Arts & Media

Are the Jews still cool?

By Jeffrey Salkin — February 12, 2024
(RNS) — I miss Philip Seymour Hoffman — especially when he was uncool.

Why I am saying kaddish for Al Jaffee of Mad magazine

By Jeffrey Salkin — April 12, 2023
(RNS) — A childhood literary hero has died — the man who taught me the art of snark.

David Crosby was my first Bible teacher

By Jeffrey Salkin — January 24, 2023
(RNS) — He lived hard, played well, sang beautifully and died in a good old age. What else could you ask for?

Disney’s ‘Lightyear’ banned in Muslim world for lesbian kiss

By Jon Gambrell — June 16, 2022
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) —“Lightyear” includes a female character voiced by actress Uzo Aduba briefly kissing her female partner in one scene in the $200 million film.

‘My Unorthodox Life’: Meh

By Jeffrey Salkin — July 21, 2021
(RNS) — The Netflix series isn’t antisemitic or self-hating. But there are deeper questions to mine.

Does NBC have a Jewish problem?

By Jeffrey Salkin — February 24, 2021
(RNS) — Anti-Semitism. On your television screen.

COVID has led us all into sin

By Jeffrey Salkin — September 15, 2020
(RNS) — As Jews approach the High Holidays, we need to avoid the sins of perfectionism, envy — and becoming couch potatoes.

Where is the Jewish Mister Rogers?

By Jeffrey Salkin — September 23, 2018
All along, Fred Rogers was preaching a special gospel. Or, Torah.

In new book, Rachel Held Evans gets ‘Inspired’ by the Bible

By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 15, 2018
(RNS) — In her fourth book, Evans explores what the Bible is and how it’s read. She describes its origin stories and resistance stories, investigates their contexts and interpretations and even retells a few along the way.

Was ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ anti-Semitic?

By Jeffrey Salkin — April 2, 2018
(RNS) — There were parts of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' that troubled me. But they're not worth losing sleep over.

Friday’s Religion News Roundup: Contraception compromise * Yeshiva’s apology * Confession after cocktails

By Kevin Eckstrom — December 14, 2012

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has a potential way to defuse the contraception wars. A Texas father thought it's be a good idea to carve a pentagram in his son's back. And they're burning Christmas goats in Sweden. All in today's Roundup.

Thursday Religion News Roundup: Jewish sex abuse; government and marriage; Notre Dame’s 850th

By Yonat Shimron — December 13, 2012

New York police arrest man for throwing chemical at rabbi. Glenn Beck: keep government out of marriage. Notre Dame Cathedral's 850th anniversary celebrations.

Wednesday’s Religion News Roundup: 12/12/12 * @Pontifex tweets * Amish mafia

By Daniel Burke — December 12, 2012

Why are so many couples getting married today? What did the pope tweet? Is "Amish Mafia" an accurate depiction of the "gentle people"? What do Mormon feminists have planned for this weekend? 

Tuesday’s Religion News Roundup: Breastfeeding Jesus, Pro-life Plates and Democratic Santa

By Lauren Markoe — December 11, 2012

Why don't we see images of baby Jesus breastfeeding? Judge: Pro-life license plate is unconstitutional. Even many Republicans say Santa is a Democrat.

Christmas’ missing icon: Mary breastfeeding Jesus

By David Gibson — December 10, 2012

(RNS) At its heartwarming core, Christmas is the story of a tender relationship between a new mother and her newborn child. Yet all the familiar images associated with the holy family are missing one obvious element: a breast-feeding infant. And therein lies a tale. By David Gibson.

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