Author, speaker, activist for Jewish ideas. From the pulpit, on the page, or in the public square, Jeff Salkin brings bold Jewish thought to the questions shaping our shared future — with heart, humor, and a little chutzpah.
Watch Jeff’s Rosh Hashanah Sermon on Antisemitism
About Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin
Rabbi Jeff Salkin is a noted writer, author, and speaker. His column, “Martini Judaism: For Those Who Want to Be Shaken and Stirred,” published by the Religion News Service, has won several awards for Best Religion Column of the Year, and is also an award-winning podcast. He has been a commentator on the American political scene on CNN and the BBC, and his essays have appeared in The Washington Post, Commentary, The Wall Street Journal, Tablet, and Forward. Widely regarded as one of the most thoughtful and provocative voices in contemporary Jewish life, he is the author of twelve books on such diverse topics as b’nai mitzvah, masculinity, Israel, interfaith relations, the spirituality of career, and Judaism as counter-culture.
Featured Articles by Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin
"Boy George's pro-Israel song is a big deal"
August 3, 2026 | Boy George sings what we rarely hear: 'I stand with the Jews.'
"My visit to Leonard Cohen's house on Hydra and its lesson"
July 29, 2026 | Cohen walked down the steps in Hydra to the port, went to Athens and took a plane to Israel. The rest is rock 'n' roll history.
"‘The Odyssey,’ the Jews and a history lesson for an Oregon theater"
July 23, 2026 | At a time of rising antisemitism, a business chose to casually erase Jewish history in order to sell movie tickets.
"Why ‘kapo’ should never be used as a political insult against other Jews"
July 16, 2026 | To use a word soaked in the blood and suffering of our martyrs and then to Velcro it onto a living Jew, whose worst crime is disagreeing with you, is not argument. It is moral violence.
