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
Goodbye, Van Morrison
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 7, 2021
(RNS) — A veteran rocker goes antisemitic on us. I'm so done.
Who are the ‘evil doers’ in ‘Shtisel’?
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 3, 2021
(RNS) — Why the show's Uncle Nuchem — and many Haredi Jews — hold an anti-Zionist political theory, and why it is wrong.
A day of national tragedy in Israel
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 30, 2021
(RNS) — In large measure, this has been the worst day in the history of modern Israel. Let's study some Talmud in order to understand it.
It’s antisemitism. No hyphen. No capital S.
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 26, 2021
What difference does punctuation make? More than you think.
Yes, there was an Armenian genocide
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 24, 2021
(RNS) — The Armenian genocide is a Jewish issue. More than you think.
I love all Jews — even the ones I don’t like
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 13, 2021
(RNS) — We Jews are a small people, but we are a large family.
Why ‘Shtisel’ matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 6, 2021
(RNS) — 'Shtisel' is more than great entertainment. It is great literature.
Is it time for us to rethink the Passover plagues?
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 28, 2021
(RNS) — The modern Pharaoh is denial. OK, pun intended.
The day Reform Judaism made history
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 24, 2021
(RNS) — Reform Judaism in Israel has come of age.
Have a rice Pesach!
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 23, 2021
(RNS) — Do you want to eat rice and other legumes during Passover? Even if you're Ashkenazic? Knock yourself out.
The book you need to read before Passover
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 16, 2021
(RNS) — The Haggadah is not just a Jewish book. It might be the ultimate Book of Life.
The mask is the fashion statement of the year
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 12, 2021
We all wear masks. Hasn't it always been that way?
Why I empathize with Harry and Meghan
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 8, 2021
(RNS) — So the British royal family is screwed up. Aren't we all?
If we ‘canceled’ anti-Semitism
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 4, 2021
(RNS) — Hey, it’s just Dr. Seuss. It’s not like it’s Shakespeare or Dickens.
