Editors' Note

Welcome to JL;DR!
by Matt Sienkiewicz

Top Topics in Jewish Media

for July 5–July 12

1. Jewish Identity
2. Jewish Community
3. Hamas
4. Zionism
5. Middle East
6. Netanyahu
7. Jewish History
8. Jewish Education
9. Gaza
10. Zohran Mamdani

July 12's Short Reads

Recent podcast episodes

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

7 Jul 2025 · Haaretz Weekly

Can Mamdani Be Defeated?

7 Jul 2025 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

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

7 Jul 2025 · 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers

Pariah Nation

9 Jul 2025 · For Heaven's Sake

Patron Exclusive: Syria at a Crossroads

8 Jul 2025 · Tel Aviv Review

Trump the Neocon?

8 Jul 2025 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

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

8 Jul 2025 · Menschwarmers

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

8 Jul 2025 · 18forty

Small-tent Judaism: The way of the future?

10 Jul 2025 · Bonjour Chai

Is AI...Demonic?

9 Jul 2025 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

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

9 Jul 2025 · What Matters Now

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

9 Jul 2025 · 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 2025 · Haaretz Weekly

Is the Arc of History Bending Toward Bibi

10 Jul 2025 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

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

10 Jul 2025 · 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 2025 · Tikvah

Trump-Netanyahu Round Three

10 Jul 2025 · Israel Policy Pod

Allyship at the Edge

11 Jul 2025 · TEXTing

Brad Lander’s Campaign of Solidarity

10 Jul 2025 · On the Nose

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

11 Jul 2025 · Halacha Headlines

Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War: The Dinah Project’s Quest to Hold Hamas Accountable

11 Jul 2025 · People of the Pod

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

11 Jul 2025 · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

The “Washington, Doha & Oslo” Edition

10 Jul 2025 · Promised Podcast

Slandering Bibi and Dems Who Want Blood

11 Jul 2025 · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Allyship at the Edge: Navigating Difference – with Jacob Feinspan

11 Jul 2025 · TEXTing

Allyship at the Edge: Navigating Difference – with Jacob Feinspan

11 Jul 2025 · TEXTing