Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday.

Today’s panel comprises senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur and breaking news editor Amy Spiro, our Olympics correspondent, along with host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

For the first time in over three years, the cabinet has approved the state budget. Filled with reforms and plans for the future, the budget will now go to the Knesset where it must pass in early November or the government will fall.

Yesterday, all of Israel celebrated the country's second-ever Olympic gold medal, the nation's first medal in gymnastics, which was awarded to Artem Dolgopyat. What else is in store from Team Israel this week?

Freedom of religion activists got a boost from Dolgopyat's mother, Angela Bilan, who explained that while her son has been in a serious relationship for three years, because only his father's side of the family is Jewish, he cannot be married in Israel. Rettig Gur explains the system and how it may soon get an update -- at the initiative of the ultra-Orthodox.

Discussed articles include:

Cabinet approves state budget for 1st time in 3 years in key test for government

Israel’s modest gold medalist: Artem Dolgopyat proves a disarming Olympic hero

Artistic gymnast Artem Dolgopyat wins Israel’s 2nd-ever Olympic gold

Israel’s Olympic gold medalist Dolgopyat: I’m already planning for Paris 2024

After trouncing by South Korea, Israeli Olympic baseball hopes hang on next game

Israel’s Olympic gold medalist can’t marry in the country, his mother laments

Facing religious reforms, some Haredim now call to separate religion and state

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IMAGE: Artem Dolgopyat of Israel celebrates after winning the gold medal on the floor exercise during the artistic gymnastics men's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, August 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Welcome to The Times of Israel&rsquo;s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what&rsquo;s happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday.
Today&rsquo;s panel comprises senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur and breaking news editor Amy Spiro, our Olympics correspondent, along with host Amanda Borschel-Dan.
For the first time in over three years, the cabinet has approved the state budget. Filled with reforms and plans for the future, the budget will now go to the Knesset where it must pass in early November or the government will fall.
Yesterday, all of Israel celebrated the country's second-ever Olympic gold medal, the nation's first medal in gymnastics, which was awarded to Artem Dolgopyat. What else is in store from Team Israel this week?
Freedom of religion activists got a boost from Dolgopyat's mother, Angela Bilan, who explained that while her son has been in a serious relationship for three years, because only his father's side of the family is Jewish, he cannot be married in Israel. Rettig Gur explains the system and how it may soon get an update -- at the initiative of the ultra-Orthodox.
Discussed articles include:
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-overnight-talks-to-resolve-rifts-cabinet-meets-to-vote-on-state-budget/">Cabinet approves state budget for 1st time in 3 years in key test for government</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-modest-gold-medalist-artem-dolgopyat-proves-a-disarming-olympic-hero/">Israel&rsquo;s modest gold medalist: Artem Dolgopyat proves a disarming Olympic hero</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/artistic-gymnast-artem-dolgopyat-wins-israels-2nd-ever-olympic-gold/">Artistic gymnast Artem Dolgopyat wins Israel&rsquo;s 2nd-ever Olympic gold</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-olympic-gold-medalist-dolgopyat-im-already-planning-for-paris-2024/">Israel&rsquo;s Olympic gold medalist Dolgopyat: I&rsquo;m already planning for Paris 2024</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-trouncing-by-south-korea-israeli-olympic-baseball-hopes-hang-on-next-game/">After trouncing by South Korea, Israeli Olympic baseball hopes hang on next game</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-new-national-sports-hero-cant-marry-in-the-country-mother-laments/">Israel&rsquo;s Olympic gold medalist can&rsquo;t marry in the country, his mother laments</a>
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/facing-religious-reforms-some-haredim-now-call-to-separate-religion-and-state/">Facing religious reforms, some Haredim now call to separate religion and state</a>
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IMAGE: Artem Dolgopyat of Israel celebrates after winning the gold medal on the floor exercise during the artistic gymnastics men's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, August 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Welcome to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing: Your update on what’s important in Israel, the Middle East and The Jewish World.

Welcome to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing: Your update on what&rsquo;s important in Israel, the Middle East and The Jewish World.