A basket in the Lower East Side’s Bialystoker Synagogue chronicles a century of weddings, as recorded in the kippot. [NYT]
Less than half of all Israelis see themselves as secular. “8% of Jewish Israeli adults define themselves as ultra-Orthodox, 12% as religious, 13% as traditional-religious, and 25% as traditional but ‘not very religious,’ according to Central Bureau of Statistics survey.” [Haaretz]
Bibi is thinking about maybe considering the possibility of toying with the idea of continuing the settlement ban. [NYT]
Ben Gurion Airport workers are on strike, bringing the airport to standstill. It’s the Ten Days of Grounded Flights, everyone! [JTA]
Omri Caspi, Israeli NBA player, is hurt by graffiti of swastika on a billboard for his team. [JPost]
A leading Israeli rabbi has finally come out with a total ban on kaparot, the practice of slaughtering a chicken as part of atonement that often leads to animal cruelty and unsanitary situations. [Haaretz]
