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Gedolei Yisroel Express Firm Opposition to Proposed
Changes in Bais Yaakov Seminaries
by Yated Ne'eman Staff US President George W. Bush telephoned Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak early this week and said Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat had misled him about his commitment to fighting terror. Interior Ministry Says 70 percent of Immigrants from Former Soviet Union are not Jewish!by Betzalel Kahn According to a representative survey conducted by the Interior Ministry, a full 70 percent of immigrants who arrived from the former Soviet Union last year under the Law of Return are not Jewish, compared to a figure of 50 percent in other recent years. The figures refer to the declarations of the immigrants themselves and do not take into account that some of those who represent themselves as Jewish may not be so according to halachah. Adass Israel of Australia to Mark its 50th Yearby Yossi Fromer Adass Israel Mosdos of Melbourne Australia are about to celebrate 50 years of providing a dynamic Torah life to the Melbourne chareidi community. It was the first chareidi kehilla to be established in Melbourne after the war. Kiruv Seminar in Kievby Yated Ne'eman Staff The first-ever seminar for teachers of secular studies took place in Puscha Voditza, a suburb of Kiev, Ukraine, last week. The four-day seminar attracted more than fifty participants, representing Jewish schools throughout the country. The purpose of the conference was to give an opportunity for these Jewish teachers to get a flavor of Yiddishkeit. For many of the participants, it was the first time that they had experienced a real Shabbos atmosphere, and they responded enthusiastically. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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