Rabbi Reuven H. Taff https://www.jns.org/author/reuven-h-taff Reuven Taff is rabbi emeritus of Mosaic Law Congregation in Sacramento, Calif. He has written opinion pieces for JNS, The Sacramento Bee, The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today and other publications. en-US Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:30:00 GMT The chutzpah of Shelton Jackson Lee https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-reuven-h-taff/the-chutzpah-of-shelton-jackson-lee 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f48c800084 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-reuven-h-taff/the-chutzpah-of-shelton-jackson-lee A message to Jews in New York City: Heed this rabbi’s words https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-reuven-h-taff/a-message-to-jews-in-new-york-city-heed-this-rabbis-words 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f488c30054 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 02:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-reuven-h-taff/a-message-to-jews-in-new-york-city-heed-this-rabbis-words Rabbis for Mamdani? Distressing, divisive and downright dangerous https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-reuven-h-taff/rabbis-for-mamdani-distressing-divisive-and-downright-dangerous 0000019c-c094-d325-af9e-d7f48522001d Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:30:00 GMT https://www.jns.org/opinion/rabbi-reuven-h-taff/rabbis-for-mamdani-distressing-divisive-and-downright-dangerous