Editors' Note

Welcome to JL;DR!
by Matt Sienkiewicz

Top Topics in Jewish Media

for June 22–June 29

1. Iran
2. Jewish Identity
3. Jewish Community
4. Zohran Mamdani
5. Middle East
6. New York City
7. Netanyahu
8. Jewish History
9. Hamas
10. Donald Trump

June 29's Short Reads

Recent podcast episodes

What Matters Now to director Daniel Syrkin: How 'Tehran' season 4 reflects Israel-Iran war

24 Jun 2025 · What Matters Now

A Debate Between Yitzchak Blau & Itamar Rosensweig: Does Morality Exist Outside of Judaism?

24 Jun 2025 · 18forty

Trump's Ceasefire and Its Discontents

24 Jun 2025 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Rabba Yedida and the taxonomy of orthodoxy

26 Jun 2025 · Bonjour Chai

The 12-Day War

25 Jun 2025 · Israel Policy Pod

Canadians are rallying to rebuild Israeli universities hit by Iranian missiles

25 Jun 2025 · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

How to Read Midrashim - Miriam Zami Edeson

25 Jun 2025 · The Habura

The Mamdani Nightmare

25 Jun 2025 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

What Do We Know?

26 Jun 2025 · For Heaven's Sake

6/28/25 – Shiur 518 – Into the Danger Zone? The risks of being in Israel during a time of war. When is risk-taking permitted?

26 Jun 2025 · Halacha Headlines

USA Iran War

26 Jun 2025 · Jewish History Uncensored

Trump forced an end to the Iran war. Is Israel's war in Gaza next?

26 Jun 2025 · Haaretz Weekly

John Spencer’s Key Takeaways After the 12-Day War: Air Supremacy, Intelligence, and Deterrence

26 Jun 2025 · People of the Pod

Mamdani Bests the Pro-Israel Machine

26 Jun 2025 · On the Nose

The “Things We See & Things We Don’t” Edition

26 Jun 2025 · Promised Podcast

What the War Reveals about Providence and Jewish History with Meir Soloveichik

27 Jun 2025 · Tikvah

The Iran Raid Was Awesome

26 Jun 2025 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

The CJN’s year-end antisemitism report card for Canadian schools and universities

27 Jun 2025 · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

Why Are Liberals So Unhappy?

27 Jun 2025 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast