Editors' Note

Welcome to JL;DR!
by Matt Sienkiewicz

Top Topics in Jewish Media

for July 21–July 28

1. Jewish Identity
2. Gaza
3. Hamas
4. Zionism
5. Jewish History
6. Jewish Community
7. Trump Administration
8. Holocaust
9. Netanyahu
10. Columbia University

July 28's Short Reads

Recent podcast episodes

Pain lingers despite guilty plea by the man who defaced Canada's Holocaust monument

28 Jul · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

Reporting from the Toronto Indy + NBA Summer League recap

24 Jul · Menschwarmers

What Matters Now to Dan Ben-David: Israel's moment of truth is here

23 Jul · What Matters Now

We're Teeming with a Lot of News

23 Jul · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Brave Jew World: The future of Judaism and AI, feat. David Zvi Kalman

24 Jul · Bonjour Chai

7/26/25 – Shiur 522 – Smoking and vaping – Is there any heter? What do smokers rely on?

25 Jul · Halacha Headlines

Tal Fortgang and David E. Bernstein on Defending Jewish Civil Right on Campus: How the government can fight anti-Semitism effectively and legally

25 Jul · Tikvah

Netanyahu will 'do anything to stay in power’: If early elections are called, could he win?

24 Jul · Haaretz Weekly

An Orange Tie and A Grieving Crowd: Comedian Yohay Sponder on Jewish Resilience

24 Jul · People of the Pod

Redemption Prophecies in Yechezkel: Chronology in Tanach

24 Jul · Jewish History Uncensored

Guilt by Identification: Jewish Pride in a Hostile Environment – with Daniel Held

25 Jul · TEXTing

Conspiracies Left and Right

24 Jul · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

We're Opening the Mailbag

25 Jul · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Nautical nachas: This summer, welcome Shabbat on a boat in the Laurentians

25 Jul · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

Coalition Crises, Gaza Talks, Syria Escalation

24 Jul · Israel Policy Pod

The “Reuniting & De-uniting” Edition

24 Jul · Promised Podcast

We're Opening the Mailbag

25 Jul · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

We're Teeming with a Lot of News

23 Jul · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Conspiracies Left and Right

24 Jul · The Commentary Magazine Podcast