for Thursday, February 1, 2024

Israel ›

0 Israel Music

Sapir

The diary entries of an IDF soldier reflect on the ongoing war, sacrifices, and experiences in Gaza over the course of four months.

0 Israel Politics

For God and country: War reignites fringe movement to resettle Gaza

Susan Greene in Forward

A fringe movement of religious Israelis is advocating for the resettlement of Gaza as a strategic and biblical imperative, aiming to prevent future attacks by Hamas.

Food ›

0 Food Politics

Why did one of the best cookbooks of 2023 go unnoticed? Hint: It’s Israeli.

Rob Eshman in Forward

Israeli chef Moshe Basson's cookbook, "The Eucalyptus Cookbook," showcasing recipes from his renowned Jerusalem restaurant, Eucalyptus, went unnoticed despite its quality due to lack of media attention stemming from controversies surrounding Israeli culture.

Television/Film ›

0 Television/Film Antisemitism

The 18 most Jewish episodes of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

PJ Grisar in Forward

In the TV series "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Larry David's character has embodied various aspects of Jewish identity and humor over 11 seasons, creating quintessential Jewish episodes.

Education ›

0 Education Communities

Shadow Education Secretary praises ‘wonderful’ Gateways at launch of its new home

Simon Rocker in Jewish Chronicle

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson praised the work of Gateways at the launch of its new base, providing out-of-school tuition for young people with social, emotional, and mental health challenges.

Communities ›

0 Communities Culture

Could $50,000 get you to move to Rhode Island? This Orthodox community wants to find out

Louis Keene in Forward

The Orthodox Jewish community in Providence, Rhode Island, struggling with declining numbers and rising housing prices, is launching an initiative to attract new families.

Politics ›

0 Politics Communities

Evan Gershkovich’s pretrial detention extended through late March, one year after his arrest

Jackie Hajdenberg in Forward

Moscow court extended Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's pretrial detention until late March, marking a year since his arrest on espionage charges in Russia.

Editors' Note

Welcome to JL;DR!
by Matt Sienkiewicz

February 1's Short Reads

Forward Only in LA: DSA councilmember who called for ceasefire wins pro-Israel backing, riling left-wing supporters

Lehrhaus Letter To The Editor: Responses To Tzvi Goldstein On Centrist Orthodoxy And Haredi Orthodoxy

Tablet Northern Exposure

Sapir Diary of an IDF Soldier: Part IX

Tablet The Two-State Delusion

Jewish Insider The White House knows Iran is behind the deadly attacks on its troops, but how will it respond?

Tablet How Palestine Hijacked the U.S. Civil Rights Movement

Forward I started learning Hebrew for my father. I became obsessed with it after Oct. 7

Future of Jewish Progressives have officially gone off the deep end.

Jewish Currents “You Cannot Study Israel Without Palestine” - A conversation with the editors of the new academic journal <em>Palestine/Israel Review</em>, which advocates a “relational approach” to studying the region’s intertwined histories.

Forward Why did one of the best cookbooks of 2023 go unnoticed? Hint: It’s Israeli.

Forward UNRWA is just one symptom of the UN's institutional rot

JTA Should schools suspend students for chanting ‘From the river to the sea’? A federal investigation in Minnesota will test the issue.

JTA The Lublin Yeshiva Library was thought to be destroyed by the Nazis. Then its books started turning up.

JTA Last of Joey Borgen’s attackers sentenced to 3 years for 2021 antisemitic assault

Forward Court says Florida university officials are not going to shut down Students for Justice in Palestine

Kveller A New Jewish Summer Camp Movie With an Incredible Jewish Cast Is Coming

Forward Reform movement unveils new logos and ‘artistic, abstract’ branding

Emes Ve-Emunah The Root Cause

Jewish Table Salami and Eggs (But Make It Cuter)

Moment Wisdom Project | Lusia Milch, 92: “Doing Nothing Is Not Acceptable”

Jewish Chronicle Orange and pistachio kugel

Jewish Chronicle Inspectors hail Etz Chaim’s ‘exceptional Jewish atmosphere’

JTA Jewish Life Stories: The Nobelist who confirmed the Big Bang, the ‘Bagel Queen’ of Atlanta

Kveller This Pink Song Is My New Jewish Anthem

eJewishPhilanthropy The greatest form of tzedakah

Future of Jewish The Dark Humor of Wartime Israel

Moment Red Sea Rebels: Yemen and the Houthis with Michael Knights and Nadine Epstein

Ami Through Reason and Niggun // A conversation with the renowned mechanech and composer Rabbi Pinchas Breier

Ami Is Egypt Helping or Harming in Gaza?// With distrust on both sides, the future is in question

Ami The Rothchilds House of Conspiracy // How a Jewish family’s business success made them a target of conspiracy theories for nearly three centuries

Ami Know Them by Their Mannequins // The World could use a Reality Check

JTA US is ‘hopeful’ for a truce in Gaza as Netanyahu says ‘total victory’ is the only option

Jewish Insider Qatar’s two-faced approach to hostage diplomacy divides Israeli officials, American Jewish leaders

Tablet Harvard’s Derek Penslar Helps Make the World Safer for Antisemitism

Tablet Why America’s Richest Universities Are Protecting Hate-Filled Foreign Students

Future of Jewish 3 Things People Don't Realize About Antisemitism

JTA A 19th-century painting of the Western Wall could fetch $3M at Sotheby’s

JTA Elliot Resnick, former Jewish Press editor, pleads guilty to Jan. 6 felony

Forward 5 things to know about UNRWA, whose sole mission is to aid Palestinians

JTA Delaware school district promises changes in response to federal probe of antisemitic bullying

New Voices Saying Hamotzi Over Challah and Gumbo

JTA Israeli peace group Standing Together says calls to boycott its work are ‘infuriating’

Forward With Gazans starving and freezing, the US withholding funds from UNRWA is unconscionable

Kveller ‘Love Is Blind’ Jewish Star Alexa Lemieux Expecting Her First Child

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