Editors' Note

Welcome to JL;DR!
by Matt Sienkiewicz

Top Topics in Jewish Media

for August 12–August 19

1. Gaza
2. Hamas
3. Jewish Identity
4. Idf
5. Holocaust
6. Jewish Community
7. Netanyahu
8. Zionism
9. Chabad
10. Jewish Culture

August 19's Short Reads

Recent podcast episodes

The Wicked Witch of the East: Introducing Iran to Israelis (Preview)

18 Aug · Tel Aviv Review

'Our reliance on power': 6 Israeli Thinkers on Israel's Greatest Success and Mistake in the Gaza War

18 Aug · 18 Questions, 40 Israeli Thinkers

'Israeli musicians must choose if they want to be boycotted at home or boycotted abroad'

18 Aug · Haaretz Weekly

Greatest Hits: Sharon, without Lois or Bram, transforms her classic career into a family business

18 Aug · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

The Best Broadway Musicals

18 Aug · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Mashiach - Internalizing the Challenge: Understanding the Basic Structure

18 Aug · Jewish History Uncensored

Barry Strauss on the Jewish Conflict with Ancient Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion

15 Aug · Tikvah

How can anyone be certain of anything happening in Israel?

14 Aug · Bonjour Chai

Cultural Honors and the Culture War

14 Aug · The Commentary Magazine Podcast

'A very dangerous gamble': Netanyahu's open clash with IDF leaders over invading Gaza City

14 Aug · Haaretz Weekly

Ms. Rachel Stands Up for the Littles of Gaza

14 Aug · On the Nose

8/16/25 – Shiur 524 – Steal with a Click? The Halachic Ethics of Downloading Music, Seforim, and Media without authorization

14 Aug · Halacha Headlines

The “More War, More Bloodshed” Edition

14 Aug · Promised Podcast

3 Ways Jewish College Students are Building Strength Amid Hate

15 Aug · People of the Pod

‘We weren’t even considered Jewish’: Documentary searches for filmmaker’s cultural identity

15 Aug · The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner

Sandwich Man and the Liberal Crack-Up

15 Aug · The Commentary Magazine Podcast