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Shabbos Struggle in Petach Tikvah The cry of Shabbos was sounded this past Friday by the
moro de'asra of Petach Tikvah, HaRav Boruch Shimon
Solomon, who is also the rosh yeshiva of Nachlas
Dovid, who, along with other rabbonim of the city, went down
to the shopping mall at the city's Yarkonim junction to
protest the opening of stores and marketing chains there on
Shabbos for commercial purposes. The Chief Rabbi of south Iran, Rav Zadmar, is among 13 Jews
who were arrested and charged with spying for Israel, a
capital crime in Iran. According to some reports, they were
arrested at their homes in Shiraz the night of the
seder. UTJ Denies It Has Agreed to Join Barak Government United Torah Judaism denied emphatically that it had agreed
in any way to join a government headed by Ehud Barak. An
editorial in the Hebrew language Yated Ne'eman
entitled "Lehadam" (Lo Hoyu Devorim Mei'olom)
explained that the only activity so far has been the basic
talks that are part of the routine of forming any coalition,
and they do not signal any special willingness or fundamental
agreement or even interest in joining the government in
formation. Pirate Radio Stations May Appeal To Supreme Court Attorney Tomer Moskowitz has written to Supreme Court
regarding false claims that the religious-sponsored "pirate"
radio stations are interfering with traffic control at Ben
Gurion Airport. The "Mad Chicken" Scandal in Belgium Rocks the
World Three years after the "mad cow" scandal erupted in Europe, a
new panic is spreading throughout the world in the wake of
the "cancerous chicken" epidemic. Many countries, including
Israel, now forbid the importing of poultry and poultry
products from Belgium. Jewish Charlatan Takes his Show to
England Moshe Morgenstern of New York, a retired accountant, was in
London this week in his worldwide quest for publicity.
Morgenstern has assumed a rabbinical role although it is not
known if he has a legitimate rabbinical ordination. Do You Have to be Religious to
Respect the Dead? It seems that there is broad support -- and almost universal
sympathy -- for the goal of bringing the sailors who died
when the ill-fated Dakar submarine sank over 31 years ago to
a Jewish burial. Do It Yourself
With the spring here, and everything getting so beautiful and cheerful
outside, when we look at our drab homes, it may be time to paint.
Whether you choose a professional or decide to do it yourself, you
should always be involved in choosing the right paints.
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