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A Yated Ne'eman investigation has found that a group
of Christian missionaries has gained a strong foothold in
public and social institutions by funneling generous
donations through an organization headed by a Jew wearing a
yarmulke.
Although it was produced before Shavuos, this issue is dated
erev Shabbos parshas Noso, which is after Shavuos.
This was done due to the fact that there is no way to
distribute a paper in chutz la'aretz between Shavuos
and Shabbos.
Shearis Yisroel rabbonim met in Bnei Brak to discuss how to
proceed in assessing the kashrus of various types of wigs
imported to Eretz Yisroel and consulted Maran HaRav Yosef
Sholom Eliashiv to clarify the numerous questions that arose
during the course of the long meeting.
An unusual sight was seen in the Knesset last week when the
chareidi MKs from United Torah Jewry and Shas brought the
plenum to a halt as an act of protest against the
government's constant scheming and deliberate attacks against
every area of chareidi education, religious services and
religious values, the religious council workers' withheld
wages and the general undermining of the Jewish character of
the State of Israel.
Hosting a celebration for a crowd of 50,000 (over 120,00 if
you count nationwide satellite hook-ups to the festivities)
takes more than a little advance planning. Gaza Deaths Earn U.S. Rebuke If Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was wondering how much
time the White House would give him to come up with a new
exit strategy from Gaza, the answer came this week: As little
as it takes to wipe those awful photos off the front
pages.
HaRav Chanoch Segal, Hy"d The following extraordinary, inspiring story contains a
unique message about the exactitude of din in the
Upper Realms, the obligation to be wary in money matters and
how someone who followed the halochoh exactingly all his life
received Divine assistance even after he left this world,
during the first twelve months after his petiroh. A Protest of Outrage and Frustration
On Wednesday 28 Sivan the chareidi MKs, all together, staged
a very loud and disruptive protest in the Knesset plenum. It
was not behavior that is natural to many of them, but it was
the expression of a year of frustration as the basic human
issues that affect the religious public are not even
addressed by the government, despite months and months of
repeated letters, requests and even meetings discussing the
issues.
On Wigs and Wings...
The recent finds should hardly surprise us as we ourselves
have made an avoda zora out of our sheitlach.
We worship the absolute, flawless, ultimate look, and we
sacrifice to that end nearly all that we have. From Immigrant to Immigrant in Three Generations: An
Impression of the South African Jewish Community Today Major US Missionary Group Channeling Millions of Shekels
to Israel Through Keren Yedidut
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