JL;DR

Daily Podcasts Video Research

for Friday, October 3, 2025

Literature ›

0 Literature Culture

Letters to the Editor: Keep Buying Jewish Books

Editor in Hadassah

Readers of Hadassah Magazine provide a variety of responses to the July/August 2025 issue, highlighting the importance of continuing to buy and engage with Jewish literature.

History ›

0 History Israel

REVIEW: ‘Ghosts of a Holy War’

Alan D. Abbey in Hadassah

Yardena Schwartz's "Ghosts of a Holy War" delves into the often-overlooked 1929 Hebron massacre, an event that epitomizes the complex layers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Politics ›

0 Politics Israel

Peace in Our Time? You Never Know

Emes Ve-Emunah

The article reflects on a proposed 20-point peace plan for Israel, which, if successful, would restore Israel's international standing and expand the Abraham Accords.

0 Politics Communities

Grabbed by ICE. Remembering Jane Goodall. Mercy After a Shooting. Plus. . .

The Free Press in The Free Press

The Front Page by The Free Press addresses various pressing issues, focusing on events in the US and around the world.

Communities ›

0 Communities History

Jewish Life in the Western Balkans

Lori Silberman Brauner in Hadassah

Jewish communities in the Western Balkans, including Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, valiantly preserve their rich cultural and religious heritage despite historical adversities such as the Holocaust and the Yugoslav Wars.

Antisemitism ›

0 Antisemitism Politics

Yom Kippur attack exposes link between antisemitism and national decline.

Nachum Kaplan in Future of Jewish

Nachum Kaplan discusses the alarming surge in antisemitism across the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, highlighted by a deadly Yom Kippur attack in Manchester.

0 Antisemitism Television/Film

Spooks and British Antisemitism

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism

Following a tragic antisemitic attack at a Manchester synagogue, Rabbi Natan Slifkin argues that British antisemitism runs deeper than government inaction or Islamist extremism.

0 Antisemitism Holocaust

Yom Kippur attack kills 2 outside UK synagogue

Ron Kampeas in Forward

On Yom Kippur, a solemn terrorist attack took place at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester, England, resulting in the deaths of two Jewish men and leaving three others seriously injured.

Holidays ›

0 Holidays Philosophy

The Day of Atonement is also the Day of Contradictions.

Joshua Hoffman in Future of Jewish

Yom Kippur is traditionally recognized as the Day of Atonement, but it also embodies numerous contradictions inherent in the forgiveness process.

0 Holidays History

5 Things You Didn't Know About Yom Kippur

Future of Jewish in Future of Jewish

Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is rich in traditions and historical significance that extend beyond its commonly known aspects of fasting and prayer.