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Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin

April 22, 2015

I have never been good with goodbyes. And I suppose that this isn't very different.

For those of you who have been looking for Martini Judaism, there's bad news, and there's good news. The bad news is that the blog has “>Wilbur Award for best religion blog of the year. It is a nice honor, and it has influenced me to broaden my subject matter and my intellectual and spiritual reach.

I thank the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles for “housing” Martini Judaism in its formative years. It has been a major honor to be part of the discourse of Los Angeles Jewry.

I hope to see you in my new

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