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The note that I put into the Western Wall
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 5, 2023
(RNS) — Do I believe God lives in the Western Wall? No. Do I not believe it? Also, no. It’s complicated.

“And in the end, the love you take”
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 28, 2023
My final sermon -- a mix tape with Sinatra, the Monotones, Rav Kook, and Cynthia Ozick. More than four decades of striving for the holy.

Five people in a submersible? OMG. Five hundred refugees? Meh.
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 26, 2023
The moral calculations should not be this hard. And yet ...

‘Rabbi, what happens after I die?’
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 23, 2023
(RNS) — If you never learned this in religious school, then (in Brooklynese) 'you was robbed.'

Is your career over?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 20, 2023
Or, is the very idea of "career" outmoded? A podcast with Bruce Feiler -- on why so many Americans are looking for something higher and deeper.

Southern Baptists don’t like women pastors? That means trouble for all of us.
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 15, 2023
(RNS) — The Southern Baptists are pushing back against women pastors. It is a sign of something bigger.

I am retiring. What will happen to my books?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 13, 2023
What happens to Judaism in a biblio-phobic culture? It ain't pretty.

How Tom Hanks became my rabbi
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 8, 2023
We need not only a Statue of Liberty. We need a Statue of Responsibility.

Why people have trouble praying
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 6, 2023
Does your spiritual life need a GPS? Meet the master teacher who helped create it.

We asked hard questions about Reform Judaism
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 6, 2023
(RNS) — Three hundred Reform Jews; three hundred fifty Reform Jewish opinions. It worked.

Is “Succession” Jewish?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 1, 2023
The story of “Succession” seems like Shakespeare. Or, like Greek tragedy. And a little Bible as well.

Can you see the face of a friend?
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 30, 2023
Social justice, kosher-style 101. Wrapped up in one poetic piece of Jewish law.

The hidden Torah of Steely Dan
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 24, 2023
Listen closely, dig deeper. There is far more to Steely Dan than meets the ear. Just like our sacred texts.

You’re More Resilient Than You Think • Rabbi Denise Eger & Rev. Dr. Neil G. Thomas
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 21, 2023
COVID isn't over. How has it affected our faith? Two pioneering clergy share their anguish and their hope.

Paul Simon gets religion
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 19, 2023
It only took him 82 years, but Paul Simon has created a masterful piece of Jewish liturgy.
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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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