Op-Eds
Op-Eds by our Officers and Fellows do not necessarily represent the views or focus issues of the CJV.
The Nation-State Law Is Not the Problem
Begin at the beginning: “Palestine,” rather than describing an “indigenous” population, is a name associated with colonialism, supremacism, slavery and bigotry — especially against Jews.
Charlottesville and Masked Antifa, Omarosi, Brennan, Cuomo, Hillary — and Enemies of the People
During a busy fortnight when it is impossible to comment daily on the inanity and insanity of the 24-hour Fake News cycle in Year 2 of the Age of Trump, there is a certain equanimity that comes with realizing that so many of the daily crises are not crises at all, and that so much of the media screaming is like visiting an ice cream store — each day a different flavor, but all the same basic product ready to kill you.
Open Orthodoxy’s Superstar Clergyman and His Long Trail of Destruction
Yanklowitz is a celebrity, with all the glitz and fame, but no serious Torah content. Let us try to solve the mystery of why a seemingly hyper-accomplished celebrity clergyman is a no-name in most Orthodox circles, and let us ponder the possibility that his influence and that of his movement may be far greater and ominous than we realize.
On Learning to Root for A-Rod and Manafort
The way to convert law-abiding people into passionate fans of cheaters, the rich, and the ostrich.
Pushback on LGBT
Accepting the homosexual agenda and normalizing it in our schools has engendered identity confusion among some of our youth, impaired their love of Torah and weakened their commitment to mitzvot.
As the Swamp Turns
If Trump can put up with this nonsense for another 6½ years, so can we.
No Apologies Necessary
God does not need to apologize for His Torah, nor do we need to apologize for heeding the Torah. The Al Chet prayer for forgiveness is prescribed for those who violate the Torah and not for observance of the Torah.
There’s No Business Like Shoah Business
How the Left has turned the Holocaust — and Pearl Harbor and 9/11 and treason — into a joke.
Let them walk out of Birthright and say Kaddish for Arab terrorists
These possibly-halakhically Jewish naifs have been taught nothing about Judaism or Zionism and they actually cannot tell the difference between the aspiring murderers and the intended victims.
The Jewish State
Israel as the “nation-state of the Jewish people” is seventy years old. Why are so many Jews throwing a hissy fit?