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NEWS
Another disturbing decision of the High Court justices was issued last week when three judges headed by Aharon Barak forbade the Housing and Construction Ministry to grant buyers of apartments in Elad any benefits that are not offered to other buyers in the center of the country. The reason for this is that the Housing Ministry has designated Elad as a city with a religious character. Histadrut Plans a General Strike; Degel HaTorah Studies the
Proposed Reforms The noisy public debate between Amir Peretz, flamboyant head of Israel's central labor organization, and Finance Minister Shochat over the proposed financial reforms continued as Peretz threatened to call a general strike for next Monday after Shavuos so as not to interfere with the holiday. High Court Justices End Term of
Karta Director Justices of High Court have decided to end the term of office of Karta company director Ephraim Holtzberg. The decision was reached on erev Pesach despite recommendations from government officials to continue his term in office. Special Rabbinical Committee To
Fight Jerusalem Arena Project
HaRav Yosef Sholom Eliashiv, the pillar of halachic authority, asked members of the Rabbinical Committee for the Sanctity of Shabbos in Jerusalem to decide upon a course of action to thwart the proposed Arena project for an international cultural center in the holy city. Knesset Weighs Bill to Jail Women for Desecrating the
Kosel
Shas and United Torah Judaism proposed bills in response to a recent High Court ruling, which granted the Reform group Women of the Wall permission to hold monthly prayers that would subject women who pray with a Torah at the Kosel Ham'arovi to jail sentences of up to seven years. The two bills passed the Knesset on preliminary reading, despite opposition from the government. Shema Yisroel Yad Vashem Tov Center To Open in
Jerusalem "One Shavuos night, in a hideout between the trees of the forest, the Rav of Potick made kiddush over a bit of wine and recited the shehecheyonu blessing. When asked how he could recite shehecheyonu on so difficult a period, he replied: `My shehecheyonu is in gratitude to Hashem for my staunchness of faith, which has not waned even by a hairsbreadth.'" Tehillim Rally On Behalf of 13
Iranian Jews The trial of the 13 Iranian Jews charged with espionage for Israel ended on Monday, Iyar 24. The court postponed sentencing for two weeks.
Gathering in Honor of 195th
Yahrtzeit of the Maharitz A large gathering was held recently in honor of the 195th yahrtzeit of the Maharitz, Mori Yichya Salich one of the greatest Yemenite rabbonim. The gathering was organized by the Pe'ulat Tzaddik organization headed by HaRav Yitzchak Ratzabi and took place in Jerusalem. El Al Serves Non-Kosher Food at Frankfurt Airport A serious complaint has been lodged with El Al regarding the serving of non-kosher food to passengers awaiting a recent flight from Frankfurt. The complaint noted that the passengers were not informed that the food was not kosher. As a result, innocent Jews unwittingly ate non-kosher food. Two Bored Minors Vandalize Tzfas Synagogue Tzfas police arrested two minors about a month ago suspected of having desecrated a Sephardic synagogue in the city's Avkor neighborhood last week. This new shul is open only on Shabbos. The minors are new immigrants. Bikur Cholim: The Oldest Hospital Renews Itself While holding on tight to eternal Jewish values Jerusalem's Bikur Cholim hospital has bridged almost two centuries since concerned talmidei chachomim started taking care of the Old City's ill in a few rented rooms. Poverty and illness were rampant then with only the missionary hospitals to turn to for treatment. 4 Dayanim Appointed The official Committee approved the appointment of 4 new dayanim in the Chief Rabbinate's rabbinical courts. Miktze Haaretz Introduces New
Immigrants To Judaism A seminar on the foundations and values of the Jewish heritage was held recently in Yerocham for immigrants from the former Soviet Union now living in Israel's southern and central regions. They came from as far afield as Beersheba, Dimona, Yerocham, Ofakim and Ashdod -- in the South; and from Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Beit Shemesh, Petach Tikva and Kfar Sava -- in the central region. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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