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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon fired four out of five cabinet
ministers as well as five deputy ministers from Shas and the
two deputy ministers from United Torah Judaism after both
parties voted Monday night against the government's budget
plan in the Knesset, which lost 47-44. The firings go into
effect in 48 hours leaving time for negotiations which will
probably not be concluded until close to the deadline if at
all. Following the High Court decision to register fictitious
converts and the Chief Rabbinate's efforts to monopolize
religious services in Israel, particularly conversion, the
Vaad HaRabbonim LeInyonei Giyur founded by the late HaRav
Kreiswirth is reminding the public of a letter written by the
Brisker Rov in 5716 (1956): British Jews recently began an organized effort to prepare
for a possible outbreak of suicide terrorism, but those
involved decided to keep the effort under wraps to avoid
causing panic according to a report in the Israeli daily
Ha'aretz.
Treasury Removes Objections to Funds with Rabbinical
Advisors Despite its initial objections to the establishment of mutual
funds managed according to halocho and overseen by rabbonim,
the Finance Ministry has now backtracked following a
parliamentary question tabled by MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni in the
Knesset. In response, Deputy Finance Minister Yitzhak Cohen
(Shas) then called a meeting in his office and the matter is
to be arranged soon. Jerusalem School Attempts to Draw Chareidim to Secular
Studies The Rabbinical Council on (Women's) Seminaries issued a harsh
attack against attempts to bring university studies to the
chareidi community in the guise of a "chareidi college." Luna Grand Park in Haifa Shuts Down
After opening five months ago with declarations that it would
operate seven days a week, the $8 million-dollar Luna Grand
Park recently announced it would be closing altogether due to
low attendance. Rav Moshe Rauchberger, chairman of the
Religious Council's Committee for the Shabbos said the public
did a kiddush Hashem by adhering to calls from
rabbonim to boycott the site, leading to its complete
closure. A Concept that Must be Changed
The vile suicide attacks last September 11 which brought down
the twin towers of the World Trade Center along with another
47 story building, stunned the United States and changed the
way it and much of the world thinks about the future course
of events. Yet it has now come to light that American
security services had pointed to the possibility many times
previously. Nothing was done; the scenarios were not even
thought about to prepare a reaction.
Morning Dew
At first, she put the constant tiredness and irritability
down to stress and worry. Baby had been ill on and off all
winter. Her job as an assistant at the local nursery was an
additional strain, and she felt it was all too much for her.
Maybe it was `mono' or C.F.S. (chronic fatigue syndrome), but
nothing showed up on the blood test. IN-DEPTH FEATURES New Study Reveals Government's Stance on Amka Scandal |
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