Martini Judaism

To those Jews who still support him

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 27, 2022

(RNS) — Dining with Kanye and a Holocaust denier should have been enough. But it was enough years ago.

Time for a “new” Jewish holiday

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 25, 2022

How to talk to kids about antisemitism

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 22, 2022

The hidden joke behind “Hogan’s Heroes”

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 17, 2022

Was "Hogan's Heroes" funny? Yes -- and dead serious, as well.

What Dave Chappelle got right

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 14, 2022

(RNS) — Dave Chappelle's SNL monologue was offensive. But, there are some things we can learn from it.

Confessions of a post-Vatican II Reform rabbi

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 14, 2022

(RNS) — When we make religion easier and more convenient, what evaporates in the process?

This election was good for the Jews, and Jewish values

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 9, 2022

(RNS) — America was tested, and America won.

Thank you, John Mellencamp!

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 8, 2022

John Mellencamp is an ally. This is good for the Jews.

Leo Frank’s ghost still haunts American Jews

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 7, 2022

(RNS) — This is not only about antisemitism. This is about political violence. This is a story for today.

Israel just had a bad week

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 4, 2022

(RNS) — The challenges that face world Jewry seem almost overwhelming. Time to drill down on what we know to be true.

What Jews don’t know about Christianity could fill a book

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 1, 2022

(RNS) — It’s more than Jesus and Christmas. Let’s just start there.

Why “Leopoldstadt” matters

By Jeffrey Salkin — October 26, 2022

"Leopoldstadt" is a tour de force of Jewish history and longing.

When women teach Torah, sparks fly

By Jeffrey Salkin — October 21, 2022

(RNS) — I cannot put this book of contemporary Israeli women's voices down. I don't want to.

How to bend and not break

By Jeffrey Salkin — October 17, 2022

(RNS) — From the most important word in the history of American cinema ... a lesson in life itself.

The spirituality of a college reunion

By Jeffrey Salkin — October 14, 2022

A bunch of college friends. And then, someone tapped on a glass...

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