7/9/12 Round Up PM Edition
By Jspace Staff on 7/9/2012 at 5:20 PM
Categories: Israel, World, Round Up
A Gaza sniper’s bullets shatter the back screen of a car, leaving broken glass on the car seat of a seven-month-old baby. [The Jerusalem Post]
The “Birthright Bump” is responsible for young American Jews becoming more attached to Israel, but it isn’t responsible for increased support for the Israeli government. [Haaretz]
Israeli parliament says the German circumcision ban infringes upon religious freedom and evokes memories of the Holocaust. [CBS News]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to cap the number of full-time scripture students to 1,500 and to penalize draft dodgers. [Reuters]
A group of Jewish and Muslim cyclists tour Chicago mosques and synagogues together. [The Chicago Tribune]
The top Jewish myths are debunked. [Jewish Ideas Daily]
More Jews are choosing to be cremated. [The Jewish Daily Forward]
Director Darren Aronofsky reveals that Anthony Hopkins will play the role of Methuselah in his upcoming film. [Indiewire]
Can you train a dog to speak Hebrew? [Haaretz]









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