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Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told the weekly Cabinet meeting
on Sunday that the two British bombers involved in the
bombing of Mike's Bar in Tel Aviv last week entered the
territories via the Allenby Bridge. They brought in their
explosives hidden in a copy of the Quran, the central book of
the Islamic religion. The explosives were especially compact,
and of a kind that is unknown in the Palestinian Authority
areas, and it is speculated that is why they were not
detected. The new, 462-page economic plan contains hundreds of laws
that reduce the national budget by a total of NIS 11 billion
($2.4 billion). The first half of the budget slashing
received Knesset Finance Committee approval early last week
(which is all it needed to take effect) and two days later
the second half (which required Knesset action) passed a
first reading in the Knesset.
In a spirit of unity among Torah-true Jews in Jerusalem, the
candidate list for United Torah Jewry-Agudas Yisroel-Degel
HaTorah (UTJ) was submitted last week in advance of municipal
elections scheduled for 3 Sivan. Heading the list is Mayor
Rabbi Uri Lupolianski, who also presented his candidacy for
the mayor's office.
Dollar Falls Below NIS 4.5 Against Shekel The dollar continued its fall against the shekel early
Monday, falling to NIS 4.47 in interbank trading. Altogether,
in the past two months the shekel has appreciated 9.2 percent
against the dollar. These rapid fluctuations are often a
symptom of an economy in transition. Some observers say that
it may fall as low as NIS 4.4. 700 May be Fired from Chinuch Atzmai The Ministry of Education ordered the Chinuch Atzmai to cut
8,000 hours of instruction. As a result, the system may be
forced to let go as many as 700 teachers throughout the
country. This was announced by Rabbi Meir Luria and Rabbi
Avrohom Yosef Lazerson, the two heads of the Chinuch
Atzmai. Secular Photographer Tries to Capture Siren Violators on
Film
A sharp verbal dispute erupted on Holocaust Remembrance Day
last week in Bnei Brak when a secular newspaper photographer
came to try to film local pedestrians walking during the
siren. Many chareidim feel that observing a period of silence
is a non-Jewish way to honor the dead and that they prefer to
show their respect in other ways. However in recent years
most chareidim who are in public places when the sirens are
sounded remain still. Efforts to Raise Awareness of Sanctity at Kosel
Hamaaravi New signs have been posted at the Western Wall Plaza asking
visitors to preserve the sanctity of the site by dressing
moderately and appropriately, turning off cell phones and
refraining from conversation or other noise that could
disturb prayers. Treatment of Allergies Prevents Complications and
Asthma A large percentage of seasonal allergy victims suffer from
allergy symptoms such as itching, sneezing, shortness of
breath and runny nose. "The treatment of seasonal allergies
is known to be highly important, not only because it eases
symptoms but also in order to prevent complications and the
development of diseases such as asthma and sinusitis," says
Dr. Shlomo Bar Sela, a top allergist and director of Kupat
Cholim Meuchedet's allergy clinic in Jerusalem. Measles Outbreak in Jerusalem The Ministry of Health is sponsoring a wide-scale
immunization drive among children in Jerusalem's chareidi
neighborhoods following an outbreak of measles among children
who did not receive measles shots. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising -- Secular Symbol of Jewish
Success
The uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto against the Nazis which
began on April 29, 1943 and lasted about a month, just over
sixty years ago, is used by secular Jews as a sign and a
symbol of what they want to remember: an act of physical
heroism and resistance against an overwhelmingly stronger
force that managed to hold out and inflict losses on the Nazi
forces.
Count Your Blessings
A popular song says, "If you have worries and you can't
sleep, just count your blessings instead of sheep." Igros HaNetziv MeVolozhin -- New Letters from the
Netziv Letter by Letter: The Story of the Romm Publishing House
and the Vilna Shas
Ta'anis Sheini Kamma falls on Monday, 10 Iyar (May 12)
and Ta'anis Chamishi falls on Thursday, 13 Iyar (May
15).
Pesach Sheini falls on Friday, 14 Iyar (May 16).
Tachanun is not said and the minhag is to eat
matzos during this day. The Chida writes that we should
increase our simchah on Pesach Sheini since it
is kodosh to Hashem.
From the eve of 12 Iyar (the night between May 13th and 14th)
even if someone is doubtful whether he mentioned morid
hatal in Shemoneh Esrei he does not need to repeat
the Shemoneh Esrei.
On Thursday night, the eve of 14 Iyar (the night between May
15th and 16th) will be a full lunar eclipse. In England and
Europe the eclipse will be evident during the whole night but
in Eretz Yisroel the eclipse will only be evident from 4:00
AM until sunrise.
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