How do allegations about good leaders' personal lives influence their ability to serve religious-voters' matters?

Pres Trump, Melania, son-in-law Jared and daughter Ivanka Kushner 
with Western Wall rabbis at King Solomon's Temple site in Jerusalem

In view of the mainstream media's obsession on politicians alleged personal foibles, how do leaders who represent the values of religious Jewish and Christian voters actually maintain their support?


"Trump, Adultery, Morality" by Dennis Prager, Town Hall - Opinion, March 27, 2018

Anderson Cooper gave Michael Avenatti and Stormy Daniels

a national TV forum (photo tweeted by Michael Avenatti

"I have considerably more moral contempt for the media's and the left's obsession with Stormy Daniels than I do for Donald Trump for his alleged night of sinful sex with her. That "60 Minutes" correspondent Anderson Cooper and many in our country found it acceptable to ask a woman, "Did he use a condom?" on national TV is a far graver reflection of America's moral malaise than a man having a one-night affair 12 years ago.  

It should be clear that this whole preoccupation with Trump's past sex life has nothing to do with morality and everything to do with humiliating Trump -- and, thereby, hopefully weakening the Trump presidency -- the raison d'etre of the media since he was elected. Here's one proof: The media rightly celebrate, as we all do, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as one of the moral greats of the 20th century despite reports of his having committed adultery on numerous occasions.

At the predominantly conservative Christian-Zionistic, National Religious Broadcasters Convention, Proclaim '18 in Nashville, Dennis Prager spoke with us to elaborate on how religious voters, in face of the mainstream media's obsession on leaders' alleged dalliances, maintain supporting them?



Mr. Prager continues in his essay:

And, by the way, if sexual infidelity invalidates the character and, therefore, the worthiness of a politician, why doesn't it invalidate the character and worthiness of an editor at The New York Times or The Washington Post? Why aren't their sex lives investigated? They have, after all, more influence than almost any politician.

So, dear anti-Trump conservatives, please tone down the moral horror at Donald Trump's character, and the suggestions that it overshadows the good he has done and continues to do for America and the world.

The fact is, it is none of my business and none of my concern whether a politician ever had an extramarital affair. To cite just one of many examples, a president's attitude toward the genocide-advocating Islamic tyrants in Tehran is incomparably more morally significant. That is just one of many reasons -- on moral grounds alone -- I far prefer the current president to the faithful-to-his-wife previous president.

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Panelists at N.R.B.'s Proclaim Conference:  Marjorie Dannenfelser, pres, Susan B. Anthony List; Tony Perkins, (Family Research Council); Todd Starnes, host Fox News/columnist FoxNews.com; Salem Radio hosts Larry Elder and Dennis Prager. 

Orthodox Union luminaries shed light on the complexities of orthodox living and spirituality in the modern world

Rabbis Moshe Weinberger and Alan Kalinsky at OU West

The theme of the Orthodox Union West Coast Torah Convention in L.A. this year is "Bringing Light to a Darkened World."  Rabbi Moshe Weinberger delivered the keynote address, “Illuminating the Darkness” on Thursday, 11 December at Young Israel of North Beverly Hills, organized by Rabbi Alan Kalinsky, photographed together here. 

The theme of last year's conference was “Traditional Judaism in the New Millennium.” The concluding panel on Sunday was called "Talking Tachlis –

Rabbi Moshe Weinberger delivers keynote address

Dealing with the Contemporary Challenges Facing Today’s Orthodox Families,” featuring Dr. Yocheved Dubow, Dr. David Pelcovitz, and Rabbi Reuven Bulka, moderated by Rabbi Steven Weil.  

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Presentation: "Challenges Orthodox Families Face" OU West Conv; Rabbis Adir Posey, Steven Weil, Dr. David Pelcovitz, Dr. Yocheved DeBow:
   

Discussing sex & intimacy with your religious family- Dr. Yocheved DeBow  

"Why be Jewish?" Rabbi Reuven Bulka of Ottawa, Canada

Guiding Jewish families on intimacy & sexuality- interview with teacher and author, Dr. Yocheved DeBow 
Catch Dr. DeBow's book, "Talking about Intimacy and Sexuality - A Guide for Orthodox Jewish Parents" via the OU website.

