for Thursday, March 16, 2023

Antisemitism ›

Why were ads for Netflix’s online store appearing on Holocaust denial videos?

Adam Kovac in Forward

Ads for Netflix's store were inadvertently displayed on Holocaust denial videos hosted on Rumble, a platform popular with far-right users.

Communities ›

0 Communities Leadership

Aruba’s new rabbi comes out of retirement to lead a congregation in ‘paradise’

Dan Fellner in Forward

Rabbi Alberto (Baruch) Zeilicovich has come out of retirement to lead Aruba's Temple Beth Israel, a congregation he first encountered during a much-needed break from a dangerous posting in Medellin, Colombia.

Sports ›

0 Sports Communities

Jacob Steinmetz, Orthodox pitcher, strikes out trio of Dominican stars in WBC debut

Louis Keene in Forward

Jacob Steinmetz, a 19-year-old Orthodox Jewish pitcher and a prospect for the Arizona Diamondbacks, made headlines by striking out three Dominican Republic all-stars, including Manny Machado, during his World Baseball Classic debut for Team Israel.

Culture ›

0 Culture Gender/Identity

Why the biblical story of David and Batsheva keeps trending on Twitter

Mira Fox in Forward

The biblical story of David and Batsheva has recently become a focal point of debate on Twitter, largely in the context of discussions about sexual abuse within evangelical Christian circles.

Editors' Note

Welcome to JL;DR!
by Matt Sienkiewicz

March 16's Short Reads

Lehrhaus Practicing Neo-Hasidism: Insights from Arthur Green’s Writings

Tablet Biden Is Delivering the Middle East to China

Tablet ‘Ritual, Even as an Atheist, Has Enormous Power’

Tablet Her Name Was Luka

Jewish Review of Books History and Polemic: An Exchange

Jewish Review of Books A Rejoinder

Jewish Review of Books We Are Really Not One

Forward Jews win religion popularity contest in new poll

Forward American Jewish leaders 'dropped everything' and flew to Israel to thwart controversial judicial plan

Forward To avert extinction, the gefilte fish I loved had to evolve

Tablet The Suckers’ Revolt

Tablet A Stitch in Time

Tablet Regina Spektor’s Howl

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