for Friday, May 20, 2022

Sports ›

0 Sports Culture

Jewish in the big leagues: Power hitter Shawn Green dishes at White House event

Louis Keene in Forward

Former MLB star Shawn Green shared insights from his career at a White House event honoring Jewish American Heritage Month, discussing his experiences as a Jewish player in the league.

Communities ›

0 Communities Politics

Mayor Adams to meet with 55 women rabbis who are concerned he’s only hearing from Orthodox Jews

Jacob Henry in Forward

Jewish women rabbis in New York are set to meet with Mayor Eric Adams to address concerns that his administration may be overly influenced by Orthodox Jewish perspectives, without adequate input from the broader, more liberal Jewish community.

Politics ›

0 Politics Israel

Progressives and pro-Israel groups each claim victories in May primaries

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward

In recent congressional primaries, both progressive and traditional pro-Israel groups are claiming strategic successes.

Editors' Note

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May 20's Short Reads

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Recent podcast episodes

The Kulturkampf Edition

19 May 2022 · Bonjour Chai

Rahel Bayar: Developing Healthy Boundaries [Abuse 2/3]

17 May 2022 · 18forty

LISTEN: Joshua Cohen On Winning a Pulitzer for ‘The Netanyahus’

15 May 2022 · Haaretz Weekly

How do Sepharadim study Tanakh compared to Ashkenazim? - Rabbi Joshua Maroof

16 May 2022 · The Habura

Unorthodox Comes Alive!: Ep. 318

19 May 2022 · Unorthodox

The “Future of the Past” Edition

19 May 2022 · Promised Podcast

The Holocaust on the Outskirts

16 May 2022 · Tel Aviv Review

#89 - Understanding Human Accomplishment

18 May 2022 · Jewish History Uncensored

'Putin's own paranoia will bring NATO to his doorstep'

18 May 2022 · Haaretz Weekly

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programming’s Antisemitism Failures; Buffalo Shooting and Great Replacement Theory

19 May 2022 · People of the Pod

John Podhoretz on Midge Decter’s Life in Ideas

19 May 2022 · Tikvah

For thriller novelist Samantha Bailey, Jewish maternal anxiety is storytelling inspiration

19 May 2022 · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

Why does sexual abuse in Orthodox communities go unreported and unpunished?

18 May 2022 · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

Sexually assaulted by a doctor at 17, Lorie Wolf slams rabbis for sending her away with just a cheque

16 May 2022 · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

After violent clashes between Haredi and progressive women at the Western Wall, Rachel Cohen Yeshurun isn't giving up the fight

17 May 2022 · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

Why Everybody Is Going Extreme

17 May 2022 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Coalition Crisis, AIPAC and an Interview with Mayim Bialik

20 May 2022 · Unholy: Two Jews on the News

Rahel Bayar: Developing Healthy Boundaries [Abuse 2/3]

17 May 2022 · 18forty

The Economic Chickens Come Home to Roost

19 May 2022 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

The Mixed-Bag Primary

18 May 2022 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

A Moment of Thanks and a Day of Horror

16 May 2022 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast