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by Matt Sienkiewicz

Top Topics in Jewish Media

for December 13–December 20

December 20's Short Reads

Ami “October 7 Didn’t Surprise Me” // Gazan-born Shachar Dor, once the neighbor of Yahya Sinwar, chose to cross the fence and convert to Judaism.
Ami Is War with Hezbollah Inevitable? // With tens of thousands evacuated, the north’s safety is in question
Ami Michael Lebhar // SellCord and (several other e-commerce brands, including Spawn Fitness and 2×4)
Ami 2023 isn’t 1933 // Some things shine amid the darkness
Lehrhaus Maimonides at the Museum
Lehrhaus Fearless Leadership:Nehemiah son of Hacaliah Learns from Moses and Aaron
Lehrhaus Revealing the Hidden Face of God’s Love
Tablet John Steinbeck’s Promised Land
Jewish Insider Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari: From theater kid to Navy SEAL to the IDF’s iconic wartime spokesman
Tablet Holiday Spirit
Tablet The Global Empire of Palestine
Future of Jewish The Very Necessary Rise of Jewish Late Bloomers
Forward Tidbits: Israeli Torah scroll writing project attracts secular Jews, too 
Forward Young voters prefer Palestinians — and Trump, new poll shows
Forward Current and former members of the Union for Reform Judaism call for cease-fire
Mishpacha A Time for Sadness
Forward The song, and the Holocaust survivor, behind the year’s most stunning moment in film
New Voices Home Will Not Wait For Us
Mishpacha The Struggle
Forward In Central Park, runners race against time for Israeli hostages
Jewish Currents “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama” After October 7th - Nathan Thrall on his new book and the escalating repression of pro-Palestine speech.
Mishpacha Three-Pronged Prayer
Forward Controversy over letter from Jewish day school alumni saying they were fed ‘false narratives’ about Israel 
Emes Ve-Emunah Extremist Settlers, Mosques, and the War
Forward 20 Jewish celebrities who died in 2023
Kveller You Can Now Stream ‘Shtisel’ Again!
Mishpacha Not in Hashem’s Name 
Mishpacha Trust Fund: Chapter 23
Mishpacha Losing It
Mishpacha Harvard Honors Hitler’s Henchman
Jewish Table A Very Jewish Christmas Chicken Soup
Kveller Synagogue Bomb Threats Can’t Take Away My Jewish Joy
Lilith On Grief
Forward In a shift, Latvia and Lithuania are paying Holocaust survivors and heirs for their stolen property
The Beinart Notebook There will be no Zoom Call this Friday or Next
eJewishPhilanthropy The real philanthropy success story
Future of Jewish The Most Common Mistakes People Make About Israel
Forward Meta inappropriately removed content related to Israel-Hamas war, oversight board concludes
Moment An Inspirational Conversation with Holocaust Survivor Manfred Lindenbaum
Rationalist Judaism Who is Providing Zechusim for Whom?
Forward Brooklyn man sentenced to prison for robbing matzo factory ahead of Passover
Forward A scaled-back Israeli delegation is headed to the Pan American Maccabi Games in Argentina
Lehrhaus Catastrophic Miracles and Miraculous Catastrophes: The Torah of Pregnancy in Tazria and Toldot
Forward Israeli spies running for office? Missouri attorney general candidate adopts conspiracy theory, derails own campaign
Jewish Insider Jewish communal leaders still committed to DEI framework, despite widespread criticism
Jewish Insider Israel remains committed to a long-term timetable to take out Hamas despite growing U.S. impatience 
Jewish Insider Mazi Melesa Pilip discusses her policy platform in pivotal special election 
Tablet An Ancient Fast Day’s Modern Resonance
Tablet If I Must Die …
Tablet Our False Partners
Tablet To Live and Die for Artsakh
Future of Jewish Why can’t Israelis and Palestinians just get along?
Forward Birthright is resuming its free trips to Israel for the first time since Oct. 7

Recent podcast episodes
The Third Way to Peace and Justice
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Young, Indoctrinated, and Dangerous
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Terrorism expert David Hofmann on how Hamas propaganda likely radicalized Ottawa teen now in custody
18 Dec 2023 · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
Hear why Victoria, B.C. Jews don’t feel safe going downtown on the weekends since Oct. 7
19 Dec 2023 · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
Israel at War – My Heart is Broken
18 Dec 2023 · For Heaven's Sake
The Two-State Solution - with Haviv Rettig Gur
18 Dec 2023 · Call Me Back
What starts with the Jews, rarely ends with just the Jews - with Yuval Levin
16 Dec 2023 · Call Me Back
Poll Vault
19 Dec 2023 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast
White House Confusion on Israel
15 Dec 2023 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast
Eli Paley: What’s Next: The Future of Israel’s Haredi Community
19 Dec 2023 · 18forty
12/16/23 – Shiur 447 – Zionism – Is today’s Zionism the same movement that caused so many religious to leave their roots and become irreligious?
16 Dec 2023 · Halacha Headlines
‘The Houthis don’t care about the Palestinians. They are attacking Israel to gain support’
18 Dec 2023 · Haaretz Weekly
Eli Paley: What’s Next: The Future of Israel’s Haredi Community
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Unorthodox in Israel: At the Shuk
20 Dec 2023 · Unorthodox
Unorthodox in Israel: Dogs of War
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Unorthodox in Israel: Kfar Aza
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