The Rabbi Bendory Archive

In Defense of the Catholic Church

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:27:16 -0500

It's not often that Orthodox rabbis are outspoken in defense of Catholicism. But on certain issues, all people of conscience must stand together. Rabbi Bendory speaks up for his Catholic brethren on just such an issue.

Moses and Righteous Use of Force

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:54:29 -0500

Rabbi Bendory shares some insights with this special Torah commentary, the character of Moses, the obligation to defend the innocent and the oppressed, and the dignity of every human being.

A Yahrzeit Tribute to Aaron Zelman, from Rabbi Bendory

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:35:07 -0500

Tonight (January 11, 2012) at sunset begins the 17th day of the Hebrew month of Tevet on the Jewish calendar. This marks the yahrzeit -- the one year anniversary -- of the passing of JPFO’s founder and visionary leader, Aaron Zelman. I wanted to share some thoughts about Aaron with you to mark this event

Rabbi Bendory on Arizona Gun Radio

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:16:09 -0500

Speaking with Kate Krueger on her 'Talking Guns' program today, he discusses subjects such as the number of Jews who seem to have learned little from history, the dangers of registration, the Warsaw Ghetto - and also the "Fast and Furious" debacle. Go listen and/or download the MP3 file.

A Chanukah Greeting from Rabbi Bendory

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:19:54 -0500

"It is said that every Jewish Holiday is the same: "they tried to destroy us; we won; let’s eat!" -- and like all humor, there’s a certain amount of truth to this." ....

An Open Letter to the Arizona Republic Newspaper

Sun, 4 Dec 2011 21:27:14 -0500

Rabbi Bendory picks some holes in a newspaper article.

"The Arizona Republic newspaper published a fairly lengthy story about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) gun-running debacle code-named "Operation Fast and Furious". Upon closer perusal, what soon became evident was that many details were left out of the article" ....