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Rabbi Irving Greenberg’s life work celebrating Judaism summed up in new book

By Jeffrey Salkin — September 6, 2024
(RNS) — It is the book that you need to read right now. It will change your view of Judaism and of the world itself.
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The war comes home — to a Brooklyn bookstore

By Jeffrey Salkin — August 23, 2024
(RNS) — It is the antisemitism of the cool, the chic, the beautiful people. We need to call it out.

When a temple disappears

By Jeffrey Salkin — August 20, 2024
(RNS) — A sad story about a synagogue in Miami. It could happen anywhere — and it is.

When the reverend became a rabbi

By Jonathan Woodward — August 16, 2024
 Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A minister and a rabbi walk into a bar, and when they come out, they are the same person.

When the reverend became a rabbi

By Jeffrey Salkin — August 14, 2024
(RNS) — Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A minister and a rabbi walk into a bar, and when they come out, they are the same person.

A new Jewish denomination: Josh Shapiro-ism

By Jeffrey Salkin — August 9, 2024
(RNS) — I am talking about the creation of a thick American Jewish culture firmly rooted in American life and firmly rooted in Jewish traditions.

Josh Shapiro won’t be the veep. What are Jews saying?

By Jeffrey Salkin — August 6, 2024
(RNS) — Beyond American Jewish pride and nervousness, there is a deeper truth.

Is it morally acceptable to kill terrorists?

By Jeffrey Salkin — August 5, 2024
(RNS) — Should we rejoice, be sad, be happy but subdued about it? Should we feel all of these emotions? Or none of them?

What, Jews worry?

By Jeffrey Salkin — August 2, 2024
(RNS) — An exhibit on the history of 'Mad' magazine made me laugh out loud. I needed it. We all do.

Why Israel is Israel

By Jeffrey Salkin — July 29, 2024
(RNS) — Two recent stories illustrate why Jews should be proud of Israel. Even and especially now.

Could the White House become a Jewish home?

By Jeffrey Salkin — July 26, 2024
(RNS) — American Jews can't at once crave powerlessness and invisibility.

President Biden and the Jewish mystical message

By Jeffrey Salkin — July 25, 2024
(RNS) — When Biden withdrew from the presidential election campaign, something else was going on. Something cosmic.

Why are Israelis so happy?

By Jeffrey Salkin — July 22, 2024
(RNS) — Clue: perhaps we need to sing more. Together.
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