Some articles for the week

Jewish boy from France who converts to Islam, joins ISIS, goes to Syria and dies in fighting there


An Israeli Technion student has invented a way of telling if people are sad on social media (suicide alerts) and therefore in need of intervention and help before they hurt themselves

Moving video of Israeli wounded and now giving back to others

Orthodox owned horse wins race on Shabbat

See this funny article about a horse who raced on Shabbat and won, after his non-Jewish jockey visited the grave of Rebbe Shneerson.

Hijab Case

Discuss this case with your kids, arguing for each side: should someone be denied a job because they want to cover their hair at work?

Iraqi Muslim who Finds Out He is Jewish!

See this beautiful video on a man who grew up Muslim, finds out his maternal grandmother is Jewish, and changes his whole life, moving to Jerusalem and becoming a religious Jew!

Shabbat Accommodation and Fun Video

An interesting case from the UK: a woman filed a lawsuit because she lost a job due to her Shabbat observance. Here's the article. Discuss with kids about whether she was right and what "religious accommodation" means.


Then watch this video and discuss with your kids. What does it mean to learn Jewish language and culture but not the religion?

New baby princess in UK!

Prince William and Princess Kate have a new baby: Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, named for William's mother, Princess Diana. See here for pictures!

And for woman's empowerment, watch this great video on saying sorry.

New Lawsuit in Netherlands to Help the Environment

There's an interesting new lawsuit in the Netherlands. An environment rights activist and lawyer has filed a lawsuit against her government, claiming that her country's carbon emissions are negatively causing climate change and that impacts her as a citizen and causing damages to her as a citizen. If she wins, this will cause a domino effect of litigation across the world, using the courts as a vehicle into forcing governments to confront carbon emissions and climate change. What do you think this? (About using the courts in this way; about carbon emissions; about climate change, etc.) Has your climate changed lately and if so, how and why? Do you have the power to do anything about it? How?