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NEWS
HaRav Mordechai Gifter zt"l
by Betzalel Kahn The Rishon Letzion Sephardic Chief Rabbi has issued directives to grant kashrus certification to marketers of sefichin produce even to those who have violated the Jerusalem Chief Rabbinate kashrus guidelines. He announced his decision at a meeting with the director of the Kashrus Department of the Jerusalem Religious Affairs Council, Rabbi Yehoshua Pollack. HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Urges Support of Shmittah Observant Farmersby A. Cohen In a letter to a rabbinical contingent from the Nationwide
Center for Shmittah Observant Farmers, HaRav Chaim Kanievsky
wrote: "Assistance to the shmittah observant farmers
to the best of one's abilities is a great obligation. Those
who lend them a hand are actually participating in the
mitzvah of letting the land lie fallow. Those assisting them
will be blessed with the Torah blessing of, `Vetzivisi es
birchosi,' which includes everything."
by Aryeh Zisman An attempt to desecrate burial caves in Haifa was recently prevented by representatives of the City Council's Religious Bloc protesting "rescue" operations by the Antiquities Authority. As of last week, work had been halted. Nonetheless, it is still feared that clandestine excavations might continue. MK Rabbi Gafni visited the site on 21 Teves in order to study the situation and prevent any desecration of graves. The Date Line: Don't Move to New ZealandBy HaRav Y. A. Zilber It was recently reported by Yated that some South
African Jews are planning to emigrate to New Zealand.
In that context, I would like to remind readers that the
days of the week and Shabbos in New Zealand which are
accepted by Jews since Creation, are in accordance with the
date line decided upon by the Chazon Ish zy"o, namely
one day later than that of the local non-Jewish population
of New Zealand. by Betzalel Kahn "We came to Eretz Yisroel during these difficult
times for one purpose: to give chizuk and to receive
chizuk. Now is the time to show that only the Torah
has the power to give chizuk."
by Yated Ne'eman Staff On November 21, the Harvard Medical School released a report noting the connection between nicotine addiction and mental illness. It is estimated that nearly 45 percent of total cigarettes purchased in the United States were bought by people with a diagnosable mental illness. Jerusalem Connected to Electric Trunk Lineby N. Katzin The Israel Electricity Company has announced the connection of Jerusalem to the nationwide electric grid at a voltage of 400 kilowatts. The connection was made by means of two lines branching off from the Tsipit and Ramat Chovav electric wiring stations in the south, joining with the Even Sapir station in the Jerusalem hills, a station equipped with some of the most advanced technological devices in the world, under computer control. Alert: Mexican Chewing Gum Problematicby A. Cohen The Chief Rabbinate of Israel has instructed all retail food stores to remove chewing gum and gum candies under the kashrus supervision of Rabbi Leiberson of Mexico from their shelves. Beis Hamedrash Hachodosh in Manchesterby Yated Ne'eman Staff Motzei Shabbos Vayechi a great celebration took place in Manchester. A large crowd, including the rabbonim of the town and some of the most prominent members of the community, participated in the hanochas even hapinoh of the Beis Hamedrash Hachodosh on Northumberland Street. Palestinian Memo on Clinton's Roleby Yated Ne'eman Staff On Monday January 22, barely two days after Clinton left the office of the U.S. Presidency, the Palestinian Authority, through its Palestinian Media Center, issued a memo discussing the role of the Clinton administration in Middle East peace talks. Following are excerpts from that memo: Reb Yisroel Hacohen Miller zt"lby Betzalel Kahn Reb Yisroel Hacohen Miller, zt"l, one of the heads of Hatzoloh in New York, was taken in a tragic traffic accident in Yerushalayim on Thursday 23 Teves. Reb Yisroel had been on his way to lay tefillin with his son at the Kosel. He was 36 at the time of his petirah. Rebbetzin Chaya Chermona Rauchberger o"hby Y. Ariel On Friday, the 17th of Teves, the righteous Rebbetzin Chaya Chermona Rauchberger, o"h, returned her pure soul to its Maker. Rebbetzin Rauchberger was eishes chover of HaRav Moshe Rauchberger, a rav in Haifa and a member of the Council of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel a loyal supporter of gedolei Yisroel and chareidi Jewry. HaRav Alter Meir Wilmovsky, zt"lby Betzalel Kahn A mournful throng accompanied HaRav Alter Meir Wilmovsky, zt"l, one of Jerusalem's finest avreichim, on his last earthy journey last week. He was 27 years old at the time of his petirah. Noble Nobel Prize?by Pinchas Moses ill a criminal be selected for the Nobel Peace Prize again? All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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