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Chareidi Population Expected to Skyrocket The Central Bureau for Statistics published forecasts saying that in 2059 chareidim will account for 41 percent of the total population. The forecast was prepared following a request by the Finance Ministry's Budget Department for a long-range forecast of Israel's population over the next half century. A bill to ban shechitah could come up for a vote in the Dutch Senate
this week, though it is expected to be brought only for discussion at
this point. Ratification of the proposed law would carry widespread
ramifications for other European Union countries. Passage in one
country makes it more likely that others will follow suit.
One of the world's oldest sifrei Torah made its way from
Baghdad to Netanya.
Written in large, clear letters on thick parchment, the sefer
Torah was brought to Eretz Yisroel from Yeshivat Beit Zalcha in
Baghdad. Its age has been estimated at 400 years.
We all want to raise stable, resilient children. In every generation
the goals are the same but the challenges are different. How to deal
with our generation's unique challenges was the topic of two well-
attended sessions at the recent Agudath Israel convention.
The Federal Social Court in Germany has issued a ruling that all World
War II ghetto workers are eligible for reparations retroactively from
July 1997, even if their claim was filed after 2009, including claims
filed now. These claims can total as much as NIS 200,000 ($50,000) and
more.
The Achuzat Har Yonah project in Natzerat Illit is progressing very
rapidly towards a projected ground breaking in only a few months.
Detailed building plans have been filed with the Ministry of Housing
and they were approved as being consistent with the general
guidelines.
Rabbi Chaim Chizkiyahu was born on 17 Cheshvan 5595/1834 in
Yerushalayim. His father was HaRav Refoel Asher Eliyahu.
From Our Archives Opinion & Comment
Those of today's religious retirees who move to Israel hardly have to
undergo such severe initiation rites, yet most Jewish retirees are
still reluctant to spend the evening of their lives in Israel. Many
fear a seemingly insurmountable hurdle of worries and adaptation pains
without realizing that these fears are less relevant today than ever
before, while conversely the benefits are far greater.
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