God
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.
God loves you. Deal with it.
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 21, 2024
The Jewish eroticism that hides in almost plain sight.
God gets needy, too
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 2, 2023
This year, let's keep God company. Because God is also lonely.
God might be an underachiever
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 4, 2023
Rabbi Harold Kushner figured something out about God. Let's go one step further.
Harold Kushner was America’s rabbi
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 1, 2023
(RNS) — Rabbi Harold Kushner wrote the bestselling Jewish book of all time — with the possible exception of the Bible. His gentle wisdom helped and healed millions of people.
Is this antisemitism, or something else?
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 4, 2023
(RNS) — It’s not Jew hatred. But even still, it stings.
Does God make sense?
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 24, 2022
A challenging new book wants a God that we can believe in. Who is the "we"?
Hey, New York Times — leave my God alone!
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 18, 2022
(RNS) — I like snark. But theo-snark? Not so much.
For New Year’s resolutions, better health ranks higher than God, family or money
By Bob Smietana — December 28, 2021
(RNS) — About a quarter of Americans say they want to work on their finances and relationship with God, according to a new Lifeway Research survey.
How God’s pronouns and the CBMW might save Beth Allison Barr’s church
By Bob Smietana — November 11, 2021
(RNS) — A slew of donations to the church was inspired by an unlikely source — a fundraising appeal from the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, which criticized both Barr's book and her church.
God cares a lot about money, say faith finance groups, and maybe you should too
By Bob Smietana — February 9, 2021
(RNS) — Faith-based financial ministries teach the basic nuts and bolts techniques needed to handle money and then give people the inspiration needed to put those techniques to work.
How Jewish is “Ma Rainey”?
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 5, 2021
The late Chadwick Boseman was amazing in "Ma Rainey." Even more than you think.
The best religion books of 2020
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 23, 2020
Biblio-therapy for the ill at ease. That means -- all of us.
Trump was right. God can be hurt. But not by Biden election, say theologians
By Sameer Yadav — August 21, 2020
(The Conversation) — President Trump claimed recently that the prospect of a Biden presidency would “hurt God.” More specifically, he said, Biden would be “following the radical left agenda, take away your guns, destroy your Second Amendment, no religion, no anything, hurt the Bible, hurt God. He’s against God. He’s against guns.” With this speech, delivered in […]
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