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Charges that hundreds of Christian missionaries are
exploiting the difficult social and economic situation of new
immigrants, and that the police are not doing enough to
protect them, were voiced by Adi Eldar, chairman of the Union
of Local Authorities. According to Vaad Research Minister of Interior Sharansky announced that 208,000 non Jews from the former Soviet Union (FSU) immigrated to Israel in the ten year period ending in 1998. Draft Committee Behind Schedule The Tal Committee, which was set up to create legislation that would formalize the current procedures governing draft deferment for yeshiva students, will not complete its work in the time limit accorded it. Excerpts from The "Classified" Document Following is a private English translation of the Israeli Government document that was forbidden for publication in Israel until it was ordered released by the High Court late last week. Extensive work, which would have involved mass Shabbos desecration, was prevented through the efforts of the Committee on Behalf of Shabbos which enlisted the aid of Infrastructure Minister Eli Suissa (Shas) and UTJ MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni.
Meeting of the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries in Europe An urgent meeting of the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries in Europe took place last Sunday in London. Melbourne Kollel Celebrates Eighteenth Anniversary The Kollel Beis HaTalmud Yehudah Fishman Institute in Melbourne, Australia recently celebrated its eighteenth anniversary. Hundreds of Lakewood Students Came to Eretz Yisroel Hundreds of Lakewood Yeshiva students have arrived in Eretz Yisroel to participate in the memorial ceremony on the first yahrtzeit of HaRav Nosson Tzvi Wachtfogel zt"l. The Rule of Law vs. the Interests of the GSS
Last week, the only Israeli people who could read the Raviv Document were those who had access to the Internet. As MK Michael Eitan and members of the press struggled to have it published officially, the Attorney General and the State Prosecutor insisted that its (further) publication would cause irreparable harm to State security. Home and Hearth "Home is the place where one can find some of the greatest satisfactions in life. It is the place where we eat and sleep, work and play, struggle with the problems of the present and plan with hope for the future. Truly, it is the very foundation of our existence.
HaRav Chaim Ezra Barzel -- Hashem's Loyal Soldier
The last day for Kiddush Levonoh -- Kislev
One can say Kiddush Levonoh in the entire world until Tuesday, the 14 Kislev (Nov. 23), at 10:58 A.M., Israeli time. In eastern countries, Eretz Yisroel, Europe, and eastern America the actual final time is therefore the entire Monday night, the eve of 14 Kislev. However, in most of America the final time is according to the difference in time zones in comparison to Eretz Yisroel.
The astronomical full moon is at 9:04 A.M., less than two hours earlier than the nigud emtzo'i but approximately seven and a half hours before the end of fifteen full days from the molad.
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