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NEWS Monday morning a few minutes after nine, a group of no more than twenty Reform Jews arrived at the Kosel where they held a very noisy prayer gathering. They were shielded by a heavy police guard. Hundreds of Jews registered their distress at this provocative violation of universal Jewish tradition.
Ezra UMarpeh Flies World-Renowned
Expert to Israel to Administer Rare Medical Treatment An international enterprise was orchestrated by Rabbi Avrohom Elimelech Firrer, chairman of the Ezra UMarpeh Federation, who flew a world-renowned invasive-radiology expert to Israel in order to conduct an extremely rare medical treatment. Rabbi Ravitz: Most of UTJ's Budgetary Demands are in Education by Betzalel Kahn MK Rabbi Avrohom Ravitz the chairman of the Finance Committee, is a central figure in the entire budget affair. He delayed the approval of the budget for a long time in order to pressure the Knesset into approving the Religious Council's Law. A Coalition is Formed in the Jerusalem Municipality by Betzalel Kahn After three months during which the Jerusalem Municipality
was paralyzed due to the failure of Mayor Olmert to form a
coalition, the members of its council agreed to form a
coalition which will direct the city.
by Betzalel Kahn While the police and the General Prosecutor are ignoring the
complaints about the wave of lethal incitement aimed at the
chareidi community, Rabbi Chaim Miller of UTJ, deputy mayor
of Jerusalem, was interrogated in the Jerusalem Police
Department this past Friday, for having said that some of the
Russian immigrants are not Jewish and have brought the pork
industry to Israel.
by E. Rauchberger and M. Plaut "The Knesset is adjourned and recessed," announced Dan Tichon, dramatically, as he closed the 14th Knesset without its having approved a current budget. Knesset Protects Religious CouncilsB. Isaac Agudas Yisroel of America has welcomed the Israeli Knesset's
passage of legislation to preserve the integrity of the
country's religious councils, which serve the religious needs
of the general population.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff Labor Party head, Ehud Barak and the head of Mafdal, minister
Yitzchak Levi, have signed an anti-violence pact designed to
moderate the intensity of political warfare during the
current election campaign.
by A. Cohen HaRav Yosef Tzvi Dunner, the ravad of the Hisachdus of
Chareidi Communities of England, president of Agudas Yisroel
of Europe, and one of the most eminent leaders of Jewry
abroad, arrived in Eretz Yisroel last week to bake matzos
for England's chareidi community.
by A. Cohen Secretary-general of Degel HaTorah, Rabbi Moshe Gafni, has
asked Ministry of the Interior elections commissioner,
attorney Ehud Shilat, to use the Jewish date in place of the
secular one for determining voter eligibility in the upcoming
Knesset elections.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff The ninth annual Yarchei Kallah in Holland drew a large crowd, and lasted for three days of ample and productive learning. Israeli Judge Unleashes Attack on Those Who Dare to Differby Yated Ne'eman Staff Be'er Sheva Magistrate Oded Alyagon has unleashed a storm of controversy after he denounced Orthodox Jews, among others, as "human-sized lice" who are trying "to take over the judicial system via brutal and relentless attacks and blood libels." Synagogues and Religious Artifacts Preserved in Romaniaby S. Fried In the summer of 1997, a research team from the Center for
the Study of Jewish Art of the Hebrew University went to
Romania, where it conducted a survey of that country's Jewish
art.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff Foreign Affairs Minister, Ariel Sharon has instructed the
general director of his office, Eitan Bentzur, to recall the
Israeli ambassador to Germany Avi Primor, in order to clarify
the remarks he made in an interview with the German
newspaper, Di Welte, in which he attacked the
chareidim and especially the Shas movement.
by Eliezer Rauchberger and Betzalel Kahn The religious representation in the Knesset managed its most
impressive legislative achievement during this term of office
last Tuesday: the passage of the Religious Councils Law.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff The hakomas matzeivo of the Lakewood mashgiach,
HaRav Nosson Meir Wachtfogel, zt'l, took place last
week on Wednesday at Har Hamenuchos.
Editor's Note: The thoughtful article by Moshe Schapiro
about his experiences in the Israeli Army elicited a number
of interesting responses, which we are presenting here. We
are also including another letter that appeared last week in
the Hebrew Yated because of its relevance to the
issues discussed here.
by B. Rabinowitz Last Tuesday, the 9th of Shevat, Rebbetzin Soro Pesha Ben-
Menachem, o"h, daughter of HaRav Isser Zalman Meltzer
author of Even Haezel, and wife of R' Yitzchok Meir,
zt"l, author of Parshas Hamelech, returned her
pure soul to its Maker. The petirah occurred in the
Negev settlement of Tifrach.
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