Op-Eds
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Rabbi Dov Fischer in Israel National News: A Hanukkah Carol
From the ghost of Hanukkah past all the way to the ghost of Hanukkah future, an American Jew has a look at American Jewry today.
Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: On Chanukah, My Appendix, and the High Kohen
Chanukah is fascinating because, since it is so incredibly easy, more American Jews “celebrate it” than they do any other Jewish holiday.
Rabbi Dov Fischer in Israel National News: Hanukkah and Judea-Samaria: On goggles and thumbprints
The miracles with His thumbprint are there to see; you just need the green-tinted goggles to realize that G-d was with us all along.
Rabbi Parnes in Townhall: Do You Laugh or Cry – Maybe Both?
Apparently, the Torah, Talmud, and The Code of Jewish Law simply do not represent the “Jewish” view of the Boynton Beach crowd.
Rabbi Pruzansky in Israel National News: Is there a middle ground between Never Trumpers and Always Trumpers?
Is there a sane middle between those for whom he can do no wrong and those for whom he can do no right?
Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: On Trump, Kanye, Biscuit, Jews, and Dinners
Former President Donald John Trump is a Philosemite which is a person who loves Jews, even despite certain Jews.
Rabbi Schonfeld in Queens Jewish Link: Trump Chump
Remember, former President Donald Trump has what many of his secular Jewish detractors do not have: Jewish grandchildren.
Rabbi Schonfeld in Queens Jewish Link: Apartheid Jews
I have family that came from Israel to a Conservative camp. They had to stop because they were not allowed to say anything too strongly pro-Israel
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky in the Jewish Press: Diaspora Blues
We should listen to the Diaspora voices respectfully, but theirs is not the last word on Israeli statecraft, governance, or policies.
The American Spectator: On Kanye West: Ehr Iz Meshiggeh
For me, Kanye West is a reminder that Jew-hatred is not the unique provenance of haters who are White.