JL;DR

Daily Podcasts Video Research

for Sunday, January 25, 2026

Politics ›

0 Politics Israel

Canada is learning what Israel learned a long time ago.

Guy Goldstein in Future of Jewish

Guy Goldstein's essay draws parallels between Canada and Israel in adapting to changes in the global order, highlighting Israel's earlier shift away from a rules-based international system perceived as flawed.

0 Politics Israel

The New Gaza™ (A Virtual Paradise Lacking Only the 72 Virgins)

Jonathan Sacerdoti in Future of Jewish

Jonathan Sacerdoti critiques a recent event in Davos, orchestrated by former U.S. President Donald Trump and his team, projecting a utopian future for Gaza despite the region's complex historical and political challenges.

0 Politics Education

A Propaganda Festival at UW

The Cholent in The Cholent

The article discusses recent events at the University of Washington (UW), highlighting controversial incidents related to Israel and Middle Eastern politics.

0 Politics Ethics

Rabbi among dozens arrested in faith leaders’ anti-ICE protest in Minnesota

Andrew Lapin in Forward

Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman, along with dozens of interfaith leaders, participated in a peaceful protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Minneapolis-St.

Communities ›

0 Communities Ethics

That Is NOT Why The Babies Died

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism

Natan Slifkin critically examines recent tragedies involving charedi children, emphasizing that attributing such incidents to Divine will instead of human negligence is not aligned with traditional Judaism.

0 Communities History

What will become of the Dutch farm school that saved my father from the Nazis?

Heidi Landecker in Forward

The article examines the future of Werkdorp Wieringermeer, a historic Dutch farm school that sheltered Jewish refugees prior to World War II.

0 Communities Culture

Oct. 7 spurred this secular private school in Manhattan to start holding an annual Shabbat gathering

Jackie Hajdenberg in Forward

In response to heightened antisemitism following an attack on Israel in 2023, a secular private school in Manhattan, the Town School, initiated an annual Shabbat gathering.

Israel ›

0 Israel Politics

I'm a Zionist. I support Palestinian rights. My campus has no space for people who believe in peace

Oliver Zinn in Forward

As a left-wing Zionist at Boston University, Oliver Zinn feels alienated by both pro-Israel and anti-Zionist peers on campus who see the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a zero-sum game.

History ›

0 History Politics

Long before Trump's second-hand Nobel, a laureate sought to curry favor with Nazis by regifting a prize

Terrence Petty in Forward

The article explores the historical precedent of individuals attempting to curry favor with political power by regifting Nobel prizes, focusing on Norwegian novelist Knut Hamsun's notorious interaction with the Nazi regime.

Antisemitism ›

0 Antisemitism Politics

Trump’s antisemitism envoy rebukes European rabbi, drawing praise from Elon Musk

Asaf Elia-Shalev in Forward

A recent public disagreement between Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt and Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun highlights broader tensions surrounding the sources of rising antisemitism in Europe and their connection to immigration.

Television/Film ›

0 Television/Film Antisemitism

How I learned to laugh at neo-Nazis

Mira Fox in Forward

Mira Fox critiques the repetitive genre of Jewish films that focus on grave warnings about Nazism and antisemitism, arguing that they often become tiresome and ineffective.

0 Television/Film Communities

‘The Pitt’ tackled the trauma of the Tree of Life attack. Here's how survivors of the synagogue shooting reacted to the episode.

Benyamin Cohen in Forward

The HBO Max series, "The Pitt," addresses the ongoing trauma of the Tree of Life synagogue massacre in a recent episode, focusing on its impact years later rather than dramatizing the event itself.