Daybreak: Guma Aguiar is missing
Plus, Reform Rabbis makes less for equal prayer, and more in the news
June 21, 2012
Aguiar, 2009.(Wikipedia)
• Female Reform rabbis make thousands—sometimes tens of thousands—less than their male counterparts. [JTA]
• Eccentric millionaire, energy CEO, Beitar Jerusalem sponsor and philanthropist Guma Aguiar is missing. His boat was found washed ashore in Fort Lauderdale. [JTA]
• Elie Wiesel’s decision to renounce a Hungarian state award was seemingly spurred by a story in the Forward by Tablet Magazine contributor James Kirchick. [Forward]
• Hamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire brokered by Egypt. [NYT]
• The C.I.A. may be helping allies decide which factions of the Syrian opposition receive weapons. [NYT]
• President Obama is under pressure to change tactics on Iran [NYT]
• With growing Jewish poverty, is it time to have a discussion about welfare in the Jewish world? [Forward]
