Nachum welcomed Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, back to JM in the AM this morning for the Weekly Update. Nachum and Malcolm began this week’s live Update with a last minute discussion about the upcoming Conference of Presidents Gala and a brief look at the life and passing of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef zt”l this week. They covered a number of other timely issues including: the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons winning the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize, Israeli citizens winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, concern over the expected “brain drain” from Israel, Iran’s continued work toward nuclear power,  the possibility of Egypt having a greater presence in Gaza, and much more.