Your daily spiel for Tuesday, June 27

Bernie and Jane Sanders. GAGE SKIDMORE, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Your Daily Spiel is The CJN’s daily roundup of trending stories in the Jewish world.


Sanders’ hire attorneys: Sen. Bernie Sanders and his wife Jane have hired attorneys in the FBI investigation of Jane’s alleged bank fraud, originally sought by the Trump campaign.

Rabbi found dead at camp: A 38-year-old rabbi affiliated with the chassidic Satmar sect was found dead in his bed at a chassidic Jewish summer camp where he’d been teaching in upstate New York.

Jewish groups decry Supreme Court decision: The Jewish resettlement agency HIAS as well as the Anti-Defamation League denounced the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a partial stay of rulings that had blocked the enforcement of U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban.

Diaspora leaders want Western Wall commitment kept: Dozens of Diaspora leaders and Israeli politicians vowed on Tuesday to fight the government’s decision to pull back on its commitment to create an egalitarian prayer section at the Western Wall.