Your daily spiel for Friday, May 26

Mark Zuckerberg WIKI COMMONS PHOTO
Mark Zuckerberg. WIKI COMMONS

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


Look to the son-in-law: FBI agents investigating ties between President Donald Trump’s election campaign and Russia are reportedly focused on meetings between Jared Kushner and Russian figures.

Nonviolent protest in South Hebron Hills: A group of Diaspora Jews are participating in a Palestinian-led initiative to return families evicted from a village in the South Hebron hills during the ’90s. Using nonviolent resistance, they’re reportedly working to launch a resistance camp modelled on Standing Rock.

Haredi Shark Tank spinoff: Orthodox Jews now have their very own version of Shark Tank, the show where entrepreneurs pitch ideas to a panel of investors.

Prayer for the Harvard grads: Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg recited the traditional Jewish prayer for the sick Mi Shebeirach at a recent commencement speech he delivered to graduates of Harvard University, his alma mater (which he himself never graduated from).

Israeli wonder woman: Israeli actress and model Gal Gadot will star in the new remake of Wonder Woman.