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NEWS The chareidi representation in the Knesset scored a most important achievement this past Monday, when the Knesset, with 51 supporters, as opposed to 46 opponents and 2 abstentions, approved the amendment to the Law of Religious Councils, which, it is hoped, will prevent the inclusion of the Reform and Conservative in the religious councils.
A Grisly Antisemitic Election Campaign is Begun by the Am
Chofshi Organization "This year, 22 soldiers were killed in Lebanon, and not one chareidi draft dodger was killed in the tents of Torah," claims Am Chofshi, the instigators of this scandalous campaign. The Kibbutzim Deceive The Courts by Betzalel Kahn A recent issue of Chadash Umeyuchad, the weekly gazette of the chareidi community of Beit Shemesh, made an eye-opening disclosure. How the Israeli Press Encouraged the Intifadahby G. Avidan Numerous instances of repression were reported by the media during the intifadah, thanks to left-wing civil rights activists, among them Palestinian Arabs. As with all sources, the accuracy of these stories should have been verified, but the "natural reaction" of secular Israeli journalism was to believe them. Knesset Committee To Discuss Ne'eman Committee Decisionsby Betzalel Kahn "The decisions of the Ne'eman committee on the topic of conversion contradict the opinion of gedolei Yisroel. As a result, we oppose their incorporation into law. We will continue to battle against the Constitution Committee with all our strength, and to oppose the acceptance of the proposed law in its current format." Degel HaTorah Plans for the Forthcoming Electionsby S. Baruchi Last Thursday, the heads of Degel HaTorah met in order to discuss burning issues on the agenda. The Meorei Yisroel Shul of Neve Yaakov was Vandalized on Friday Nightby B. Kahn On Shabbos morning, the 7th of Teves, members of the Pinsk-Karlin Meorei Yisroel synagogue of the Neve Yaakov
neighborhood were shocked to discover that their shul had
been horribly vandalized.
by R. Tzvieli At a recent session of the Knesset Finance Committee
discussing the Religious Affairs Ministry budget, MK Yigal
Bibi, Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, demanded that
this budget be sent back to the Government.
by Moshe Schapiro The antagonistic attitude of the Israeli media towards
religion in general and religious people in particular leaves
the uninformed bystander with the distinct impression that
the overwhelming majority of non-observant Israelis are
avidly anti-religious and perfectly satisfied with their
secular way of life.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff Johannesburg was privileged to have HaRav Meir Posen, of
London and Kiryat Sefer, visit this past week. He came to
assist with various mikveh projects.
by Betzalel Kahn A melave malka in honor of the Jerusalem Award Ceremony for Torah Literature for 5759 was held on the 8th of Teves in the auditorium of the Jerusalem City Council. The High Court Agrees: One Must Wear a Head Covering in a Rabbinical Courtby Yated Ne'eman Staff The High Court agrees that male lawyers and litigants who
appear in the rabbinical courts must wear head coverings,
rejecting the appeal of Attorney Rish, who claimed that the
obligation to wear a yarmulke in a rabbinical court
undermines the principle of freedom of religion and
conscience.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff A large crowd gathered in the Yeshiva Letze'irim Manchester
Beth Medrash and adjacent rooms on Monday to hear words of
Torah and his'orerus on the gaon and tzaddik
Reb Chaim Shmuel Lopian, zt'l.
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