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NEWS
High Court Petition Against Education Ministry for
Discriminating Against Chareidi Kindergartens
National Degel HaTorah Secretariat Meets in Bnei
Brak
by Betzalel Kahn The Education Minister signed a series of new criteria for funding Torah institutes, including a 24 percent increase in the budget for yeshivas, bringing it up to NIS 39 million ($7.4 million) per month. Education Ministry officials said funding for the past two months will be transferred this week. Current funding had been withheld as long as the new criteria were not approved. Pisgat Ze'ev Residents Vandalize School to Prevent Religious Children from Sharing Building By Betzalel Kahn A group of residents from Jerusalem's Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood committed acts of vandalism and destruction at the Ish Shalom government school after the municipality decided to transfer part of the building to a Torah-based school attended by 382 children from the neighborhood. The City of Jerusalem is considering whether to file criminal charges against those responsible for the incident. HaRav Yitzchok Yosef Zilber, zt"l by Betzalel Kahn The Torah world lost a father figure just before Tisha B'Av with the petiroh of HaRav Yitzchok Yosef Zilber zt"l, the head of Toldos Yeshurun institutions who was fully dedicated to the task of bringing wayward Jews back to Torah and mitzvas. Updated International Daf Yomi Shiur Directoryby E. Rauchberger The worldwide directory of Daf Yomi shiurim published by the Daf Yomi Committee of Agudas Yisroel of America is currently being updated in preparation for republication. Don't SmokeBoruch Hashem since we first turned to the public in Adar I 5760 a substantial reduction in the number of smokers has been apparent among the chareidim ledvar Hashem. UTJ and Likud Representatives Meet AgainBy G. Lazer United Torah Jewry representatives stressed they must know who the partners in the coalition will be since they would be unable to sit together with Shinui. Only after receiving clear answers would they consult with maranan verabonon regarding all of the issues raised during the negotiations, including the disengagement plan. High Court Appeal to Force Labor Ministry to Publicize List of Permits for Shabbos Employmentby Betzalel Kahn Since 1951 the Labor Minister has issued permits for factories asking to employ workers on Shabbos, the official weekly day of rest. The law contains stringent criteria for granting these permits, which are only available if the factory is considered vital to public security or the national economy. Rebbetzin Gershonowitz, o"hby S. Bruchi Thousands of bnei Torah turned out on Tisha B'Av to lay to rest Pessioh Gershonowitz o"h the widow of HaRav Reuven Yosef Gershonowitz. A tzadekes and an eishes chover, she passed away at the age of 77. Rav Shmuel Yitzchok Herman, zt"lby Betzalel Kahn Rav Shmuel Yitzchok Herman zt"l passed away at the age of 74 on the day of his birth. Gathering to Protest Vandalism of Talmud Torah in JerusalemBy Betzalel Kahn A large crowd took part in a protest gathering following an
act of vandalism in the classrooms of Talmud Torah Ezras
Torah in Jerusalem, including scornful treatment of the
seforim in the classrooms.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff Workers from the City of Bnei Brak's Sanitation Department decided to clean up the city before Shabbos as a gesture to city residents. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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