Judaism
We need a post-October 7 Talmud: a conversation with Liel Leibovitz
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 7, 2024
You think that the Talmud is just an old, arcane book? Guess again. It might be what our culture needs.
Why I say kaddish for my father
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 1, 2024
(RNS) — The annual search for my father's grave reveals the meaning of immortality.
Why my uncle left Judaism
By Jeffrey Salkin — February 26, 2024
(RNS) — Let's be careful how we treat people in our religious institutions. It matters — sometimes across the generations.
Welcome to the ‘tribe,’ Alanis Morissette
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 5, 2024
(RNS) — Now that the singer is publicly Jewish, I have a job for her.
We must confront radical evil
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 21, 2023
(RNS) — Is Hamas a form of mythic, cosmic evil? Think about it.
The secret ritual for the end of Hanukkah
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 18, 2023
(RNS) — Time to scrape the wax off the menorah. Yes, this is a metaphor.
Why I miss Norman Lear
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 7, 2023
(RNS) — A television producer, director, cultural hero — and a religious thinker.
Israel’s mosaic of Jewish ethnic groups is key to understanding the country
By David L. Graizbord — December 1, 2023
(The Conversation) — The diversity of Israel’s Jewish population has been a source of tensions, but also strength, over the decades.
The secret recipe for Thanksgiving leftovers
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 24, 2023
(RNS) — May you know when to eat the leftovers, and when to make the compost pile, and may God give you the wisdom to know the difference.
Oct. 7 reveals the flaws in Jewish education
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 14, 2023
(RNS) — Can young Jews respond to the anti-Israel sentiment on college campuses?
What’s your story? A new podcast reveals the depth of the Jewish narrative
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 10, 2023
To those who think that Jewish culture is only happening in North America and Israel: You're wrong.
Jewish-led demonstrations for Gaza cease-fire see hundreds arrested at Capitol
By Jack Jenkins — October 18, 2023
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Participants in the protest played guitars and blew shofars as they sang songs in English and Hebrew for at least three hours.
How did this happen? Israel, Hamas, the Bible, trauma and a podcast with Professor Jacob Wright
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 12, 2023
(RNS) — Jews are going through unspeakable trauma. The Bible has something to teach us about that.
When life gets boring
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 4, 2023
We live with the constant threat of meh. How can you deal with it?
God gets needy, too
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 2, 2023
This year, let's keep God company. Because God is also lonely.
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