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Moshe Grussgott

Jun 9, 2026, 11:17 PM

“For You hear the sound of the shofar and You harken to the voice of the truah” – from the Rosh Hashanah Liturgy 1) Shameful Self-Debasement Last week, the Jewish organization T'ruah held their annual conference, where they were addressed...

Apr 21, 2026, 12:00 AM

The Pope’s P’Shat Is Poor P’sak

Translation of headline: the pope’s interpretation constitutes a bad legal ruling. Moral Vacuity I am writing here about old news at this point, namely, remarks that Pope Leo XIV made last month on Palm Sunday. But I thought of those...

Apr 14, 2026, 1:27 AM

From Munkatch to Mizrachi: My Family and Zion

My Roots and My Zionism The first Grussgott was Reb Gedaliah of Kaliv, Hungary, in the 18th century. Gedaliah lived at the time that the secular authorities were assigning last names to Jews. It seems that he was assigned...

Mar 27, 2026, 11:30 PM

The “Satmar” Neo-Marxists: An Odd Horseshoe Study

1) The Jewish Horseshoe The Horseshoe Theory of politics asserts that the extremes on the far right and the far left actually have more in common with each other than they do with the center. In American politics, a great...

Mar 25, 2026, 9:51 PM

The Necessity of Exile? A Gross Warping of Torah

1) Distortion of Torah Professor Shaul Magid has established himself in recent years as the leading anti-Israel Jewish intellectual in academia. In his book “The Necessity of Exile” he makes his case for why he thinks that exile is the ideal...

Mar 12, 2026, 4:27 AM

The Quds Force, HaKodesh, and Carlson’s Calumny

Quds in Arabic, Kodesh in Hebrew America’s leading antisemitic pundit Tucker Carlson is out with an amusing new conspiracy theory. The real force behind the war in Iran is: The Chabad movement. You see, President Trump’s daughter and son...

Jan 28, 2026, 9:48 PM

The Bones of Yosef: Ran Gvili and Jewish History

1) Framing History The final Israeli hostage, Ran Gvili, has finally been returned for burial. For that, we must give thanks to God. Is the Gaza War now over? When did it even begin? Most would say on October...

Dec 18, 2025, 7:35 AM

The Power of God: Thoughts on the Last Two Years

The Power of God in His Land Zhou Enlai, the Foreign Minister of China, was reportedly once asked his opinion about the French Revolution, which had taken place two centuries earlier. “It’s too soon to tell”, he responded....

Nov 19, 2025, 10:51 PM

Mamdani Won: What Now?

1) A Tale of Two Cities When past New York City mayor Bill de Blasio visited my former shul in New York a decade ago, he joked of how he was once at an international mayoral conference with Tel Aviv...

Oct 28, 2025, 10:22 AM

New Yorkers – Vote Against Mamdani

1) The Foes of Israel New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s radical neo-Marxist ideology is a threat to the well being of the Jewish community, to the future of New York City, and to America at large,...

About Me

Moshe Grussgott is senior rabbi of Kehilath Israel Synagogue in Overland Park, KS. He has also previously served as a hospital chaplain, and as a chaplain and Captain in the US Army Reserve. The view expressed here are his own.