Zionism
Israel. Relationship: Complicated
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 11, 2023
(RNS) — He was the greatest Jewish hero of the last two hundred years. Time to meet him.
Eight things that will surprise you about Hanukkah
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 19, 2022
(RNS) — Great truths about Hanukkah. One for each night. (As for the 'right' way to spell it, you're on your own.)
How to be the wrong kind of Jew
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 9, 2022
A primer on intra-Jewish bigotry. It isn't pretty, but we can fix this.
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.
Thank you, John Mellencamp!
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 8, 2022
John Mellencamp is an ally. This is good for the Jews.
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.
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.
It’s not fear. It’s faith.
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 6, 2022
(RNS) — Yes, I am scared. But I have something else in my pocket. So do you.
The worst college story you’ll read all year
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 15, 2022
You send your kids to college. Everything will be just fine. Really?
Is “Mo” on Netflix good for the Jews?
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 2, 2022
"Mo" is funny, poignant, sad, and biting. It's OK. Jews can take it.
The greatest forgotten hero of modern Jewish history
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 30, 2022
(RNS) — Herzl was perhaps the greatest Jew of modern history. But, who made Herzl Herzl?
When is it time to leave America?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 28, 2022
(RNS) — We Jews have been here before, and we have learned from our history.
Why A. B. Yehoshua matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 16, 2022
He was my first Israeli literary crush. Here is why.
Why ‘The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 3, 2022
(RNS) — Come for the story. Stay for the strong women characters.
