Matisyahu

And then, they came for the rock star …

By Jeffrey Salkin — February 22, 2024
(RNS) — It happened to Matisyahu. It could happen to any Jewish performer. And, any Jew.

Why the Israel rally in DC mattered

By Jeffrey Salkin — November 15, 2023
(RNS) — A historic day and its placards tell a very big Jewish story.

Where have you gone, Paul Simon?

By Jeffrey Salkin — February 6, 2018
Paul Simon's music was often Christian. And sometimes, more Jewish than he thought.

A kaddish for Walter Becker

By Jeffrey Salkin — September 4, 2017
What was Jewish about Steely Dan? Maybe more than we thought.

Hollywood needs more people like Stephen Colbert (COMMENTARY)

By Jeffrey Salkin — September 9, 2015
(RNS) Colbert is that rarest of rare birds -- someone in the entertainment world who not only takes his faith seriously, but who talks about it, and even taught about it -- in a local church, without fanfare.

Hollywood needs more people like Stephen Colbert

By Jeffrey Salkin — September 8, 2015
Stephen Colbert teaches Sunday school in a church. You got a problem with that?
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