Op-Eds
Op-Eds by our Officers and Fellows do not necessarily represent the views or focus issues of the CJV.
No One’s Been Banned In Teaneck
In 2006, we passed by-laws which declared that “no RCBC member synagogue may permit women to receive aliyot to the Torah in any form or in any circumstance.” At the time, nobody even dreamt we would have to spell out the inadmissibility of female clergy.
Racist Hoaxes in a Remarkably Accepting and Diverse America
Ours is a remarkably kind, accepting, and fair country. Yes, this country once was blighted by slavery, but more than 300,000 White American men gave their lives to end that tragic institution more than 150 years ago. Slavery ended. Like the Holocaust of only 75 years ago, it is part of a history book now.
Yes, I Am a White Male — Deal With It
Unguv Stace was chosen because (i) she is Black, not White; and (ii) she is female, not male. In other words, in the world of Democrat Intersectionality, she was born with two points.
American Thinker: The Homosexual Mafia Strikes Again
New York City Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. is in major trouble. In fact, he may be expelled from the NYC Council. What exactly did Councilman Diaz do? He said: “The City Council is controlled by the homosexual community.”
With the Rise of Democrat Identity Politics, More Jew-Haters Will Continue Seeping Through the Cracks
Long after it had seemed that the Democrats finally had forgiven the Republicans for taking away their slaves, the new era of Democrat Hate has come. In great measure, it stems from Identity Politics.
The Whole Lot of Them Are Bat-Crazy
If you have been walking quietly through the week, keeping this thought to yourself because you dare not express it, here is your validation: Yes, indeed — the whole lot of them are absolutely bat crazy.
Super Bowl Post-Mortem by a Former Fan Who No Longer Cares
I did not watch an NFL game for two years. I wrote as much publicly: If Goodell would not immediately put an end to the cultural repugnancy, I was done with the NFL. The ingratitude by the Millionaire Morons continued, and I left football.
On Abortion, Killing, Murder, Tearing Limbs, Throwing Out Heads, and Personal Responsibility
Does a conjoined (“siamese”) twin have the right to pay a doctor or a Mobster to kill the other twin attached to her? On the one hand, the targeted victim is a separate life; on the other hand, that intended victim is interfering with the autonomy of the sister.
A Letter to Nick Sandmann of Covington Catholic Ten Days Later
You blessedly no longer are the news outside Covington. But I write to tell you that you are not forgotten for many of us whom you made proud. That includes me, an Orthodox Rabbi.
The Left’s Collateral Damage
RYM and Lathan Watts: On multiple fronts, left-wing “progressives” demonstrate calculated indifference to the most vulnerable Americans while demanding privileges for their preferred classes — all in the name of civil rights.