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What happened on the 10th of Av? Judaism was rebooted.
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 9, 2022
(RNS) — Are American Jews in a new Yavneh? Or, something better?

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By Jeffrey Salkin — August 2, 2022
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By Jeffrey Salkin — July 28, 2022
(RNS) — Norman Lear understood Jewish values, perhaps even more than he recognized.

First stop, Yad Vashem. Why?
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(RNS) — That is the first place in Israel that foreign dignitaries visit. We can do better.

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By Jeffrey Salkin — July 21, 2022
What happened recently at the Western Wall is an outrage. Orthodox leaders must speak out. Loudly.

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By Jeffrey Salkin — July 15, 2022
(RNS) — This was not a Bob Hope USO tour. It was something far deeper.

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By Jeffrey Salkin — July 8, 2022
(RNS) — It is not about shopping, or even about reading. It is about having your soul touched.

Is your faith broken? Join the club.
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 5, 2022
(RNS) — In memory of a great rabbi, and of a woman who taught Torah to children, and in memory of our many broken tablets and faiths.

Does religious freedom in America have a prayer?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 30, 2022
(RNS) — It was not a simple prayer on the 50-yard line. It was a cultural statement about religion in America, and it is not good.

When is it time to leave America?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 28, 2022
(RNS) — We Jews have been here before, and we have learned from our history.

Does God make sense?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 24, 2022
A challenging new book wants a God that we can believe in. Who is the "we"?

Why LGBTQ pride is a Jewish issue
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 20, 2022
(RNS) — The intersectionality of Jews and gays has a particular power and poignancy.

Why A. B. Yehoshua matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 16, 2022
He was my first Israeli literary crush. Here is why.

BDS goes full antisemite
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 12, 2022
(RNS) — Stop worrying if there is a hyphen in antisemitic. This is it.
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Jeffrey Salkin
Martini Judaism
Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin is the spiritual leader of Temple Israel in West Palm Beach, Florida, and the author of numerous books on Jewish spirituality and ethics, published by Jewish Lights Publishing and Jewish Publication Society.

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