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Hear Rabbi Yaakov Menken and guests discuss today’s issues, our upside-down world, and the return to the nation’s ethical and Biblical foundations. Rabbi Menken is the Managing Director of the Coalition for Jewish Values, representing traditional Jewish values in public policy.

Location:

United States

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Hear Rabbi Yaakov Menken and guests discuss today’s issues, our upside-down world, and the return to the nation’s ethical and Biblical foundations. Rabbi Menken is the Managing Director of the Coalition for Jewish Values, representing traditional Jewish values in public policy.

Twitter:

@ymenken

Language:

English


Episodes
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The Collapse of Higher Education

12/24/2024
Universities have become indoctrination centers where you go to learn how to ignore humanity's acquired knowledge.

Duration:00:02:28

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The Biden Admin Fought Israel on Terrorism

12/22/2024
The Biden Administration tried to keep up the impression of supporting Israel and fighting terrorism, but behind the scenes it made the job harder.

Duration:00:03:02

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The Squad’s Afghan Silence; Nothing Sacred about Killing a Baby

9/5/2021
My piece in Town Hall about the Silence of the Squad, and a leftist "rabbi" claiming abortion is a "sacred choice."

Duration:00:18:35

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Tragedy in Afghanistan

8/18/2021
The scenario in Afghanistan is made worse by US abdication of responsibility, and lack of concern from those supposedly their advocates.

Duration:00:16:58

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Inversions on Israel, Judaism, and Orthodox Secular Success

8/6/2021
Yaakov Katz has a problem with Judaism, and Miriam Shaviv with Orthodox women, and both refuse to confront their biases honestly.

Duration:00:13:44

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The Reality of #MyOrthodoxLife

7/28/2021
What Netflix didn't tell you, and the falsehoods that it told.

Duration:00:22:00

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Demonizing America vs. American Exceptionalism

7/6/2021
American Exceptionalism, and the effort by the Left to destroy all that makes America great.

Duration:00:14:32

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Fake News and the Jews – Redefining Orthodoxy

6/29/2021
"Fake News" is but one method used by progressives to tear down Torah-observant Judaism.

Duration:00:19:16

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Defending the Indefensible in Foster Care

6/10/2021
In which supposedly-educated professors contradict basic economic theory in service of a bigoted agenda on foster care.

Duration:00:13:13

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Marjorie Greene’s Mask-Holocaust Madness

5/27/2021
Our response to Rep. Marjorie Greene's inappropriate Holocaust comparison, and reaction to our response.

Duration:00:16:27

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President Biden Passes on Antisemitism in America

5/2/2021
In which I discuss my recent piece Fox News, discussing why President Biden passed over discussing antisemitism while discussing many other forms of hate.

Duration:00:13:45

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We’re not calling J Street a hate group… yet

4/23/2021
J Street is doing its level best to deserve the title.

Duration:00:15:53

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Pharoah and the Woke Mob: A Passover Message

3/19/2021
The enslavement of the Jews in Egypt was a slow slide to tyranny, prompted by a woke mob.

Duration:00:14:29

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Speech codes don’t fight bigotry, they nurture it

3/11/2021
Instead of fighting bigotry, they are imposing speech codes. This isn't halting bigotry, but encouraging it.

Duration:00:16:34

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Chris not covering Andrew Cuomo; CPAC and the Odal Rune

3/3/2021
Chris Cuomo says he can't cover his brother Andrew's scandals, and immediately people pile on, as if it were inappropriate for him to have entertained people with interviews with his brother before. While I am no fan of either Chris or Andrew's views, the propaganda sold as news on CNN, or the Governor of NY's murderous policies or personal problems, I'm not buying it. Chris didn't do anything wrong. And neither did CPAC, no matter how many people frantically pointed to their stage design...

Duration:00:16:52

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More on the Equality Act, and Nadler leading the War on Religion

2/28/2021
Jerry Nadler's Response to Greg Steube quoting the Bible reveals the true agenda of the "Equality Act."

Duration:00:14:51

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The Unequal Equality Act tramples the Bible

2/19/2021
The "Equality Act" is anything but equal. It declares the Bible to be a bigoted document, and you to be a bigot if you follow it.

Duration:00:15:22

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The Second Impeachment Show Trial, and AOC’s Panic Attack

2/12/2021
Are Democrats afraid of voters, or is this simply another show trial? That, and AOC's panic attack in her office.

Duration:00:16:22

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Pro-Life and Freedom of Conscience with the Christian Medical and Dental Associations

2/4/2021
Pro-Life isn't a Christian viewpoint, or a violation of church and state. It's a basic moral view which, as always, the world got from us.

Duration:00:33:51

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It’s 2021, but it’s 1984

1/31/2021
One-sided cancel culture, condemning one side for doing what the other does worse, has turned explicitly to thoughtcrime.

Duration:00:13:52