Rabbi Michael Barclay
Biden Administration Continues to Show Its Disdain for Israel and Support of Iran
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it” is a quote often misattributed to Nazi....
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Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Dec 15, 2021
The Anti-Defamation League Is Now a Tool of the Anti-Semitic Left
If there was ever a doubt in recent years, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is now not only dead, it is beyond resuscitation.
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Dec 15, 2021
Table for Five: Vayechi
If we look deeply, ultimately every choice we make is based in either faith or fear.
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Nov 6, 2021
Interfaith: The Golden Rule and vaccinations
It’s a great thing for people to be passionate about their beliefs, and as Jews we are taught repeatedly of the importance of expressing....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Aug 25, 2021
Why So Many Jews Vote for Democrats--And How to Change That
As a rabbi, the question I am asked the most by my Christian friends, pastors, and at the churches where I have spoken is ironically not....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Aug 6, 2021
The Yellow Badge of Vaccines
History always has a sad way of repeating itself, and it is frightening that the “yellow badge” of persecution is once again finding its ...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Jul 4, 2021
Happy 4th of July
As we celebrate this wonderful holiday and the beauty of the summer here in the Conejo Valley, we need to remember how the values of our...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Jun 1, 2021
Is the United States Beginning to Imitate 1935 Germany?
Memorial Day is the holiday honoring American military members who have died in service to our nation.
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- May 20, 2021
An Upside-Down World of Savage Heroes and Clergy Villains
We all know the world is upside down, with righteous actions being considered evil, and evil players being treated like heroes.
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- May 20, 2021
Table for Five: Beha’alotecha
For all the firstborn among the children of Israel are Mine whether man or beast since the day I smote all the firstborn in the land of....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Apr 10, 2021
We Must Not Be Bystanders to the Anti-Semitism of Ilhan Omar and the Foreign Affairs Committee
Holocaust Studies Professor Yehuda Bauer once said, “Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator.
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Mar 15, 2021
Why Did the Grammys Give a Platform to a Known Anti-Semite?
With the “awards” season in the entertainment industry in full swing, maybe we should all get honest and call these shows what they really..
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Feb 28, 2021
Bernie Sanders: History’s Biggest Jewish Anti-Semite?
In 1144 in Norwich, England, the world was formally introduced to the concept of a “Jewish Blood Libel”; the anti-Semitic practice of .....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Dec 10, 2020
Hanukkah Then and Now: A Fight for Religious Liberty
George Santayana famously said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”, and it seems, as we approach the holiday...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Aug 17, 2020
Is Kamala Harris an Anti-Religion Candidate?
There is a battle going on for the soul of this nation. Although protected by the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, local and....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Aug 11, 2020
One Question Kamala Must Answer: Do You Stand with Israel or With the Anti-Semitic BLM and BDS?
Sen. Kamala Harris is now the Democratic nominee for vice president, which effectively means that, given Joe Biden’s declining mental ...
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Aug 7, 2020
All People of Faith Must Band Together and Support Rob McCoy
Over 2,000 years ago, the great Rabbi Hillel said, “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I?
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Aug 7, 2020
I'm Boycotting Professional Sports Leagues That Endorse Black Lives Matter, And You Should, Too
Athletics has always been the great equalizer, the playing field where human beings could contend with their strength, mind, and spirits....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Jul 29, 2020
Why Are We Suffering and What Can We Do?
If a person sees that suffering befalls him, let him examine his deeds (Bavli Berachot 5a)
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that....
Rabbi Michael Barclay
- Jul 24, 2020
Rabbi Calls for Baseball Boycott Until MLB Disengages from Hate-Filled Politics of BLM
For most of my life, I have agreed with Roger Hornsby, who said that when there is no baseball, he “stares out the window and waits for ...
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