“I’m a big advocate for anyone who needs one.” Matty Powell is a gift to the children in our Jewish community, looking out for their educational and social-emotional needs. In her fourth year on the staff of Congregation Shalom, Matty teaches 5th-grade Hebrew and the Hebrew Through Movement Specialty. Matty found her way to synagogue
About 50 people gathered in Fountain Square Sunday to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s moves to weaken his country’s Supreme Court. Legislation being pushed by Netanyahu’s legislative coalition would allow a simple majority vote by the Knesset, Israel’s parliamentary body, to overrule Supreme Court rulings. Israel is entering its seventh week of protests against.