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The Finance Ministry's annual wage report was presented on
Monday and it showed that hundreds of employees still enjoy
sky high salaries, while cutbacks are made all across the
board. There have been attempts to reign these excesses in
for several years, but there is still work to be done. At a gathering of educators held in Yerushalayim last week,
organized by Beis Vaad Lemechanchim and attended by hundreds,
HaRav Aharon Leib Steinman attacked the attempts of the
Ministry of Education to interfere with the curriculum of
studies at chareidi institutions by means of the Core
Program.
Natan Shitreet filed an appeal in the Jerusalem District
Court challenging his defeat by Daniel Vaknin (Likud) in the
mayoral elections in Beit Shemesh three months ago and
calling for new elections.
At the beginning of the week Israel and the Hizbullah
announced that the prisoner swap deal that had been talked
about for months was finally closed. The key parts are
scheduled to take place on Thursday.
HaRav Eliyahu Yehoshua Geldzahler was welcomed at Newcastle
airport by a prominent delegation from the Gateshead Kolel at
whose invitation he came to town Thursday 21 Teves from New
York. He came to grace the 50th Yahrtzeit Kinnus in
memory of his late father-in-law, Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer
Dessler zt"l. Labor Court Cancels Fine for Shabbos Desecration The National Labor Court reversed a ruling against the
Shomrat Tissman Furniture Company, which was convicted of
employing a Jewish worker on Shabbos.
Dirshu Launches Daf Yomi Study and Testing Program Thousands of avreichim and bnei Torah have
asked to join the Daf Yomi study and testing program
sponsored by the Dirshu Hashem Ve'uzo, a worldwide foundation
to promote Torah study. The program swung into operation last
Sunday when the Daf Yomi program began maseches
Chulin. Ovos Ubonim Expands Prize List The national headquarters of Ovos Ubonim has initiated a
drawing for valuable prizes to be held on Tu BeShevat.
Participants in this fabulous program have always had much to
gain, including Torah study with one's son and bonding
through velimadetem osom es beneichem.
We have often observed that all the strengths and the
weaknesses of Yated Ne'eman are the result of one
simple fact: it is a publication whose top management is
rabbonim.
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At the edge of the table rested a tall stack of tests,
waiting. Finally, I was free to mark them, even though it was
already late. Not that I'm complaining, G- d forbid. We've
had some trying days this past week. A Man with a Grave Mission Journey to Far-off Jews in Far-off Lands
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