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Daybreak: Spotlight on Cantor’s Ties to Rabbi

Plus new report on Iran’s nuclear program, atheist summer camp, and more

by
Stephanie Butnick
August 24, 2012
U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) (C) speaks during a news conference July 10, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) (C) speaks during a news conference July 10, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)

• Rep. Eric Cantor’s ties to Rabbi Yosef Pinto are being examined now that Pinto’s aide, Ofer Biton, is under FBI investigation for charges of immigration fraud. [Al-Monitor]

• A new report is said to show that Iran is continuing to develop its nuclear program and facilities, with a focus on enriching uranium to the point where, experts say, a nuclear bomb could be built. [NYT]

• Is atheist summer camp the new Jewish summer camp? [ABC News]

• San Francisco’s Wise Sons deli—where Woody himself has been spotted dining—was named one of Bon Apetit’s best new Jewish delis. [Huffington Post]

• A new website offers Yiddish Curses for Republican Jews, because of course. [Jewcy]

Stephanie Butnick is chief strategy officer of Tablet Magazine, co-founder of Tablet Studios, and a host of the Unorthodox podcast.