Inverted Planet
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -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.
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The Squad’s Afghan Silence; Nothing Sacred about Killing a Baby
September 05, 2021 15:09 - 18 minutes - 17 MBMy piece in Town Hall about the Silence of the Squad, and a leftist "rabbi" claiming abortion is a "sacred choice."
Tragedy in Afghanistan
August 18, 2021 18:45 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBThe scenario in Afghanistan is made worse by US abdication of responsibility, and lack of concern from those supposedly their advocates.
Inversions on Israel, Judaism, and Orthodox Secular Success
August 06, 2021 14:55 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBYaakov Katz has a problem with Judaism, and Miriam Shaviv with Orthodox women, and both refuse to confront their biases honestly.
The Reality of #MyOrthodoxLife
July 28, 2021 16:48 - 22 minutes - 20.1 MBWhat Netflix didn't tell you, and the falsehoods that it told.
Demonizing America vs. American Exceptionalism
July 06, 2021 21:33 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBAmerican Exceptionalism, and the effort by the Left to destroy all that makes America great.
Fake News and the Jews – Redefining Orthodoxy
June 29, 2021 21:35 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB"Fake News" is but one method used by progressives to tear down Torah-observant Judaism.
Defending the Indefensible in Foster Care
June 10, 2021 23:25 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBIn which supposedly-educated professors contradict basic economic theory in service of a bigoted agenda on foster care.
Marjorie Greene’s Mask-Holocaust Madness
May 27, 2021 17:45 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBOur response to Rep. Marjorie Greene's inappropriate Holocaust comparison, and reaction to our response.
President Biden Passes on Antisemitism in America
May 02, 2021 22:52 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBIn which I discuss my recent piece Fox News, discussing why President Biden passed over discussing antisemitism while discussing many other forms of hate.
We’re not calling J Street a hate group… yet
April 23, 2021 15:42 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBJ Street is doing its level best to deserve the title.
CJV rebukes an ADL gone off-course
April 16, 2021 16:23 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBAntisemitism is too real and large a problem for the ADL, the largest organization created to fight it, to misuse it as a partisan weapon.
The Media Abandons Reality
April 09, 2021 11:01 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBThe media has abandoned objective reality in favor of its chosen -- and entirely false -- narrative. Four proofs.
Pharoah and the Woke Mob: A Passover Message
March 19, 2021 17:41 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBThe enslavement of the Jews in Egypt was a slow slide to tyranny, prompted by a woke mob.
Speech codes don’t fight bigotry, they nurture it
March 11, 2021 23:56 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBInstead of fighting bigotry, they are imposing speech codes. This isn't halting bigotry, but encouraging it.
Chris not covering Andrew Cuomo; CPAC and the Odal Rune
March 03, 2021 19:59 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBChris 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 an...
More on the Equality Act, and Nadler leading the War on Religion
March 01, 2021 01:13 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBJerry Nadler's Response to Greg Steube quoting the Bible reveals the true agenda of the "Equality Act."
The Unequal Equality Act tramples the Bible
February 19, 2021 21:06 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBThe "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.
The Second Impeachment Show Trial, and AOC’s Panic Attack
February 12, 2021 19:17 - 16 minutes - 15 MBAre Democrats afraid of voters, or is this simply another show trial? That, and AOC's panic attack in her office.
Pro-Life and Freedom of Conscience with the Christian Medical and Dental Associations
February 05, 2021 02:24 - 33 minutes - 31 MBPro-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.
It’s 2021, but it’s 1984
January 31, 2021 18:26 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBOne-sided cancel culture, condemning one side for doing what the other does worse, has turned explicitly to thoughtcrime.
Ron Coleman on social media and silencing dissent
January 19, 2021 23:38 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBWe talk about the double standards, the silencing of conservative voices, the inaction of judges — and lower courts ignoring Supreme Court precedent — and conclude with a surprisingly positive message for the future.
Violence, impeachment and censorship are all wrong
January 13, 2021 17:30 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBIf any good will come out of the horrible riot at the Capitol last week, it will be unifying around the idea that violence is always wrong under all circumstances. Given the leftist narrative of the summer, however, there is ample reason to believe that they will persist in promoting the idea that violence is an appropriate way to express a grievance. They are placing their vendetta against the President ahead of their own agenda, much less the needs of the American People, and censoring (dep...
Leftist Name-Calling Cannot Succeed
January 04, 2021 19:49 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBThe left doesn't want to debate ideas -- they want to call you names, identify you as hateful, and silence your opinion.
A New Name, and the Downside of New Ideas
December 29, 2020 22:26 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBA new name, a renewed podcast, and new ideas.
Why Doesn’t the JTA talk to Hassidim about Hassidus?
