American Judaism
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.
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.
What do we do now? Coping with the challenges of being Jewish today with David Hazony
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 2, 2023
How do we rebuild Jewish hope? A new book offers some tentative answers.
Is ‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ good for the Jews — or Judaism?
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 5, 2023
(RNS) — Why is American Judaism bar/bat mitzvah-centric? Ask Adam Sandler and his family.
Faith leaders’ support for family leave needs to start with their own staffs
By Mary Zamore — June 28, 2023
(RNS) — Moral leadership starts by setting a living example.
Choice is the future of religion in America
By Mark Silk — June 1, 2023
(RNS) — Judaism lays bare the complexities of American religion’s new regime of choice.
Lawyers for Pittsburgh synagogue defendant admit he carried out deadliest US antisemitic attack
By Peter Smith — May 31, 2023
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bowers’ defense acknowledged at the outset of his federal trial that he was the gunman, but hope to spare the suburban truck driver a possible death sentence over the Oct. 27, 2018, massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue.
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.
Never make predictions about the Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 21, 2023
(RNS) — An American Jewish sage tried to predict Judaism, 2025. You’ll be surprised at what he got right — and wrong.
On Hanukkah, celebrate the Jewish counterculture
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 23, 2022
Jews are different. Judaism is different. Just ask Walter from "The Big Lebowski."
How Yeshiva University tries to balance ‘yeshiva’ and ‘university’
By Steven Fine — September 22, 2022
(RNS) — The school’s refusal to accept a club for LGBTQ students highlights the complexities of being both modern and orthodox.
Why we still need Tisha B’Av
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 5, 2022
(RNS) — What would happen if America could name its national sins?
Judges dismiss Jewish couple’s suit alleging adoption bias
By Jonathan Mattise — July 5, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Americans United for Separation of Church & State, which filed the lawsuit in January on the couple's behalf, plans to appeal the ruling.
San Antonio rabbi sanctifies Shabbat with Texas-style BBQ brisket
By Saar Shahar — May 20, 2022
(RNS) — Slow-cooked brisket proves to be a valuable means for bringing Jews to a Shabbas meal.
The Christian right’s abortion policy isn’t in my Torah
By Rachel Barenblat — May 3, 2022
(RNS) — A righteous society, Torah says, is one that centers the needs of the most vulnerable.
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