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Gedolei Yisroel, led by Maran HaRav Sholom Yosef
Eliashiv, shlita, have spoken out recently about the
need to raise awareness on the obligation to safeguard
educational purity of bnos Yisroel by preventing
parents and their daughters from being lured by institutions
offering professional training for girls outside the Bais
Yaakov framework such as Magen and other institutes for
professional training. With the approach of the final filing dates to request
compensation from various Holocaust survivor funds, more
notices have appeared, calling eligible victims to hurry to
file claims, or appeals for rejected claims.
Some 600 candidates vied for 3.8 million votes in 156
different local authorities for the post of authority head
(which in cities is called "mayor") for the next five years.
About one-third of them were women. Twenty-two thousand five
hundred candidates on 1,600 lists vied for positions on the
councils.
Senior officials in the Treasury said that they plan to raise
the income of those with low earnings -- up to NIS 10,000
($2,225) a month -- by NIS 100-150 a month. The way this will
be done and how it will be financed are still under
discussion. Tensions Rise on Northern Border Hizbullah shelled Israeli positions on Monday and Israel
responded with air and artillery, as the tone of the rhetoric
also rose among Israel, Syria and Lebanon. US Secretary of
State Colin Powell called on Syria and Israel to ease
tensions and tone down their rhetoric after a Syrian official
threatened to retaliate against further Israeli attacks. Shemiras Haloshon Rallies Draw Thousands Children throughout Israel who have been working on
shemiras haloshon throughout the year under the
auspices of "Mishmeres Hasholem" were rewarded this chol
hamoed in the form of rallies replete with entertainment
and prizes. Learning and a Farewell in South Africa On the evening after motzei Yom Kippur, two events of
significance were marked at the Chofetz Chaim community in
Johannesburg. The gathering was initially called to celebrate
a siyum Shas of a relative newcomer to gemora
study, but it turned out to be a farewell to the
community's rabbi, Rav A. Yeshaya Pfeuffer.
Former director of the CIA James Woolsey says that the war
against Islamic fundamentalists will drag on for decades. In
a speech that he has given around the world in various places
since the Moslem attacks on New York City and Washington DC
on September 11, Woolsey argues that the world is now engaged
in World War IV (World War III was the Cold War), and he
expects it to drag on for many years.
Art and Language -- What is the Title of Your
Picture?
"Let the child think he is doing a great job and is a better
artist and creative problem-solver than you are. You have
nothing to lose and he has so much to gain."
Chareidi Music and Non-Music Making the Galilee Bloom: The Long Campaign to Build Torah
Life in Carmiel
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