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Yehuda L. Oppenheimer

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Feb 27, 2026, 2:27 PM

From Tetzaveh to Purim: Seeing Beyond the Surface

In Israel today, clothing often speaks before we do. A uniform, a kippah, a head covering, a hat, a style of dress — these signal affiliation, worldview, even political instinct. In a society under strain, it can take only seconds...

Jan 21, 2021, 2:24 AM

We Trump voters will not be ‘canceled’ or silenced

The last two weeks have been excruciating for Trump voters. Virtually all major media, the intelligentsia, all the Democrats, and even many Republicans tell us that the man we supported for President is guilty of "sedition." That he led an...

Jul 8, 2018, 2:56 PM

Is Roe v Wade really about abortions? The Supreme Court and the Three Weeks

By the time you read this essay, we will all know the name of President Trump’s second Supreme Court pick. One thing, however, we already know with absolute certainty. The person, whoever they will be, will be strenuously opposed...

Jan 5, 2017, 8:19 PM

“Har Habayit Biyadeinu!” — It Really Is Up to Us

The absurdity of it all apparently has no bounds. Aapparently, according to a news story on this site, it has a reached a point that one is taking their life in their hands by saying the words "Temple Mount"...

Dec 29, 2016, 8:18 PM

The UN Resolution: Time to Stand for Ourselves/ Haftarah of Shabbat Chanukah

It was truly a watershed event; the President of the United States reversed five decades of policy and allowed a resolution to pass in the Security Council that, under international law, criminalized any “settlement activity” in any area that...

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About Me

Rabbi Oppenheimer, Esq has had a varied career as an Engineer, Attorney, and Rav at Congregations both on the East and West Coast of the United States. After coming on Aliyah in 2017, he divides his time between teaching, writing, and showing Israel to visitors as a licensed Tour Guide. All this gives him a unique perspective on different sides of the Orthodox world.

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