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NEWS The very Tau rocket that was used to attack Israeli soldiers last week may have been sent originally by Israel to Iran as part of the international American scandal of the Reagan administration known as "Irangate." Proposal for Civil Marriages Voted Down in Knesset by Yated Ne'eman Staff The Knesset plenum has voted down a provocative, offensive bill to institute civil marriages. On 1 Adar Aleph, 52 Knesset members from the coalition and religious parties not in the coalition opposed the proposal. 19 supported it, while 13 abstained. Tempo Launches Shomer Shabbos Bottle Capby N. Katzin The Tempo soft drink company has recently inaugurated a special "Shabbos cap" on its plastic bottles, thus solving the halachic problem of opening them on Shabbos. Until now, Tempo bottle caps, as those of other soft drinks, could be opened only by ripping the ring surrounding the cap off of the cap. Agricultural Organizations Attack Shemitta Observing Farmersby Betzalel Kahn In an attempt to prevent possible losses, various agricultural organization have launched a campaign against the Torah observant farmers who dedicatedly observe the laws of shemitta. This past Monday, 8 Adar I, the secretary of the Fruit Growers Organization, Ami Uliel, said: "The shmitta year is liable to cause broad importation of fruits." Deception in the Tallis Marketby N. Katzin A serious breach in today's tallis market is liable to
mislead many people purchasing a tallis kotton or a
tallis godol, who are unaware of the problems involved in
knotting tzitzis strands.
by Betzalel Kahn An attempt to market orlah grapes throughout the country disguised as imported grapes was prevented last week thanks to the alertness of kashrus supervisors. Search For Grave of Reb Nochum'ke of Grodnoby Rav M. Gilad For many years, it was assumed that the sacred tombstone of HaRav
Nochum'ke Grodner, zt"l, was located near that of his mentor,
the author of Yesod Veshoresh Ho'avodoh in the cemetery in
Grodno.
by S. Yisraeli The Israeli Advertising Standards Council, headed
by Hebrew University Professor Channa Adoni, has formulated a
series of non-mandatory ethical principles for the advertising
world. The principles focus on the prevention of misleading
statements, and the obligation to display a positive attitude
toward various segments of the population.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff The name of Dr. Judith Grunfeld is tied to the pioneering efforts of Britain's Jewish education, both before, during and after the 1939-1945 war, together with Dr. Solomon Schonfeld, architect of the Jewish Day School movement in Britain. Dr. Grunfeld served as Headmistress of the JSS (1933- 1939), "Shefford" (1939-1945) and Avigdor Primary School (1945-1954). Dr. Schonfeld went to Europe after the war to find children who had survived the Holocaust, enabling them to have a new beginning in the U.K. UTJ Knesset Members Protest High Expenses for Papal Visit Slated to Begin on Shabbosby Betzalel Kahn The Knesset Finance Committee has approved a Governmental request to allocate NIS 25 million in preparation for the planned visit of the pope to Israel in March. The arrival of the pope will cause massive Shabbos desecration, since massive police forces will be required to safeguard his visit, slated to begin on Shabbos kodesh. Melave Malka in Aid of Moscow's Yeshiva Toras Chaimby B.N. Schwalberger A large crowd of talmidim and mokeirei zichro of HaRav Moshe Soloveitchik zt"l gathered in Zurich on motzei Shabbos parshas Mishpotim for a dinner in aid of the mosdos he founded in Moscow eight years ago. The Yeshiva Gedola which began with only a few students is now a vibrant mokom Torah where the 80 bochurim sit and study, and the traditional sounds of Abaye and Rovo can be heard throughout the day. When the Pope Kidnapped a Jewish Childby N. Zeevi Some 140 years ago, on the night of June 23, 1858, a squad of policemen arrived at the apartment of Momolo and Marianna Mortara, an Italian Jewish couple in Bologna, which was then part of the Papal States that formed a swath across the Italian Peninsula. The pope's domain ran north and east from Rome to the Po River on the border of Austrian-ruled Veneto. Ceremony in Honor of Beis Yaakov -- Beitar Illitby Betzalel Kahn A series of festive events took place last week in Beitar Illit, marking the end of a decade of devoted activity in the city's Beis Yaakov school. Five hundred students from all circles of the local community study at this school. Ma'ayenei Hayeshua Hospital Opens Pediatrics Departmentby S. Baruchi The Pediatrics Department of Bnei Brak's Ma'ayenei Hayeshua Hospital opened its doors last week. Professor Yitzchok Verseno of the Schneider Children's Hospital, a top ranking pediatrician of worldwide repute, is head of the department. He is joined by four senior doctors, Drs. Chana Ofir, Ehud Lazar, Yerach Stolratz and Dario Pris, as well as a dedicated staff of pediatric nurses. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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