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Rundown of Week's Anti-Religious Laws

Budgetary Discrimination

The Committee for Government Review in the Knesset dealt this past Tuesday with MK Rabbi Gafni's proposal to submit to the Attorney General a request for the investigation of the legal aspects of the issue of budgetary and political discrimination against the yeshiva world.

"We Will Stop Every Occurrence of Trampling the Basic Rights of the Jewish People in European Institutions"

The above statement was made by the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, Trovioren Yagland, in a speech he made before the participants of the 28th three-day convention of the Conference of European Rabbis on the subject of "Future Challenges Facing European Jewry." The convention of the Conference of European Rabbis, which took place this year in Berlin, culminated on Tuesday and was attended by 200 of the most prominent rabbonim and dayonim who dealt with an agenda of varied subjects concerning European Jewry today.


HaRav Shlomo Heiman, zt"l, Rosh Yeshivas Torah Vodaas
In Honor of his Yahrtzeit, 17 Kislev 5705/1945

On the historic day that Rabbi Shlomo arrived to America's shores to serve as rosh yeshiva of Torah Vodaas, Reb Yaakov Lipshitz zt"l wrote:

"The prophecy of Rabbenu Hagodol Reb Chaim of Volozhin, has taken on a new meaning."

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Some ten years ago, the government of Israel signed an agreement on the White House lawn with Yasser Arafat as a representative of the Palestinian people.

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The Lapse Of A Hairsbreadth: A Shmuess


by HaRav Sholom Schwadron, zt'l

Part II

We see that Timna wanted to convert, but the Ovos rejected her, so she went to live with Elifaz, and Amolek was produced from their union. Timna was certainly rejected for her bad character traits, yet Heaven meted out punishment for this. With the great Ovos, even a small lapse can draw a big punishment. The Lapse of a Hairsbreadth: A Shmuess


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From Kishinev to Bialystok -- and Since


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Editor's Note: Although the material covered in this article is very important to read for a proper perspective on how bad antisemitism can be, it is probably not permissible to read it on Shabbos. In case of doubt, a competent halachic authority should be consulted.





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