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IDF: Arafat will be Gone Within 6 Months
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The IDF's General Staff has reached the conclusion that Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's stature is dropping so quickly that there is no need for Israel to push him out. They expect that a new leadership will soon form.

South African Jews Prepare For Un Conference
by D. Saks and Yated Ne'eman Staff

South African Jews are bracing themselves for a possible repeat of what transpired at last year's Durban anti-racism conference when the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) takes place in Johannesburg in August this year.

Shuvu Enrollment on Rise Thanks to Network's Good Name and New Advertising Campaign
by Moshe Schapiro

The phone rings at Shuvu's headquarters in Yerushalayim and Larissa Litvin lifts the receiver.

"Shuvu, shalom," she begins.

Mrs. Litvin hears the Russian greeting on the other end of the line.

Safety in Crosswalks
by S. Fried

The National Traffic Safety Authority, the Ministry of Education and Israel Police's Traffic Division are launching a summer safety campaign on the proper use of crosswalks. The campaign, scheduled to run from June 30th to September 15th, has adopted as its slogan, "Pasim Lev."

HaRav Nachman Bulman zt"l
by Yated Ne'eman Staff and M Plau

This past motzei Shabbos, parshas Matos-Mas'ei, at 1:00 A.M., thousands of pained and bereaved mourners from all over Eretz Yisroel accompanied the seventy-seven year old HaRav Nachman Bulman on his last earthly journey. Though he had been ill for some time, his petiroh on Shabbos kodesh was sudden and unexpected..

Rav Elchonon Tzvi (Charles) Wengrove zt"l
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Last Friday, erev Shabbos parshas Matos-Mas'ei, Rav Elchonon Tzvi (Charles) Wengrove zt"l was niftar. He was buried on Har Hamenuchos before Shabbos.

Expansion of Manchester Kollel
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Almost a zman has elapsed since the opening of the Kollel Heichal HaTorah in Manchester under the leadership of Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl, aimed at aspiring yungerleit, who want to excel in Torah and yiras Shomayim. In the short time of its existence, the Kollel has earned a reputation for its high level of hasmodoh, iyun, and ameilus baTorah, beyond all expectations.

Dedication of the New Bais Hamedrash of Yeshivat Nachlas Asher in Jerusalem
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

On Monday, June 17, 2002, 8 Tammuz 5762, the dedication of the new beis hamedrash of Yeshivas Nachlas Asher, a division of Beer Avraham Educational Institutions, took place in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Mishnas Rabbi Akiva Eiger--Hei'ir Yosef: Maseches Eruvin Perek Hador
by HaRav Yosef Arie Lorincz
Reviewed by Yated Ne'eman Staff

One of the most praiseworthy works recently published is the series Mishnas Rabbi Akiva Eiger, a compilation of comments and observations of Rabbi Akiva Eiger arranged by topic and accompanied by the sefer Hei'ir Yosef, which contains explanations and an extensive analysis of the observations of Rabbi Akiva Eiger.


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