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Cease-Fire in Gaza
by M Plaut and Yated Ne'eman Staff

A cease-fire in Gaza began at 06:00 Sunday, November 26. PA Chairman Abbas told Prime Minister Olmert that all Palestinian organizations have committed to it and said that he expects that Israel will halt its military activity in the Gaza Strip in response and will withdraw its forces from the Strip.

Thursday Night Plenary Session at Agudath Israel of America's 84th National Convention
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Thursday night's plenary session began with a moving audio- visual presentation dedicated to the devastating fire that Camp Agudah suffered this past summer, and the impressive efforts that, with Hashem's help, helped the camp recover in time to provide campers a truly memorable summer. Rabbi Meir Frischman, the camp director, provided a moving and inspiring chronicle of the events.

Young Jew in Sarcelles Fears Reprisal After Attacker Killed by Policeman
By Arnon Yaffeh, Paris

The Jewish neighborhoods of Sarcelles north of Paris were placed on alert by the Mayor based on information that members of the right-wing organization Boulogne Boys were headed to the town to exact revenge against Jews after a policeman killed one of their members while saving the life of a young Jew from a mob late last week.

Jerusalem Mayor Proposes Law to Authorize City Council to Ban Offensive Events
By Betzalel Kahn

Jerusalem Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky proposed a law on 28 Cheshvan that would authorize the Jerusalem City Council to prevent events considered offensive to local residents from taking place in the city.

A Phony Media Scoop: Do More Chareidim Suffer from Diabetes?
by N. Katzin

A recent "scoop" about chareidim consisted of sensationalist headlines that the diabetes rate among the chareidi population is thirty per cent more than that of the general population. Not only is the story wrong, but the truth is precisely the opposite!


Mrs. Yuta Hannah Rabinowitz o"h
By A. Cohen

A mournful crowd was on hand at the levaya on Erev Shabbos Chayei Soroh for Mrs. Yuta Hannah Rabinowitz o"h, the daughter of the Admor of Ozherov-Chanchin and the wife of HaRav Pinchos Eliyohu Rabinowitz, the son of the Admor of Biale-Peshischa, who passed away at a young age after great suffering and left behind her seven orphans.

HaRav Meir Bograd zt"l

HaRav Meir Bograd zt"l, one of Jerusalem's leading rabbonim who served for decades as the rov of beis knesset Har Tzvi in Kerem Avrohom, passed away at the age of 75. Gedolei Yisroel, roshei yeshivos, rabbonim and numerous Jerusalem residents took part in the late-night levaya last Thursday 3 Kislev.

HaRav Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg zt"l
by Betzalel Kahn

Maran HaRav Eliashiv shlita led a mass procession of gedolei Torah, roshei yeshivas, rabbonim, dayonim and marbitzei Torah accompanying the mittoh of HaRav Eliezer Yehuda Waldenberg zt"l, author of the Tzitz Eliezer responsa, who was laid to rest in Jerusalem last Tuesday 30 Cheshvan at the age of 90.

Poseiach Shaar on Maseches Rosh Hashonoh
by Rabbi Nosson Zeev Grossman
Reviewed by Yated Ne'eman Staff

This present cycle of the Daf Hayomi study is characterized by the new adherents who have joined the wide circle of Daf devotees. Already by the end of the previous cycle, the phenomenon of new members, avreichim and bnei Torah, joining the ranks of Daf students, was pronounced.


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