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The Likud Party voted Monday night never to allow the
creation of a Palestinian state, defying Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon and apparently supporting his rival Binyamin
Netanyahu. Israeli postponed or called-off its plan to move into the
Gaza Strip in order to root out terrorists there. It sent
home some reservists who had been called-up, but others
remain on alert. The army remains poised around Gaza and it
is not clear if these moves are the result of genuine
decisions to postpone the action, or an attempt to put the
terrorists in Gaza off balance to restore the element of
surprise in a subsequent attack. The 23rd biannual Conference of European Rabbis (CER)
convention took place in Brussels last week with the
participation of 230 European rabbis including all the
European chief rabbis as well as the two chief rabbis of
Israel, Rabbi I M Lau and Rabbi Bakshi Doron, and the
Minister of Religion Rabbi O Ohana and Deputy Minister of
Housing Rabbi M Porush. The convention was held under the
patronage of the European Commission who put their building
at the disposal of the conference.
Still No Solution for Haifa's Jaffa St. Chareidi community leaders in Haifa and representatives of
United Torah Judaism on the Haifa City Council are warning
that continued construction on Jaffa Street without building
the necessary ceilings above the burial caves lying beneath
the street could pose a problem of tumas kohanim. Agudath Israel's 80th Anniversary Dinner 80 years of accomplishment, 80 years of service, 80 years of
advocacy for the Torah community were the foci of a
celebration that drew a crowd of 1400 to the New York Hilton
on Sunday night, May 5, for Agudath Israel of America's 80th
Anniversary Dinner. Thousands of Teachers Eligible for Refunds
Thousands of teachers and other educators are eligible to
receive refunds from Bituach Leumi for overpayments that
resulted from misinformation regarding the National Insurance
Law. Airlines Prepare for Summer Price War in Israel Foreign and Israeli airlines have recently announced price
cuts on airfares and holiday packages for May and June,
apparently heralding a trend toward lower prices for the
summer months.
Thank you Hashem.
We thank you Hashem for Mattan Torah on that first
Shavuos, for bringing us to the foot of Mount Sinai where we
were truly one, "as one man with one heart." We are grateful
for the unforgettable experience that day -- when the whole
creation received the first two Commandments directly --
which all of us, who were immediately present in spirit,
recall at least subliminally to this day and forever. No Psalms in Israel Remember the intensive ad campaign: "Say Tehillim --
for the Soul" that blanketed the country at the beginning of
the Jewish year? Ever wonder what happened to the catchy
jingle proclaiming the power of Psalms to bring "more
happiness -- to you, to your family, to all of us?".
Fighting Terror With Love
"Hashem will not proclaim the Redemption to Yisroel until
there is peace amongst them" (Devorim Rabba 5).
Almost thirty years ago, in 1973, several women got together
in Kiryat Mattersdorf to study the classic work of the
Chofetz Chaim about guarding one's tongue from slander,
gossip and all forms of negative speech. IN-DEPTH FEATURES In Close Conversation: The Meetings Between HaRav Shach
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