Op-Eds
Op-Eds by our Officers and Fellows do not necessarily represent the views or focus issues of the CJV.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in Israel National News: Charlie Kirk stood with the Jewish People. We must stand for his legacy.
One year after his assassination, Rabbi Yaakov Menken reflects on Charlie Kirk’s steadfast advocacy and friendship to the Jewish people and Israel.
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky in Israel National News: The catalyst for Jew-hatred
Jew hatred was never American-born but imported, first by 20th-century European immigrants and now by radical Muslim immigration.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in JNS: An endorsement ends any ‘shomer’ myth
To Schumer, party cohesion and electoral math come first, while the character of the nominee takes a distant second.
Rabbi Pesach Lerner in Jerusalem Post: The Jewish Agency misstates Zionism’s founding principles
The Jewish Agency’s claim that “pluralistic Judaism” was a founding pillar of Zionism fails every test – historical, religious, and institutional.
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky in Israel National News: General Election
The three greatest strategic blunders in the history of Israel were made by renowned generals who were elected prime minister.
Rabbi Ze’ev Smason in St. Louis Jewish Light: America at 250: Jewish American or American Jew?
Rabbi Ze’ev Smason asks whether American Jews should see themselves as Jewish Americans or American Jews—and why that order matters.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in Washington Examiner: Mamdani’s anti-Israel madness all hinges on the ‘Palestine’ lie
Zohran Mamdani’s anti-Israel rhetoric relies on historical fiction, exposing a dangerous fact-free political movement in New York.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in Israel National News: CUFI reminds us that the Jewish People are not alone
Rabbi Menken shares how inspiring attending the Christians United for Israel conference was in a world where anti-Zionism asphyiziates headlines.
In Court Filings, FACE Act Defendants Plead Antisemitism
One defendant asserts therein that encouraging Jews to live in the Holy Land “could not plausibly be interpreted” as a religious activity.
Rabbi Avraham Gordimer in Israel National News: Why did Korach align with Datan and Aviram?
Korach’s alliance with Datan and Aviram has surprising parallels for our modern world and those who seek to undermine Mesorah.