02.03.2013                      20.Adar. 5773                      Ki Tisa; Paraschat Parah

Jüdische Welt:

U.S. Senate confirms Jack Lew, an Orthodox Jew, as Treasury secretary

Lew, who had served as Obama's chief of staff, will replace Timothy Geithner, according to a source; Lew has close working relationships with Israeli envoy to the U.S. and Deputy FM Danny Ayalon and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz.

The United States' Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jacob Lew to be Treasury secretary, affirming President Barack Obama's choice of a budget expert at a time when Congress and the White House are at odds over sharp government spending cuts….