Gross, who was in Cuba to set up independent internet for the island's Jewish community, survived his five-year jail term by thinking about family members who survived the Holocaust.

What brings a young man born in modern, communist China to move to Israel and convert to Judaism? In a black hat and suit, Aaron Waldman talks about his long search for the truth and his family's difficulty accepting his metamorphosis.

A message from two of the Councils of the Torah Sages announces that, among other things, there will be no cooperation with the Education Ministry on matters of determining the curriculum, educational staff and student enrolment.