Jeffrey Salkin
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.
All Stories by Jeffrey Salkin
When progressives betray their Jewish allies
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 22, 2021
(RNS) — When progressive groups turn against Israel, Jews need to step up and make our voices heard.
For Rabbi Earl Grollman, death was the classroom
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 20, 2021
(RNS) — Rabbi Earl Grollman has died. His books taught us how to cope with that.
A Jewish case for not liking ‘The Sopranos’
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 18, 2021
(RNS) — When it comes to media stereotypes, how did we let this one have a free pass?
There are no opposing views of the Holocaust
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 15, 2021
(RNS) — What is wrong with these people in Southlake, Texas?
What Ted Lasso could teach clergy
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 12, 2021
(RNS) — A popular series contains hidden wisdom for those of us who work for God.
The thing about dead Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 6, 2021
(RNS) — What is it about Jewish suffering that is so attractive?
How VP Kamala Harris blew it
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 30, 2021
(RNS) — VP Harris gave a nod to intellectual relativism. This helps no one and hurts us all.
When I became Jewishly woke
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 23, 2021
(RNS) — Jewish rights. Human rights. They go together like Russian on corned beef.
I forgive you. Especially you.
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 17, 2021
Why I am a Jew. It is about forgiveness. My Yom Kippur sermon.
I preached the Dickens about antisemitism
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 12, 2021
(RNS) — The antidote to antisemitism? Pro-semitism.
On the day they wounded New York
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 10, 2021
Twenty years later, and the smoke has not yet cleared.
We had to terminate a pregnancy. It was our sacred right to do so.
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 9, 2021
(RNS) — A sad memory brings with it a shofar blast of warning about women’s rights.
Where do sounds go when they die?
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 5, 2021
(RNS) — A visit to the Cemetery of Sounds. With the solid conviction — the sound of the shofar will not wind up there.
No parole for Sirhan!
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 30, 2021
(RNS) — Sirhan Sirhan was not just an assassin. He was a terrorist.
During the High Holy Days, ‘each of us is a cemetery’
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 25, 2021
(RNS) — How do we confront our losses during this sacred season? The final moments of ‘Shtisel’ contain the answer.
