Op-Eds
Op-Eds by our Officers and Fellows do not necessarily represent the views or focus issues of the CJV.
![Rabbi Menken in Times of Israel: When President Herzog Spoke to Congress](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Herzog_Address-1080x675.jpg)
Rabbi Menken in Times of Israel: When President Herzog Spoke to Congress
As the President spoke about Iran, Israel’s quest for peace, and criticism versus delegitimization, he was entirely on point.
![Rabbi Dov Fischer in The Jewish Press: Netflix’s “You People,” the Hollywood Strike, and the Nine Days of Av](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Hollywood-1024x675.jpg)
Rabbi Dov Fischer in The Jewish Press: Netflix’s “You People,” the Hollywood Strike, and the Nine Days of Av
The Hollywood Jews mock and denigrate Jews and Judaism in their movies and TV shows as only Jews would dare.
![Rabbi Yaakov Menken in Mishpacha Magazine: A Clear Torah Voice](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Torah-1080x675.jpeg)
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in Mishpacha Magazine: A Clear Torah Voice
When we follow Torah and they call us names, we have nothing for which to apologize. But we must respond because the mob is at our doorstep.
![Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: On Book Burnings, the Squad, COVID Conspiracies, and ‘The Jews’](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Chassidim-1024x675.jpg)
Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: On Book Burnings, the Squad, COVID Conspiracies, and ‘The Jews’
Secular American Jews are so assimilated that they can’t cite authentic Jewish sources, so they pin their tail on the Holocaust.
![Rabbi Ze’ev Smason in the St. Louis Jewish Light: Look to ‘eternal truths of the Torah’ for Jewish view of marriage, family](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Wedding-Rings.jpg)
Rabbi Ze’ev Smason in the St. Louis Jewish Light: Look to ‘eternal truths of the Torah’ for Jewish view of marriage, family
Marriage is the uniting of a man and woman, two personalities, two minds, two wills, two different genders — not just for now, but for always.
![Rabbi Dov Fischer in Israel National News: LG(B)T(QIA+) tyrants, 303 creative, and a little Kosher Bakery](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Gay_Pride_flag_and_Star_of_David-1080x675.jpg)
Rabbi Dov Fischer in Israel National News: LG(B)T(QIA+) tyrants, 303 creative, and a little Kosher Bakery
The US Supreme Court stopped the force feeding of LGBTQ lifestyle down the throats of everyday people with wholesome family values.
![Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: Give Your Kids the Gift of Parochial School](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Yeshivas_Meor_HaTalmud_Rechovot_cropped_image-934x675.jpg)
Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: Give Your Kids the Gift of Parochial School
A parochial school will teach your child patriotism, respect for authority, and solid traditional values.
![Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: On LGBTQ Suicides, Emotional Blackmail, and Inconvenient Facts](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pride-flag-1.jpg)
Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: On LGBTQ Suicides, Emotional Blackmail, and Inconvenient Facts
Woke advocates must accept that the reasons for their suicide rates lie within themselves and their own cohort — the data proves it.
![Rabbi Steven Pruzansky in Israel National News: A Win For People Of Faith](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/lorie-smith-303-creative-case-header-100522_4.jpg)
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky in Israel National News: A Win For People Of Faith
The principle is obvious: no person should be forced to use his or her creative abilities to promote something they deem abhorrent.
![Rabbi Dov Fischer in Israel National News: ‘Affirmative Action’ was racist from day one – and will continue](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pexels-monstera-6238020-1080x675.jpg)
Rabbi Dov Fischer in Israel National News: ‘Affirmative Action’ was racist from day one – and will continue
From the day of its inception, Affirmative Action closed doors in America to people who had worked hard all their lives to excel and succeed.