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How I learned to pray from Power Point
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 27, 2022
You add slides. You delete slides. You edit the slides. And sometimes, you hide slides. That is life.

When people of faith lie about Israel
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 23, 2022
(RNS) — Remember ‘Thou shalt not bear false witness’? Some faith leaders need a brush-up.

Whose ‘Torah values’?
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 21, 2022
(RNS) — We don't need members of Congress teaching Americans about 'Torah values.' Join me in smelling a rat.

During the Colleyville crisis, the sounds of silence
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 18, 2022
(RNS) — It’s about the crickets.

Yes, this was about the Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 16, 2022
(RNS) — Don’t gaslight the Jews. We know exactly what happened in Colleyville.

Why Ruth Wisse matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 13, 2022
A Yiddish lesson -- from one of the greatest thought leaders of our time.

Reader: What do you think of responsive readings? Congregation: Yawn
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 11, 2022
(RNS) — If you have ever found responsive readings to be boring ...

Life is not ‘Alice’s Restaurant’
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 6, 2022
(RNS) — Because I am not quite sure that ‘you can get anything you want.’

Don’t worry — it’s only the Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 2, 2022
(RNS) — New Year's resolution: Let's stop gaslighting ourselves.

‘So, what are you reading these days?’
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 29, 2021
(RNS) — Let’s hope we are not in for another lockdown. But if we are, these books will keep you company.

My Christmas prayer
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 25, 2021
Christmas is the American Shabbat. Think about it.

God needed an admin in heaven
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 23, 2021
(RNS) — A Christian administrative assistant taught me everything about life.

The hidden villain of ‘West Side Story’
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 20, 2021
(RNS) — 'West Side Story' has a back story — and it is not pretty.

I cannot see your face on Facebook
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 17, 2021
(RNS) — I am not having this argument. Except, if it is over a cup of coffee. Then, maybe.

A guide to Judaism’s most obscure fast day
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 14, 2021
(RNS) — Does Judaism still speak to our souls, or just to our minds?
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Jeffrey Salkin
Martini Judaism
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.

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