November 24, 2020 22:14 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBThe Jewish Telegraphic Agency has a long conversation with a leading non-Orthodox Rabbi, deemed an expert in Hasidism. I don't think the JTA has ever spoken with Hassidim about Hasidism. This lack of communication is harmful.
Jew-hatred on Campus, with Lauren Isaacs of Herut Canada
November 06, 2020 16:50 - 39 minutes - 36 MBAnti-Israel isn't the "new Anti-Semitism" -- it's the same old hate using its latest facade. If you aren't certain whether Students for Justice in Palestine is a hate group, you need to hear this.
Stahl vs. the President, and the Woke Campus
October 27, 2020 20:21 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBThe President owned Leslie Stahl, except in the eyes of the left -- and how woke academics perpetuate racism while claiming to fight it.
Keep Out the Charedim: ARZA and Mercaz USA reveal their true tolerance
October 26, 2020 00:58 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBARZA and Mercaz USA, unable to motivate even 2% of their claimed memberships to vote, instead tried to disenfranchise Eretz HaKodesh.
A Dishonest Caricature of Pro-Life
October 13, 2020 01:49 - 10 minutes - 9.21 MBUSA Today provides a completely dishonest caricature of the pro-life movement — all part of the effort to stop Amy Barrett from reaching SCOTUS.
Criticism of Amy Coney Barrett’s Catholic Beliefs is Antisemitism
October 05, 2020 21:32 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBSounds crazy? I'll explain. It's actually Antisemitism at work in the attack on Amy Coney Barrett's Catholic Beliefs -- because Antisemitism is about hatred for Jewish values and moral beliefs.
Yeah, it’s “Your Country.” Deal with It.
September 22, 2020 20:47 - 17 minutes - 16 MBWhen the President called Israel "your country" to those receiving his Rosh HaShanah greetings, he was only saying what we all know.
Allen West on Israel, J Street, the Jewish Left and Biblical Values
May 19, 2020 07:52 - 31 minutes - 29 MBI see myself doing more conversations than monologues in the future. This was very enjoyable, and Allen West is a brilliant thinker and cogent speaker on the phone as well as before a large audience.
With Joel Pollak of Breitbart News
May 11, 2020 22:59 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MBThis was an interview about the CJV press release, Rabbis to Biden: Restoring Terror Funding “Morally Repugnant” — but we also got to talk about Lag B'Omer and bonfires.
Your Religion or Your Business!
April 28, 2020 07:30 - 20 minutes - 19 MBPeople do not have the right to force others to compromise their principles or lose their business. That should be tolerance 101.
Crisis Brings Out the Best in Some, the Worst in Others
April 13, 2020 17:53 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBWe have seen tremendous acts of selfless generosity during this crisis... and yet we have also seen many try to use it to suit their own agendas.
We’ll Get Through This, and Massie’s Massive Mistake
March 29, 2020 17:07 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBHow do we get through the Coronavirus? A nurse gave very simple advice: "act like you have it."
My Close Encounter with Coronavirus
March 16, 2020 23:02 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBSenator Ted Cruz wasn't the only person to shake an infected hand at CPAC.
Pro-Choice, or Pro-Infanticide?
March 01, 2020 18:35 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBSenate Democrats blocked a bill that would protect the life of an infant born after a failed abortion procedure. Is this what they mean by "pro-choice"?
Bernie and the ADL: Dangerously Wrong on Anti-Semitism
February 24, 2020 18:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBJonathan Greenblatt and the ADL only care about Anti-Semitism when it can be used as an accusation against conservatives.
The ERA Frankenstein Monster
February 14, 2020 02:26 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this podcast I discuss House Democrats' effort to resurrect the Equal Rights Amendment nearly 38 years after its timely death. Articles referenced begin with CBS News on the House vote and a Washington Post article from 1981 on the expiration of the ERA. See also the DOJ's guidance on the expiration of the ERA, and the outrageous outrage from the left at Ruth Bader Ginsburg, for having the audacity to put the law first, and her own ERA advocacy second. It is clear that the ERA would for...
Requiem for a Partisan Impeachment
February 07, 2020 02:07 - 22 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode I dive into the partisan impeachment — and offer three reasons, all found in basic ethics and American jurisprudence, why it should never have happened. Two previous articles are referenced herein, both at the Daily Wire: Supporting The President Is The Moral Choice The Impeachment That Threatens America
Episode #1: The New Podcast
February 02, 2020 21:53 - 22 minutes - 23.4 MBThis week I've launched a new podcast, called "Moral Heritage." My goal is to share my thoughts on today's issues from a perspective sourced in Jewish values. In this episode I give a brief introduction, and then talk about the new Peace Plan. I refer to: Robert Malley and Aaron David Miller's The Real Goal of Trump’s Middle East Plan Jonathan Tobin's Time for the architects of Middle East failures to be quiet Rabbi Prof. Dov Fischer's The Deal of the Century: A non-starter? Rabbi Stev...