Editors' Note

Welcome to JL;DR!
by Matt Sienkiewicz

Top Topics in Jewish Media

for July 4–July 11

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

July 11's Short Reads

Recent podcast episodes

#98: Components of Oral Torah

7 Jul · Torah 101

Meet the Canadian fighting France for $30 million in unpaid embassy rent in Iraq

7 Jul · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

'Hope is a political choice': MK Gilad Kariv on the fight for democracy and Reform Judaism in Netanyahu’s wartime Israel

7 Jul · Haaretz Weekly

Can Mamdani Be Defeated?

7 Jul · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Micah Goodman: 'I don't want Gaza to become our Vietnam'

7 Jul · 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers

Pariah Nation

9 Jul · For Heaven's Sake

Patron Exclusive: Syria at a Crossroads

8 Jul · Tel Aviv Review

Trump the Neocon?

8 Jul · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Ben Saraf & Danny Wolf: The Brooklyn Nets' two new Jews

8 Jul · Menschwarmers

Micah Goodman: 'I don't want Gaza to become our Vietnam' (18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers)

8 Jul · 18forty

Small-tent Judaism: The way of the future?

10 Jul · Bonjour Chai

Is AI...Demonic?

9 Jul · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

What Matters Now to Micah Goodman: Israel may soon remake the region

9 Jul · What Matters Now

Not in Heaven: Legacy Jewish institutions are pivoting to meet the moment. But do we even still need them?

9 Jul · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

'I touched death so many times in Gaza': Released hostage Aviva Siegel on 'screaming' for a cease-fire deal

10 Jul · Haaretz Weekly

Is the Arc of History Bending Toward Bibi

10 Jul · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

The Challenge of Waiting for Moshiach and the Second Half of Yeshaya

10 Jul · Jewish History Uncensored

Robert Satloff on Revitalizing Middle East Studies: A new graduate program promises to restore scholarly integrity to a debased field

11 Jul · Tikvah

Trump-Netanyahu Round Three

10 Jul · Israel Policy Pod

Allyship at the Edge

11 Jul · TEXTing

Brad Lander’s Campaign of Solidarity

10 Jul · On the Nose

7/12/25 – Shiur 520 – When is competition allowed and when does it violate “Hasagas Gevul”?

11 Jul · Halacha Headlines

Qatari money is quietly fuelling anti-Israel rhetoric in Canada, new report warns

11 Jul · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

The “Washington, Doha & Oslo” Edition

10 Jul · Promised Podcast

Allyship at the Edge: Navigating Difference – with Jacob Feinspan

11 Jul · TEXTing

Allyship at the Edge: Navigating Difference – with Jacob Feinspan

11 Jul · TEXTing