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

Obliterating Confederate Symbols is Counterproductive
Millions of Israelis traverse King George Street every year. None of these people thinks of changing the street’s name or takes offense to it.

Open Orthodoxy name change: New brand, same product
When public figures speak about issues “becoming a distraction”, it usually means that they are engaging in damage control. This is no exception.

And Yet President Trump, in His Classically Inartful Way, Was Absolutely Right
I just watched the President’s entire 14-minute impromptu news conference. Not the reportage about the conference, but the entire 14 minutes unedited, uninterrupted. I found myself agreeing with his every word.

Clevelend Plain Dealer: Mandel’s criticism was accurate
The venerable ADL is being dragged off course by a new executive director with no experience addressing anti-Semitism and a long pedigree as a left-wing activist. Mr. Mandel’s criticism was accurate and constructive.

President Trump Was Right the First Time
It is easy to recognize the hate of 50 years ago; it takes discernment to recognize the hate of today. President Trump should have named all of the hate groups involved, or none. He was right the first time.

Making the Case for the Chief Rabbinate
The Chief Rabbinate provides expatriate Israelis with an irreplaceable gift. It is a priceless heirloom bestowed upon their children rather than themselves: the gift of a bona-fide Jewish identity.

Polls Don’t Tell the Tale—Trump’s Support is Deep. Here’s Why…
Would Trump be a true conservative, or was he really a liberal and a conservative hybrid at once, a man bereft of grounded ideology? Now, six months into Trump’s first term, he is the real thing.

Fake News – Real Terror
Some in the media, and Palestinian leadership in particular, have now used fake news to justify the commission of new and horrific acts of terror.

There is no Israeli ‘Blacklist’ of Rabbis
Letter to the Editor: Rabbi Steinlauf’s claim that the “ultra-Orthodox” have sole control over Jewish “personal-status” matters in Israel is pejorative and groundless; Israel uses the same common standards that Jews around the globe have observed for centuries.

An Open Letter to AIPAC
If AIPAC involves itself in religious conflicts and takes stands on issues unrelated to Israel’s security, it will narrow its base of support.