Zionism
Don’t worry — it’s only the Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 2, 2022
(RNS) — New Year's resolution: Let's stop gaslighting ourselves.
Gal Gadot represents. Seriously.
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 11, 2021
(RNS) — Gal Gadot made me cry tears that were about 2,000 years old.
When I became Jewishly woke
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 23, 2021
(RNS) — Jewish rights. Human rights. They go together like Russian on corned beef.
I preached the Dickens about antisemitism
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 12, 2021
(RNS) — The antidote to antisemitism? Pro-semitism.
A great leader dies — and with him, a whole generation
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 17, 2021
(RNS) — Social justice or Zionism? One man’s career showed that they were infinitely compatible.
Why the Ben & Jerry’s meltdown?
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 27, 2021
(RNS) — Yes, the boycott is problematic. And it could have been worse.
Jews need to get woke
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 2, 2021
The International Morality Country Club -- is it still restricted?
Younger Jews see no contradiction in speaking up for Palestinians
By Alejandra Molina — May 28, 2021
(RNS) — Younger American Jews are using social media to publicly question their relationship to Israel and Zionism in the wake of the violence that killed at least a dozen people in Israel and hundreds in Gaza.
Happy 80th birthday, Bob Dylan!
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 24, 2021
(RNS) — The Dylan song we need. Right now.
How Israel lost the narrative
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 17, 2021
When I saw John Oliver the other night, I knew that we were screwed. My counter rant.
Who are the ‘evil doers’ in ‘Shtisel’?
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 3, 2021
(RNS) — Why the show's Uncle Nuchem — and many Haredi Jews — hold an anti-Zionist political theory, and why it is wrong.
I love all Jews — even the ones I don’t like
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 13, 2021
(RNS) — We Jews are a small people, but we are a large family.
Why ‘Shtisel’ matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 6, 2021
(RNS) — 'Shtisel' is more than great entertainment. It is great literature.
Dear AOC: You blew it
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 26, 2020
(RNS) — US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has made a huge mistake. There is still time to correct it.
How Judaism became caffeinated
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 26, 2020
Staying up to study Torah on Thursday night? You'll never guess why.