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Columbia University is another Charlottesville
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 24, 2024
(RNS) — Columbia University protests are like Charlottesville’s ‘Unite the Right’ rally: Discuss. Welcome to an academic disgrace.
Are we all wicked children?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 22, 2024
How to choose a great wine for Passover
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 19, 2024
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Does my alma mater deserve an F in antisemitism?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 17, 2024
(RNS) — If antisemitism is a test, what does it mean for a college to fail?
Prime Minister Netanyahu, don’t take us to Masada
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 15, 2024
(RNS) — Israel survived a night of dark fear. Let's keep it that way.
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By Jeffrey Salkin — April 10, 2024
(RNS) — Six months. That’s all you need to know.
Shalom, Larry David!
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 8, 2024
(RNS) — 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' was perhaps the most Jewish series on television. Here is why.
Is the eclipse good for the Jews?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 5, 2024
It's not only the sun that was in eclipse. It's something else, as well.
Where was God on Oct. 7?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 3, 2024
(RNS) — An ancient question becomes tragically timely. One of Judaism’s greatest thinkers tackles it, and sparks fly.
Senator Joseph Lieberman’s real legacy to America and the Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 29, 2024
(RNS) — A great American, and a great Jew, has died.
That terror attack in Moscow: What the world does not realize
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 28, 2024
(RNS) — From Oct. 7 to Moscow: This is the real battle.
When Stephen Colbert and Paul Simon talked about faith
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 25, 2024
(RNS) — Two amazing personalities open their souls on national television. What a gift!
God loves you. Deal with it.
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 21, 2024
The Jewish eroticism that hides in almost plain sight.
That really nasty part of Purim
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 20, 2024
(RNS) — The end of the book of Esther is monstrous. How do we cope with it?
The speech Jonathan Glazer could have given
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 15, 2024
(RNS) — What would it look like if Jewish celebrities stood up for Judaism and the Jewish people? Maybe this.
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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.