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Editors' Note

Welcome to JL;DR!
by Matt Sienkiewicz

Top Topics in Jewish Media

for May 10–May 17

  1. Hamas
  2. Jewish Identity
  3. Jewish Community
  4. Donald Trump
  5. Middle East
  6. Gaza
  7. Zionism
  8. Trump Administration
  9. Jewish History
  10. Trump

May 17's Short Reads

Forward Joe Rogan defends Ye’s ‘Heil Hitler’ song
JTA Jewish activist Shabbos Kestenbaum settles antisemitism lawsuit with Harvard
JTA Candace Owens says she was victim of death threats by man who ran ‘Real Jewish’ group chat
JTA Trump: ‘A lot of people are starving’ in Gaza
JTA Man who made antisemitic threats against Sen. Jacky Rosen sentenced to almost 4 years in prison
Forward Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s is arrested for disrupting RFK Jr. Senate testimony with Gaza war protest
Forward Rapper Azealia Banks goes viral, again, for tweeting about Jews — this time calling Jewish food ‘delicioooooous’
JTA If the mayoral elections were today, here’s who Jewish New Yorkers would vote for

Recent podcast episodes
'Qatar, please give Sara Netanyahu a plane too, in exchange for ending the war and saving hostages'
12 May · Haaretz Weekly
Wikipedia and the Politics of Knowledge
12 May · Tel Aviv Review
Trump Negotiates with Himself
12 May · The Commentary Magazine Podcast
Yoav Heller: 'Israel will be in existential peril if society continues to fragment'
12 May · 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers
Understanding the Mishkan (3 of 3) - Freddie Grunsfeld
13 May · The Habura
The Trump-Bibi-Qatar-Hamas Game
13 May · The Commentary Magazine Podcast
How to Be a Jew ... Who Says Yes to the Dress
14 May · Unorthodox
#95: Venues of Reward and Punishment
14 May · Torah 101
Shulem Deen: Faith, Without Faith (OTD Series Re-Release)
13 May · 18forty
Toronto's mayor Olivia Chow hopes a federal 'bubble' law against protests would 'make things easier'
14 May · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
What Matters Now to Eurovision mega-fan Tal Dahan: Politics, protests and camp in Basel
14 May · What Matters Now
1 in 3 Canadian Jews have a non-Jewish spouse. What does that mean for the country's Jewish future?
15 May · Bonjour Chai
Trump's War on the Neocons
14 May · The Commentary Magazine Podcast
Chevruta: The Risk of Justice Work
14 May · On the Nose
A Senor Moment
15 May · The Commentary Magazine Podcast
J.J. Kimche on Paul Johnson’s Legacy of Philo-Semitism
16 May · Tikvah
Modern-Day Miriams: Jewish Women Shaping Global Diplomacy
15 May · People of the Pod
Trump and the Middle East: Insights From Amb. Dennis Ross
15 May · Israel Policy Pod
Chabad’s Extremist Turn
15 May · On the Nose
Laura Rozen on what Trump's 'made-for-TV diplomacy' means for Israel and the Middle East
15 May · Haaretz Weekly
Announcement - Hiatus
15 May · For Heaven's Sake
Moving Jews from 'Oy' to Joy (Recorded Live at JPro25)
15 May · The Glue, with Eric Fingerhut
The “Facts Americana” Edition
15 May · Promised Podcast
The Sefer Level Challenge
15 May · Jewish History Uncensored
She was the victim of a 'disgusting' antisemitic assault. A year later, she's angrier than ever
16 May · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner
5/17/25 – Shiur 513 – When One Spouse Becomes Less Religious or Irreligious
16 May · Halacha Headlines
Democrats Don't Understand Themselves
16 May · The Commentary Magazine Podcast
Announcement - Hiatus
15 May · For Heaven's Sake
Announcement - Hiatus
15 May · For Heaven's Sake