for Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Literature ›

0 Literature Culture

When a Carole King or a Susan Sontag goes missing, it's good to have a Jewish detective on the case

Dan Epstein in Forward

Daniel Weizmann's debut novel, "The Last Songbird," spearheads a new series of mystery thrillers set along the Pacific Coast Highway.

History ›

0 History Culture

The church preacher who gave sermons in Yiddish

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward

Joseph Rabinowitz, a Jewish man from Bessarabia, founded a Christian-Jewish sect in 1882 where he preached in Yiddish, reflecting his belief in a synthesis of Judaism and Christianity for Jewish integration.

Politics ›

0 Politics Communities

Israel’s judicial strife showcased at Celebrate Israel parade in New York

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward

The annual Celebrate Israel parade in New York City showcased Israel's judicial strife, as more than 40,000 people marched down Fifth Avenue amidst political upheaval over the government's proposed judicial overhaul.

Editors' Note

Welcome to JL;DR!
by Matt Sienkiewicz

June 6's Short Reads

Moment And the Bride Closed the Door by Ronit Matalon with Shulamit Reinharz

Tablet The Pizza I Couldn’t Leave Behind When I Converted to Judaism

Lehrhaus Rebuke, Repentance, and Renewal: A Literary Analysis of David’s Character in II Samuel 12

Forward Taylor Swift fans have amnesia. So did Jews after Sinai.

Forward Is 'The Idol' good for Hollywood Jews or 'torture porn'?

Forward The church preacher who gave sermons in Yiddish

Forward Is this a vision of heaven or is it a Taylor Swift concert?

Forward How a Jewish 'witness of hell' navigated a landscape of American terror

Forward Netanyahu's new media adviser said 'unfit' Biden 'destroying America,' echoed Trump's voter fraud claims

Tablet A Farewell to Armbands

Tablet Slaying the Censorship Leviathan

Tablet Team Biden Mainstreams Terror Financing in Lebanon

Tablet Kabbalah Trees

Tablet The Kitchen of Yesterday—Today!

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