Op-Eds
Op-Eds by our Officers and Fellows do not necessarily represent the views or focus issues of the CJV.

American Spectator: The Chanukah of Fools
Chanukah is not about all the “woke” causes in the world except for those impacting Jews.

Newsweek: Giving Thanks Is Important, Spiritually and Patriotically
There is a parallel between the Founding Fathers and the religious survivors of the Holocaust who came far more recently to these shores.

Israel National News: LGBTQIA+ is not our cause célèbre
This article should not really be deemed controversial, but it possibly is the most daring I ever have published. It is time. If the words below resonate, know you are not alone.

Townhall: A Hate Group Grows on Campus
America’s future leaders are being coopted into an antisemitic campaign thinly disguised as a human rights movement.
Rabbi Dov Fischer joins video effort opposing schools teaching gender dysphoria

Rabbi Menken on Foxnews.com: Virginia candidate Youngkin’s criticism of Soros not anti-Semitic, it’s legitimate
Response to Glenn Youngkin’s comment on George Soros was as fast and furious as it was predictable.

Real Clear Religion: Your Child’s Education is a Holy Obligation
Given what’s happening with schools across the country, it’s worthwhile to see what Judaism’s holy texts have to offer on the topic of education.
Israel Hayom: Why anti-Zionism is always pure antisemitism
What makes “anti-Zionism” different is that it does not aim at policy difference nor even at animus against political personalities but at delegitimizing a core component of the Judaic paradigm.
Israel Hayom: Why Harris ignored anti-Israel remarks
Those of us who have followed Harris’ political career in California were not surprised by the recent firestorm she created.
The American Spectator: Why Anti-Zionism Always Is Pure Anti-Semitism
Anyone who is anti-Zionist is a Jew-hater. It’s that simple.