Your daily spiel for Wednesday, May 24

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


Third time not a charm: Columnist Mordechai Ben-Dat writes that the recent string of day school closures in the city aren’t isolated incidents, but rather portend a troubling trend.

Jewish campus guide released: CIJA and Hillel Ontario have released a new university campus guide geared to Jewish students who want to know things like where to buy kosher food, what Jewish studies courses to take, etc.

Brighton Beach Pride makes history: Brighton Beach, the Brooklyn neighbourhood that’s long been a hub for immigrants from the former Soviet Union (many of them Jewish), saw its first ever Russian-American Pride Parade this past weekend.

Israeli investigates orgasms: Israeli-born Ayelet Rosen produced a new documentary for Britain’s Channel 4 about the little understood phenomenon of women who have multiple orgasms and super orgasms.

Embarrassing in Israel: You already know about U.S.President Donald Trump’s failed attempt to hold his wife’s hand while travelling in Israel, but did you know about these SEVEN other cringe-worthy moments from said trip?

Manchester Jews already on high alert: This weekend’s horrific terrorist attack in Manchester notwithstanding, apparently the city’s Jewish community has been on high alert for security threats for some time.