Op-Eds
Op-Eds by our Officers and Fellows do not necessarily represent the views or focus issues of the CJV.
![Rabbi Moshe Parnes in The Florida Standard: DeSantis: A Mensch](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ron-deSantis-1024x675.jpg)
Rabbi Moshe Parnes in The Florida Standard: DeSantis: A Mensch
Ron DeSantis’ public stances for Israel and the Jewish people, and against antisemitism, should rightly earn him public acclaim.
![Rabbi Yaakov Menken and James Carafano in The Daily Signal: Nobody Wins in Musk vs. ADL](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Elon-Musk-1080x675.jpg)
Rabbi Yaakov Menken and James Carafano in The Daily Signal: Nobody Wins in Musk vs. ADL
We need neutral platforms where we can share ideas and argue policy freely, and honest civil society orgs that advance equality without bias.
![Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah: Netflix’s Latest Movie Again Mocks Judaism](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/reform-bat-mitzvah-723x675.jpg)
Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah: Netflix’s Latest Movie Again Mocks Judaism
The people behind this sacrilege of a film, are So Invited to My Zoom-based Weekly Classes on Judaic Topics and Bible Study.
![Rabbi Dov Fischer in The Jewish Press: The Supreme Court Remembers the Sabbath Day to Keep It Holy for Its Keepers](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/post-office.jpg)
Rabbi Dov Fischer in The Jewish Press: The Supreme Court Remembers the Sabbath Day to Keep It Holy for Its Keepers
Groff is a game-changing decision that can enhance countless lives and families who comprise the heart and soul of Middle America.
![Rabbi Yaakov Menken in The Times of Israel: NYTimes smears Hasidim again… now, in Yiddish](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Chassidim-1024x675.jpg)
Rabbi Yaakov Menken in The Times of Israel: NYTimes smears Hasidim again… now, in Yiddish
No matter that a thriving community speaks Yiddish as their first language – it’s only relevant to the NY Times when spoken by non-Hasidim.
![Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld in Queens Jewish Link: Guess Who The Racists Are](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Itamar_Ben_Gvir_1-1080x675.jpg)
Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld in Queens Jewish Link: Guess Who The Racists Are
Why is Mahmoud Abbas’ support for terror not condemned? Why does his “pay for slay” program allowed to go on unabated under Mr. Biden?
![Rabbi Ze’ev Smason in the St. Louis Jewish Light: Life is a Treasure](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/hourglass-1875812_1280-1080x675.jpg)
Rabbi Ze’ev Smason in the St. Louis Jewish Light: Life is a Treasure
Since G-d created man in His image, if someone shortens a life, he is destroying something holy. Only G-d has the authority to take and bestow life.
![Rabbi Dov Fischer in Israel National News: On emotional blackmail, LGBTQ suicides, and actual facts](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pride-flag-1.jpg)
Rabbi Dov Fischer in Israel National News: On emotional blackmail, LGBTQ suicides, and actual facts
LG(B)T(QIA)+ propaganda stresses that “discrimination” and “homophobia” cause higher suicide rates among the LG(B)T(QIA)+. Really?
![Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: On Jason Aldean the Bold, Sinéad O’Connor the Cue Ball, and a Morally Befuddled Society](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Jason-Aldean.jpg)
Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: On Jason Aldean the Bold, Sinéad O’Connor the Cue Ball, and a Morally Befuddled Society
In a small town, people sing the National Anthem and treat first responders with respect. If only they would try that in a big town.
![Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: Judaism’s Saddest Season: The Nine Days and Tisha B’Av](https://coalitionforjewishvalues.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/The_Western_Wall_and_Dome_of_the_rock_in_the_old_city_of_Jerusalem.jpg)
Rabbi Dov Fischer in The American Spectator: Judaism’s Saddest Season: The Nine Days and Tisha B’Av
The Roman Exile and the persecutions that followed are at the root of how so many Jews managed to lose touch with their heritage.