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Academic antisemitism returns
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 20, 2019
Has Judaism become not cool for school?

9/11, my eternal classroom
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 11, 2019
The young women at Starbucks. The woman with the dusty windows....the stories that are part of my own personal Torah scroll.

Bibi is wrong about HBO’s ‘Our Boys’
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 5, 2019
Bibi got it wrong. "Our Boys" shows Israel in all its rich complexity.

American Jews are loyal to the vision of America
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 23, 2019
Politically speaking, this has been the most dangerous week in American Jewish history.

Israel’s ‘PR Masada’ over Omar and Tlaib violates Zionism
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 17, 2019
(RNS) — We did not create Israel so that she could resemble a ghetto — physically, mentally and politically.

What was the legacy of Woodstock?
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 15, 2019
We thought that we had entered a new age. We were wrong -- but the music is still great.

America needs a holiday of self-reflection
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 7, 2019
Americans can learn from the Jews: turn inward, and ask hard questions.

How American Jews became camp-passionate
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 31, 2019
Under the trees and by the lake, we were creating a new American Judaism. Who knew?

How some Jews are deluding themselves about Trump and the “squad”
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 23, 2019
American Jews — let’s not get played. By anyone.

President Trump’s bigotry has gone too far
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 16, 2019
“Have you no sense of decency?” No, he doesn’t. Some of us don’t have it, either.

Doubting the Holocaust in Boca Raton
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 9, 2019
It’s not just Holocaust denial. In some ways, it’s even worse than that.

Saying kaddish for Mad magazine
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 8, 2019
Alfred E. Neuman was Jewish. Wasn’t he?

Welcome to the Jewish people, Karlie Kloss!
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 2, 2019
No more snark about people who choose to join the Jewish people.

An afternoon of Israel hatred
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 1, 2019
I went to a JVP event so you won't have to. This is bad stuff.

Thou shalt not compare historical horrors?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 25, 2019
Yes, the Holocaust is unique. But, exactly how unique?
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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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