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As Ariel Sharon began his first visit to the United States
since becoming Prime Minister, any thoughts he may have had
about relaxing and enjoying his new status are far away as
the murderous Palestinian violence in Israel continues. On 20 Adar (March 15), Lev L'Achim appealed to the High
Court to issue an order to prohibit the Education Ministry
from granting a license to the Atid school of the
Scientology cult. In addition, it has demanded that the
Ministry retract its approval of Scientology textbooks
recently approved for use. Worldwide Prayer Rallies on Erev Rosh Chodesh
Nisan In light of the trying situation in Eretz Hakodesh and the
Diaspora, maranan verabonon, the gedolei haTorah
vehaChassidus have issued a call to Jews everywhere to
assemble for prayer rallies to be held in Jewish communities
throughout the world, and to entreat the Master of all for
mercy. The High Court last week rejected two petitions submitted by
Police Officer Chezi Almassi from Maagalim in the Negev and
Sgt. Avraham Ronen from Ashdod, who wanted to remain in the
police force without being forced to work on Shabbos. Adv.
Menachem Chakmon, who represented one of the petitioners,
reacted to the High Court's decision by stating that this
was a grim day for the State of Israel.
High Court Prevents Implementation of Order Forbidding
Sale of Treif Meat in Beit Shemesh At the instructions of High Court Justice Dorit Beinish, the
Beit Shemesh Municipality will be unable to enforce the
Municipal law prohibiting the sale of pork in city
residential sections. As a result, the treif stores
will be able to continue to operate unhampered throughout
the entire city. A School for Rebbes Recently a conference took place in Yerushalayim of a new
organization called Beis Vaad Lemechanchim ("The Teachers'
Meeting-Place"). Worldwide Shmiras Haloshon Campaign This spring, the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation (CCHF)
will show the Jewish world that neither politics nor weapons
alone will save Israel; we need unity.
UTJ and Shas Oppose The Labor Party in the Knesset demands that the Minister of
Labor freeze Mishpachot Beruchot Yeladim Law (Large
Family Law) of Rabbi Shmuel Halpert, which was approved a
number of months ago in the Knesset. Convention for Chareidi Educators A three-day convention of hundreds of chareidi educational
institution directors, rabbonim and communal leaders from
all of Israel's chareidi groups was held this week at the
vacation village of Kinar on the Kinneret. A variety of top-
priority educational and administrative issues were
discussed. Worldwide Kashrus Experts Visit Yad Binyomin Matzoh
Bakery Top-ranking kashrus experts from Israel and throughout the
world have recently called upon and inspected the Yad
Binyomin Matzoh Bakery. Among them was Rabbi Yitzchok
Juravel from the United States, an expert of worldwide
renown. The Taliban Destroy Ancient Buddhist Monuments in
Afghanistan The Taliban, rulers of Afghanistan, blasted away and
destroyed last week several monumental works of ancient art
in their country: the giant standing Buddhas of Bamiyan. The
world, including the world of Islamic scholarship, was
outraged. Bad Palestinians and Good Palestinians
It has become increasingly difficult to distinguish between
the political leadership of the Palestinian people and the
wild terrorists. The Prohibition of Legal Actions in Non-halachic Courts
(Arko'os) by Rav Elyakum Devorkes
Suppose that you have witnessed a traffic accident between
two cars and one of the drivers asks you to give formal
testimony in front of an Israeli court in proceedings run
according to non-Jewish law. Are you allowed to do this? FOCUS We are continuing a letter by an anonymous (for legitimate
reasons) reader who took out the time to write her true
story. "Yes, `Virginia', people from our circles do give up
Down's children for adoption. And, yes, these children are
welcomed by missionaries, more often than we would like to
admit!" The Roots of Eretz Yisroel: Religious Conflict in
Yerushalayim and Tel Aviv- Yaffo Reb Yaakov Kamenetsky
Additional Luach Information
Many have the minhag to read every morning from a
Sefer Torah the parshas HaNesi'im from 1 Nissan until
13 Nissan. From the beginning of Nissan when someone sees a
tree blossoming for the first time he should make a
birkas ha'ilonos.
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