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An interim agreement to prevent the continual desecration of
the ancient cemetery in Prague was reached last week. The
English Committee for the Rescue of the Cemeteries in Europe,
prominent rabbonim from the United States, chareidi activists
and the Office of Chief Rabbi of Israel Yisroel Meir Lau, all
made untiring efforts to prevent the desecration of this
ancient cemetery. Barak Permits the PA to Drill for Gas
Off of Gaza Minster of National Infrastructure Eliyahu Suissa has
expressed his opposition to the decision of the Prime
Minister to grant the Palestinian Authority a permit to
conduct gas drilling off the shores of Gaza,... While foreign media news reports appear to indicate that the
chareidi community is "critical" of the pope's visit, the
truth is that it is far more likely to be apathetic,
according to representatives of Am Echad.
State Comptroller: Religious
Affairs Ministry a Failure at Burial Management State Comptroller Eliezer Goldberg has stated that the
Religious Affairs Ministry is a complete failure in all that
pertains to its handling of burials in Israel. Chinuch Atzmai Rejects High Court
Intervention "Since the establishment of the State, Torah educational
systems and Chinuch Atzmai have always enjoyed full
educational autonomy. Any undesirable intervention by the
High Court in the curriculum or number of classroom hours
constitutes an intolerable offense to the core of the
system's spiritual autonomy. Failure of Open Policy to Jews in
Algeria The cancellation of a visit by a Jewish contingent to cities
in which Algerian Jews once lived signifies the failure of
the president of Algeria's policy of openness towards the
Jews. How Will the Pope's Words be
Implemented?
Apparently in preparation for his trip this week to the Holy
Land, the first full visit by a leader of the Roman Catholic
millions, Pope John Paul II prayed that "in recalling the
sufferings endured by the people of Israel throughout
history, Christians will acknowledge the sins committed by
not a few of their number against the people of the Covenant
. . ." Put a Lid on It I would like to tell you the stories of four young women
who live in different places and have nothing to do with each
other, but everything to do with a sometime problem in our
community. Cellar Under a Cellar -- The
Inspiring Story of the Maizlik Family of Kiev
Due to the Purim holiday on Wednesday (in Yerushalayim), this
week's edition of Dei'ah Vedibur was posted on Thursday. |
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