi Ze'ev Smason | Jan 20, 2026 | Op-Eds
By Rabbi Ze’ev Smason in St. Louis Jewish Light “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?” The line from Simon and Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” became one of the most famous lyrics of the 1960s. Years later, Paul Simon shared something unexpected: Joe DiMaggio himself had...
by Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag | Jan 20, 2026 | Op-Eds
By Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag in the Jewish Chronicle Last week’s article in the JC, “Being a female Orthodox rabbi is a start-up job” was written with admiration for its subject and sympathy for the obstacles she faces. But by framing the issue as one of innovation and...
by Rabbi Moshe Parnes | Jan 14, 2026 | Op-Eds
By Rabbi Moshe Parnes in Jewish News Syndicate Americans love fantasy. We enjoy cheering the good guys, booing the bad guy and a story with a happy ending. Fantasy is innocent and fun in the make-believe worlds of movies, television and sports, but when it spills over...
by Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag | Jan 14, 2026 | Op-Eds
By Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag in The Jerusalem Post Zionism has always been a broad movement. From its earliest days, it brought together Jews of sharply differing philosophies and temperaments, united less by unanimity than by a shared sense of destiny. That diversity...
