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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.
I weep for the hostages and their families. I weep for all of us.
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 2, 2024
Remembering the Peekskill riots, a caution for the right and left
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 27, 2024
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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.
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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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Jeffrey Salkin
Martini Judaism
Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin is an activist for Jewish ideas. A columnist, popular lecturer, and thought leader in the American rabbinate, he is the author of numerous books on Jewish spirituality and ethics. His new book on the future of liberal Judaism in America will be published in early 2024. His accompanying podcast, Martini Judaism, is available on Google, Apple and other sites.