Op-Eds
Op-Eds by our Officers and Fellows do not necessarily represent the views or focus issues of the CJV.
Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag in The Jewish Chronicle: ‘No mainstream Orthodox rabbinic body anywhere recognises women as rabbis’
While women can take leadership roles in an Orthodox community, halachic boundaries remain, argues a veteran rabbi.
Rabbi Moshe Parnes in Jewish News Syndicate: Let’s play make-believe
Conflicts rooted in ideology, religion and history, such as that between Israel and Palestine, cannot be solved by pretending they don’t exist.
Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag in The Jerusalem Post: Zionism built on shared responsibility, not ideological conformity – opinion
Zionism thrives when it aligns with the Jews who are willing to carry it forward and not on nostalgic ideals.
Rabbi Jonathan Guttentag in JNS: Why ‘The Guardian’ newspaper’s Yiddish socialist analogy doesn’t hold
Jewish history deserves better than to be used as a shield against Jewish voices in the present, which is exactly what Mayor Elect Mamdani is doing.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in the New York Post: Jew-hating California Mayor must go
Rabbi Menken writes for the New York Post that Eduardo Martinez, California Mayor, is a vile Jew hater and is unfit for public office.
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, Esq. in Israel National News: Just because people criticize Israel does not mean that they are not anti-Semites. Those who claim to love Jews but hate Israel should prove it.
Antisemites enthusiastically and indiscriminately blame all Jews wherever they are in the world for the alleged crimes of Israel, and then shield themselves by claiming they are mere anti-Zionists.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in JNS: ‘The Forward’ takes education backward
By every relevant statistic, Chassidic education is markedly superior to anything offered in New York City public schools.
Rabbi Ze’ev Smason in St. Louis Jewish Light: ‘Let my people know’: A rabbi’s call to expand Jewish day school education
Originally published in St. Louis Jewish Light Goldie Cohen, an elderly Jewish lady from the Bronx, goes to her travel agent. “I vant to go to India.” The travel agent warns her about the long journey, but Goldie insists. After arriving in India, she joins the long...
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky: Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer OBM
Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer was a beloved teacher and advocate. His wisdom, passion, and legacy will continue to guide generations.
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in the Washington Times: The ‘People’s Conference’ for Jew hatred lands in Detroit
America faces a test: reject hate cloaked as activism or repeat history by enabling antisemitism masquerading as resistance.