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NEWS
Shabbos Desecration in Covering Arrival of Six Elderly
Jews from Iraq After concerted efforts including two special delegates who traveled from Israel to Iraq where they covered hundreds of kilometers, the Jewish Agency succeeded in persuading six elderly Jews, most of them geriatric patients, to make aliyah on a specially chartered plane. The aliyah operation, which included extensive media coverage, involved chilul Shabbos. Founding Convention for Caucasus Kiruv Organizationby Yated Ne'eman Staff HaRav Yitzchok Silber, founder of Toldos Yeshurun, a nationwide Jewish studies program for Russian speakers, and Zoeir Gilelov, president of the World Congress for Caucasus Jewry, have initiated a program to train avreichim and bnei yeshivos from the Caucasus to lead communities in Israel and abroad. Claims Conference Decision Welcomed By Agudath Israel --
Calls for Inclusion of Jewish Communal Institutions
The decision of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany -- more commonly known as the "Claims Conference" -- to reaffirm its restitution funds allocations policy was hailed by Agudath Israel World Organization. In Defense of Jewish Babies
One way, it seems, to garner criticism from American Jewish newspapers and religious leaders is to try to assist poor families in Israel -- at least if they include chareidim. Mobilize to Resist Anti-Schechita Attempts in US
Orthodox Jewish groups are concerned about attempts to tamper with shechita in the US. Although shechita is protected by a special exemption in the US Code, some Orthodox Jewish leaders point to a number of recent developments of concern. HaRav Yitzchok Kulitz, zt'l HaRav Yitzchok Kulitz zt'l, Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem for over two decades, passed away last week at the age of 81 following a protracted illness. HaRav Shmuel Dovid Halevi Movshovitz, zt'l Last Wednesday HaRav Shmuel Dovid Halevi Movshovitz, zt'l, succumbed to a difficult illness he bore without ceasing his labors in Torah study. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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