What You Missed in the News: February 2 – 9

It was a good week in the news, particularly here at Shalom Life, as we celebrate the launch of brand new site format. Take a moment to browse if you like, and check out our new Sports section!

To recap everything that’s taken place this week, we have compiled a list of our top stories for the week of February 2nd, containing our most read, most interesting, and most talked about material focusing on a range of topics that include news, culture, business, technology, politics, sports and more.

A Look at Israel’s Athletes at Sochi 2014

The best of the best will be competing in Sochi, Russia starting this Friday, including five determined Israeli athletes set on bringing home the gold

REVIEW: ‘The Lego Movie’ Shines Beyond Its Plastic Surface

Phil Lord and Chris Miller construct a poignant, heartfelt, and hilarious animated film with Lego.

The Nosh Pit – Kosher Malaysian Recipes

For your next Asian-inspired meal, put your Chinese and Japanese cookbooks aside and try one of these delectable Malaysian dishes.

Jewish Top 10s: Olympic Moments

In honor of the Olympic Games opening today to mark Sochi 2014, we look at some of the most celebrated and most interesting Jewish Olympic moments in history

2014 Juno Nominees Announced

The nominations for this year’s Juno Awards were announced in downtown Toronto. Arcade Fire leads with six nods for their stellar ‘Reflektor’; Drake, Serena Ryder, Michael Buble, Celine Dion are close behind

REVIEW: Metamorphosis

The Icelandic theatre group, Vesturport, and Lyric Hammersmith’s adaptation of Franz Kafka’s classic tale is powerful, poignant, haunting, and a must-see.

Shalom, Bolivia: A Jewish Culture Guide

Bolivia may have a decreasing amount of permanent Jewish residents, but thousands of Israeli tourists visit each year.

Jewish Hall of Fame: Gustav Mahler

This week’s inductee is the creator of some of the most extravagant symphonies ever performed, an innovative virtuoso, conductor, composer, philosopher and multi-talented musician

Breakthrough Jew – Joel Kinnaman

This Swedish-born actor plays Alex in the Robocop reboot

Startup Club: Solve Media

Morphing those annoying little scriptures called CAPTCHAs into intriguing and compelling content, New York’s Solve Media is currently altering the advertising industry, one CAPTCHA at a time