Holocaust drama, "Way to Heaven," explores Jewish dilemma

Norbert Weisser & Talyan Wright Offered the risk of exposing their Nazi imprisoners for Red Cross help, what should the Jewish inmates do? Theatrical drama, "Way to Heaven," portrays this dilemma at the Odyssey Theater through Dec 18. "Engrossing and menacing, Way to Heaven is inspired by the true story of the elaborate deception that took place at the Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1944 Germany. In order to fool the international Red Cross inspectors, the Nazis constructed a fake village to quell extermination rumors. "A spare and eloquent work. "- NY Times

"Chilling...bracing in it's clarity and moral power." - L.A. Times

"Brilliant performances... a play for the ages." - Park La Brea Press

Norbert Weisser & Bruce Katzman "Kudos magnificos, in whatever language you choose to translate it, to playwright Juan Mayorga." - Park LaBrea Press

Glenn Beck calls Christians towards philo-Semitism, philo-Zionism

In his insightful remarks to Christians United for Israel in Washington  July 19, Glenn Beck addresses issues of Christian anti-Semitism, Christian complacency towards the Nazi Holocaust, Jewish fear of Christians, and mankind's obligation to act-up against anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, and defend Israel against threats, cultural, political, and violent.

Jewish Fogel family's virtues - and the immorality of the Muslim culture which instigates Jewish-child slaughter - acknowledged at L.A. memorial service to slain Israeli family

Los Angeles Jewry held a memorial to the Jewish family of Rabbi Ehud & Ruth Fogel and their 3 children, slain by Palestinian terrorist hands in their home in Itamar, Samaria on Friday 11 March 11. The event was held Thursday 17 March '11 at Temple Bnai David Judea, officiated by congregational Rabbi Joseph Konefsky and organized by Fogel-family acquaintance, Shlomo Mirvis of Bnai Akiva. Mirvis presented this eulogy of a family so piously Zionistic that they hosted in their home a Bnai Akiva Oneg Shabbat of 30 children. 

Mr. Mirvis adds that Rabbi Ehud, though exempt as a father of 6 children, chose to serve his people's defense one-month annually in the Israel Defense Force reserves.

'How moral is a culture which inspires the slaughtering

of children in their own parents' faces,' queries Rabbi Hier

In this JooTube exclusive video, Museum of Tolerance's Rabbi Marvin Hier warns Palestinian slayers of the lambs of the G-d of Israel that history has shown that their acts against the G-d of Israel are wicked, immoral, futile, and will eventually backfire onto them.

Roz Rothstein, Executive Director of StandWithUs, denounces the slaughter of 5 Fogel family members by the 'premeditated evil and hate' advocated by Palestinian leadership against Israel.
Mrs. Rothstein portrays the Islamist crusade against Israel as an objectionable continuation of the Nazi movement against the Jews - which ultimately results in strengthening Jewish resiliance.

Rabbi Shmuley debates Jews' prioritizing materialism above religious rules for values and conduct

Rabbi Elazar Muskin of the Young Israel of Century City (where the event was held) hosted and moderated a panel, "Is materialism corrupting the soul of America?" organized by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach on July 28, 2010.

Participating panelists were Rabbi Naomi Levy (founder and spiritual leader of the Nashuva community - and wife to Jewish Journal editor-in-chief Rob Eshman), Jewish Journal staff-writer ("Hollywood Jew") Danielle Berrin, and Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti.  Rabbi Boteach expressed concern that, "Materialism is choking the soul of America."



The panelists debated topics which Rabbi Shmuley addresses in his book, "Renewal - A Guide to the Values-Filled Life." 

Excerpt: "But Jews believe in world redemption, the capacity for the individuals to make heaven here on earth for, the betterment of the community. Action. What you do is more important than what you believe. Good deeds always supersede good dogma." 

Please note: Wireless microphone complications, and not editorial decisions, influenced the timing of edits of staticky moments from this video.  (With credit to Jonah Lowenfeld in Jewish Journal of L.A. 28 July 2010).

George Gilder: Israel, the research lab of the world, is far more precious to humanity than all the oil in Arabia