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As part of its offensive against Hamas, Israeli soldiers
arrested Sheikh Muhammad Taha, 65, one of the co-founders of
Hamas, as well as three of his sons, all of whom were deeply
involved in terror activities. Three other Hamas terror
criminals were detained at the same time, including one who
was arrested while preparing a bomb. Israeli troops
encountered heavy fire in the operation, including seven
bombs that were set off. During a meeting with representatives of the United Jewish
Communities, Keren Hayesod and the Jewish Agency last week
Prime Ministry Ariel Sharon said he would work to shorten the
conversion procedure "to ease the hardship of people waiting
a long time to complete the process." Sharon said the change
would become feasible once the Interior Ministry was taken
out of the hands of a chareidi party, referring to Shas.
This year, a still little-known but important Jewish umbrella
organization, the African Jewish Congress, celebrates its
tenth anniversary.
Palestinian Preventative Security Service Funds
Terrorism Documents found recently in the Gaza offices of the
Palestinian Preventive Security Service (PPSS) expose not
only the corruption and mismanagement of the Palestinian
Authority, but also reveal the channeling of PA funds toward
the financing and implementation of terrorist operation. Shock Over Remarks by Ben-Dahan Leading poskim and gedolei Torah issued harsh
rebuttals against offensive remarks made recently by
Rabbinical Courts Director Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan against the
selection of dayanim who are talmidei chachomim
and yirei Shomayim. Sharon Tells Lapid: Religious Affairs Ministry to Close
Within One Year
Following a meeting between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and
Justice Minister Yosef Lapid Monday morning, the two
announced that the religious councils (moatzot dat)
would begin to be dismantled within days and the Ministry of
Religious Affairs would be dismantled within the new
government's first year in power. MK Gafni Selected for Chief Rabbi Committee Although not included in the coalition deal and although the
Likud tried to block his inclusion, MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni was
selected among five MKs chosen during Monday's Knesset plenum
to serve as members of a committee to appoint the new chief
rabbis. The other representatives are Yair Peretz (Shas),
Yitzhak Herzog (Labor), Danny Benlulu (Likud) and Shaul
Yahalom (Mafdal). Ezer Mizion and Yad Sarah were Hard at Work in
Yerushalayim's Snowstorm The largest snowstorm in Jerusalem in 50 years blanketed the
city with a foot of snow and shut it down for two days. While
children and their parents enjoyed an unexpected vacation,
Ezer Mizion and Yad Sarah staff and volunteers worked round
the clock to help the sick, the handicapped and the elderly --
and to make weddings happen on schedule. Current Findings Regarding Bug Infestation From time to time, conditions change in the world of food
infestation -- foods that used to be free of bugs and did not
require checking became host to insects, or vice versa. Or
existing conditions that we were not aware of come to light
(as happened in the case of mushrooms from China, about a
year and a half ago).
Economic Prospects for the New Government
At the ceremony marking the change in ministers at the
Finance Ministry, the incoming minister Binyamin Netanyahu
was all business. He said that the main immediate task is to
bring the Israeli economy to a safe harbor, and that Israel
can still expect rough sailing in the immediate future. He
noted that the entire government, including the prime
minister, must pitch in to get out of the mess and then ended
simply: "Chevra, let's get to work."
Spotlight On Shidduchim
Shidduchim are sometimes a result of a surprising turn of
events. We are waiting for a very specific shidduch
and the One Above redirects our thoughts and sends us along
another path. To Fill The Land With The Knowledge Of Hashem -- HaRav Dov Gavriel Ginsberg, zt'l The Guardians
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