• A second wave of 30 Palestinian prisoners are expected to be released at the end of the month as part of ongoing peace talks. [Times of Israel]
• Irish journalist Patrick Reilly wore a yarmulke in the Swedish city of Malmo to see how bad local anti-Semitism has become. “Even when I didn’t feel afraid I was made to feel different and unwelcome,” he reported. [Haaretz]
• Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver apparently hasn’t spoken to pal William Rapfogel since the disgraced Metropolitan Council On Jewish Poverty chief was indicted for stealing millions from the charity—which is especially awkward since Rapfogel’s wife, Judy, is Silver’s chief of staff. [NY Daily News]
• An Israeli start-up is developing a smartphone-mounted camera that takes pictures of the cervix, and an accompanying app that analyzes the data and detects whether a tumor is present. [JTA]
• In Huntsville, Alabama, a farmers market in a church parking lot offers fresh produce and sermons. [Ozy]
Stephanie Butnick is the founder of GOLDA, a Jewish lifestyle newsletter. She hosted the Tablet podcast Unorthodox, co-authored The Newish Jewish Encyclopedia: From Abraham to Zabar’s and Everything in Between, and worked as a writer and editor at Tablet.
