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The 2003 State budget is scheduled to come up for its first
vote on Wednesday. Labor, one of the major partners in the
government, is threatening to withhold support. If they do
not vote for the budget, Prime Minister Sharon has said that
he will throw them out of the government. The Bank of Israel held key lending rates for November
unchanged at a rate of 9.1 percent, governor David Klein
announced on Monday. Rates have been at this level now for
five months. The last change was a two percent hike in
July. Last week the founding conference of the Congress of Euro-
Asian Rabbis was held in Alma-Ata, capital of Kazakhstan. The
Congress' general secretary, Moscow Chief Rabbi Pinchas
Goldschmidt, said all of the rabbonim and kehillos in
Eurasia would now benefit from assistance and guidance in all
areas of Jewish life and would be well represented in the
Congress.
Chiraq Receives Hizbullah Head at Francophone Conference
in Beirut The appearance of Hizbullah head Nassarle on the dignitaries'
platform at the Conference of French- Speaking Nations in
Beirut while French President Jacques Chiraq was delivering a
speech against terrorism, has given rise to renewed tension
among French Jews. French newspapers glossed over Nassarle's
presence among the heads of state as if they had received
orders from above. Thousands Attend Gatherings Throughout Europe Marking the
Yahrtzeit of HaRav Shach Thousands of Jews from every stream of Judaism attended
dozens of gatherings held at heichalei Torah and
kehillos kedoshos throughout the Europe to mark one
year since the histalkus of Maran HaRav Elozor
Menachem Mann Shach, zt'l, last week. Tenafly Eruv Decision Hailed by U.S. Aguda
The Third Circuit Court of Appeal's decision in favor of the
Tenafly Eruv Association's quest to maintain an eruv in
Tenafly, New Jersey was heartily welcomed by Agudath Israel
of America.
Terror is an approach that is very effective against a weak
adversary. It is most successful when used against someone
who reacts quickly, without careful thought, and from an
overpowering and immediate desire to be saved from its
ravages: Give the terrorist what he is asking for, and get on
with life. However, it will never end there. Satisfying one
demand of a terrorist will only lead to his making more and
bigger demands.
Flowers for Ima Friday afternoon. Sima stood there exhausted - her legs were
swollen and her back was hurting again. After two full days
of preparing for Shabbos, there were still things to be done:
to fold some laundry, prepare the rooms for the guests and
make another trip to the grocery. IN-DEPTH FEATURES Burial in Jerusalem: The Har Menuchos Cemetery The Jews of Bukhara
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