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Recommended by April

Tzlil Berko

https://www.theblairpartnership.com/clients/the-berko-family/

Truth!

- April

The Liberal Jew

By Jill

I write about Jews and higher education - sometimes both at the same time.

This is one of my favorite blogs and I think you’ll like it!

- April

An Unimportant Woman🎗️

By EKB

Don't put off the important things. Stand up for your beliefs. Do what is right and honest. Have patience. Have self-respect. Be kind. And above all BE BRAVE. My name is Elise and I am Jewish.

This is an important Substack !

- April

Max's Newsletter

By Max K

Political essays and analysis from a room full of elephants

Bourgeois Nationalist

By Blake Flayton

All the hot goss from Tel Aviv, Israel, and the wider Jewish world from a liberal Zionist perspective.

Logic and Morality

By Just plain Rivka

In a world that prizes kindness, we are lost without objective right and wrong.

A Message From The Universe

By The Universe

I'm here supporting and guiding you... I'd love to send you a little gentle reminder each day. With love from the Universe x

The Big No

By Annie Gottlieb

It is possible, while swept along down deeply wrong paths by seemingly irresistible forces, still not to accept them.

Annie is creative and insightful!

- April

Going Solo at the End of the World

By Marya Hornbacher—Going Solo

Solo traveler and New York Times bestselling author goes rogue to bring readers a first-person report from the far reaches of the American road.

Oppenheimer

Religion, politics, etc. Things can seem pretty broken—but there is a way back. It will definitely involve neighborhood, religion (in my case, Judaism), family, other old truths. And coffee ice cream. And the way-back seat in the station wagon.

The Judean People's Front by Reuben Salsa

Outlandish stories. Fabricated opinions. Several layers of blasphemy. The JPF delivers a middle digit to the internet's monoculture of conformity. Supporting Jewish authors in the fight against antisemitism.

My personal Substack

Questions, answers, thoughts, and screeds about podcasting from K.O. Myers, founder, producer, and editor at Particulate Media.

Jotting In Purple

By Celia M Paddock

Independent Viewpoints in the Broad Center

Love this one!

- April

Unsettled Science

By Nina Teicholz

Why it's hard to get trustworthy advice on nutrition & health

Future of Jewish

By Joshua Hoffman

Future of Jewish is the ultimate newsletter about Judaism and Israel. Subscribe to better understand and become smarter about the Jewish world.

Joshua Hoffman and his writers tell it like it is!

- April

The Real Story

By Terry Glavin

All The News I Couldn't Fit In Print

Blacklisted

By Eve Barlow

The dangerous things I think out loud

Eve is my inspiration, my heroine and my courage!

- April

The Scroll

We read the Internet all day so you don't have to.

Who doesn't read The Scroll?

- April

Dad of Lilah and Silas

By Sascha

Two little babies and the adventures of their exhausted parents

Nutrition in Crisis

By Richard Feinman

Summaries and follow-up from the book, Nutrition in Crisis. The biochemistry of nutrition. The philosophy and practice of science in the Nutrition world.

Excellent blog on low carb!

- April

Meaning Lab

By Cody Kommers (Meaning Lab)

Cogsci, novels, travel, AI, etc

I really like this insightful blog and podcast!

- April

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis

Israel from the Inside is for people who want to understand Israel with nuance, who believe that Israel is neither hopelessly flawed and illegitimate, nor beyond critique. If thoughtful analysis of Israel and its people interests you, welcome!

This is a wonderful guide to what's going on today in Israel. The name says it all.

- April

Freddie deBoer

cool but rude

James Fishback

By James T. Fishback

Notes and Reflections

The Free Press

By Bari Weiss

A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism.

Holly’s Substack

By Holly MathNerd

math lessons, creativity, deafness, drawing, painting, PTSD, personal reflections

Melanie Phillips

Melanie Phillips is a British journalist, author and broadcaster. Her work is essential for all who care about creating a more rational, fair and compassionate world. Follow her journey wherever the evidence leads.

Invisible Boundaries

By Gabi Mitchell

Middle East current events

The Cranky Queer

By JD Davids

Strategies and stories for health and wellness for sick times.