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.

Political correspondent Tal Schneider and features writer Renee Ghert-Zand join host Amanda Borschel-Dan.

Rabbi Shalom Cohen, the influential spiritual leader of the Shas political party, died in Jerusalem this morning at the age of 91. What else do we know about him and his role in the party?

We have two primaries coming up tomorrow, in Meretz and in Religious Zionism. Is there a revolution in the offing?

Otzma Yehudit MK Itamar Ben Gvir is staging new “statesmanlike campaign” tactics. He’s not really known for his level head. What’s going on here?

Ghert-Zand tells us about the new book "The Prophet of the Andes" by author Graciela Mochkofsky.

And finally, we hear about Nazi victim Karel Švenk’s "The Last Cyclist," which was rewritten based on survivor memories and recently filmed for television.

Discussed articles include:

Rabbi Shalom Cohen, spiritual leader of the Shas party, dies at 91

Jerusalem braces for mass crowds, traffic snarls at Shas spiritual leader’s funeral

How a Catholic-born Peruvian villager led hundreds to Jewish conversion – and Israel

A lost comedy cabaret from the Terezin ghetto is reconstructed and finally staged

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IMAGE: Inca Jew Iosef Sánchez and his family, Los Olivos, Lima, Peru, 2004 (Courtesy of Graciela Mochkofsky)

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