Doctrine & Practice
‘My Unorthodox Life’: Meh
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 21, 2021
(RNS) — The Netflix series isn’t antisemitic or self-hating. But there are deeper questions to mine.
Healing and unity? Not yet
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 19, 2021
(RNS) — There is such a thing as ‘cheap grace.’ This is precisely not the time for it.
COVID has led us all into sin
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 15, 2020
(RNS) — As Jews approach the High Holidays, we need to avoid the sins of perfectionism, envy — and becoming couch potatoes.
Is there a war against Christianity?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 24, 2019
Fewer people living with faith. More people dying for faith. A sacred paradox.
How to make your seder memorable and un-lame
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 18, 2019
Seder sans substance seems sad. Say something significant.
How Jews can mourn for Notre Dame
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 16, 2019
(RNS) — 'If you are looking for a spark, sift through the ashes.' That is the meaning of faith in our world. Especially now.
He’s not a rabbi, and it’s not Judaism
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 31, 2018
What happened in Pittsburgh was anti-Semitic. What happened in Michigan was anti-Judaism.
What ever happened to clergy performing weddings?
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 23, 2018
What I learned from reading the Sunday New York Times "Styles" section. It's not pretty.
How do you feel Jewish?
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 2, 2018
Jews have a problem with joy. Deal with it.
Was ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ anti-Semitic?
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 2, 2018
(RNS) — There were parts of 'Jesus Christ Superstar' that troubled me. But they're not worth losing sleep over.
Jack Chick dressed hatred in theology
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 25, 2016
An evangelical cartoonist has died. His work was hardly the best that Christianity has to offer.
God still loves Bernie, despite WikiLeaks
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 26, 2016
If political candidates believe in God, let them prove it -- through their actions.
Jews and Muslims applaud German vote to protect circumcision
By Lauren Markoe — December 12, 2012
(RNS) Jews and Muslims in Germany are relieved that a tumultuous political controversy over circumcision in Germany has ended with passage of a law that allows the practice for religious reasons. By Lauren Markoe.
Some Jews can’t get jazzed over Hanukkah
By Beth Kissileff — December 5, 2012
(RNS) Ayelet Waldman isn't shy about sharing her true feelings about the upcoming Jewish festival of lights. "I loathe Hanukkah,'' she says. She's not alone: Some Jews, tired of the "December Dilemma'' and competing with Christmas, would prefer to avoid all the fuss. By Beth Kissileff.
Jerusalem restaurants sue over rabbis’ kosher certification rules
By Michele Chabin — December 5, 2012
JERUSALEM (RNS) Five Jerusalem eateries have filed suit against the city’s local Chief Rabbinate, saying kosher certification rules are expensive, unwieldy and inconsistent. By Michele Chabin.
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