Your daily spiel for Tuesday, Jan. 24

Shot from the film La La Land.

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

‘Morning. Here’s some Jewish news:

Seeming chums U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly had a “very nice” phone chat.

Professor and senior columnist at The Forward Peter Beinart warns that unless Trump and Bibi change course regarding issues like relocating the U.S. Embassy, they’re going to get Jews killed.

Israel approved the construction of 2,500 settler homes in the West Bank. “The American government has changed and Israel’s policies also need to change,” read part of a press release from Israel’s Defence Ministry.

The Oscar nominations have once again descended from on high, and this morning’s list includes Jewish composer and Harvard grad Justin Hurwitz’s City of Stars, nominated for best original song, which Hurwitz composed for the big box musical La La Land, and for which Benj Pasek, also Jewish, and Justin Paul wrote the lyrics. The film’s director Damien Chazelle met Hurwitz when the two were Harvard men and played in the same band.

Jared Kushner’s younger brother Joshua was spotted at Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington. According to a Vanity Fair piece, a source close to the younger Kushner said Josh wasn’t present to participate, but had left his hotel to go for a walk and was spotted taking in the scene by a photographer.