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The next issue, dated erev Shabbos parshas Nitzovim- Vayeilech, is also the Rosh Hashonoh-Yom Kippur issue. The following issue will be the expanded Succos issue. The next issue is scheduled for after Succos, for parshas Noach. Kesivah vechasimah tovoh to all.
Rabbi Gafni asks Civil Service Commissioner to investigate
Religious Councils as well Degel HaTorah General Secretary MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni
contacted State Civil Service Commissioner Shmuel Hollander
on Monday to demand that he investigate political
appointments by the Prime Minister's Office allegedly made at
religious councils around the country during the past few
months.
There really was an ongoing investigation in Washington about
the leakage of classified information to Israel but it does
not appear to have been the result of actions taken by
Israel.
Prof. Izzi Borovitz, managing director of Arkia, one of the
new controlling owners of El Al and the designated company
chairman, pledged that El Al would preserve the status quo by
not flying on Shabbos.
IDF Personnel Department Commander Gen. Elazar Stern has
decided to expand the army conversion process by opening more
conversion courses for any of the IDF's 7,500 non-Jewish
soldiers who express an interest.
A group of eight economics professors at the Hebrew
University publicized a letter proposing the transfer of the
chareidi population from Jerusalem. The letter, which
addresses the municipality's plan to expand the city
westward, calls for efforts to encourage "the non-working
population to migrate out of the city." Mayor Rabbi Uri
Lupoliansky expressed shock over the professors' remarks,
calling them "racist theories."
Orloh Fruits from Current Harvest Season Found in Produce
Markets A memo sent out to rabbonim and morei horo'oh by
Kashrut Lemehadrin-Chakla'ut Al Pi HaTorah warns that at this
time of year orloh fruits found in produce markets can
present a serious stumbling block to consumers.
Rabbi Mendel Eckstein of Bnei Brak, an internationally
recognized expert in the identification and location of
Jewish graves and human remains, has concluded a four-day
visit to Europe at the invitation of the Committee for the
Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries in Europe, with whom he has
worked in the past on a number of projects. Connecting Modi'in Illit to New Rapid Rail Transit Israel Railways has set up a special team to assess how to
connect Modi'in Illit to the new rail line slated to reach
the Modi'in area. The arrangements were finalized in a
meeting between City Council Chairman Rabbi Yaakov Guterman
and ranking Israel Railways officials. Representatives
selected by the Modi'in Illit Council will also be included
on the assessment team. Suspicions of Paris Police Methods The Paris police again found that an apparent antisemitic crime was in fact not committed for antisemitic motives. It was simply an act of revenge because the vagabond who did it was about to get fired. "He is precisely the type of person who would perpetrate an antisemitic arson attack," said the police. The Future of Yerushalayim Ir Hakodesh
Eight economics professors from the Hebrew University signed
a letter suggesting that "nonworking people" should be
"encouraged to migrate" out of Jerusalem. The professors
criticized a general plan, known as the Safdie Plan, for new
housing along the western approaches to Jerusalem, arguing
that it will weaken the city.
Choosing the Music --
Did you know that those bands which are infamous for playing
in a disrespectful manner usually charge far more than kosher
bands of the same size and quality?
Did you know that the custom of the chosson choosing
the band is not bound by any hard-and-fast rule?
Did you know that there is a list of Kosher Bands and
Musicians? A Rav in Yerushalayim shel Maaloh -- HaRav Moshe Kopshitz,
zt"l Surviving the Inferno of Salonika
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