Op-Eds
Op-Eds by our Officers and Fellows do not necessarily represent the views or focus issues of the CJV.
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.
American Spectator: I Should Advocate for Bisexuals? Are You Crazy?
Yeshiva University is fighting against the woke Left’s destruction of religious freedom.
Israel National News: What the letter “B” tells us about phony Woke “Compassion” and “Open Orthodoxy”
When people — especially “Open Orthodox rabbis” — sign a petition for “LGBTQ” people, focus on the “B.”
Israel National News: 1600 signatures do not kosher YU Pride Alliance
Signatures cannot override Torah prohibitions and in any event, 1600 out of 70,000 students and alumni is not an impressive result.