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Israel was likely to retaliate for the antitank missile
attack Monday by Hizbullah on one of its military bulldozers
near the Lebanon border that killed one soldier and seriously
wounded another. "Every Jew no matter what his circumstances must constantly
reinforce his efforts in Torah, avodas hatefilloh and
chinuch habayis," said HaRav Michel Yehuda Lefkovitz
in his opening address to the 200 participants at Agudas
Yisroel of America's Yarchei Kalloh, which began last Monday
afternoon at the Renaissance Hotel in Jerusalem.
Recently there have again been various attempts through
inappropriate notices in public and in the secular press to
attack Yated Ne'eman in different ways.
Israel's ambassador to Sweden, Zvi Mazel, said that the owner
of the building which currently houses the Stockholm embassy
has asked the Israeli government to relocate it, citing
concern for the security of other tenants.
Over 32 yeshiva students from the US were injured in a
serious road accident last week late Thursday night near
Yanai Junction in the Sharon Region. Two of the victims are
listed in serious condition and three in moderate condition,
while the rest sustained only minor injuries. Backgrounder It started with the best of intentions, recounts MK Rabbi
Avrohom Ravitz (UTJ). During the previous term, while Rabbi
Ravitz was serving as Deputy Education Minister, the
Education Minister arrived at the conclusion that schools
were plagued with astonishing ignorance in the areas of
Jewish heritage, Judaism and Jewish values. In the Knesset
and in other forums she announced she wanted to introduce a
program into the curriculum that would ensure at least
minimal knowledge of Judaism.
French Interior Minister: French Government "Suppresses
All Antisemitism" A group of Israeli journalists was invited to France to meet
with government officials. The French purpose is to show that
France is not anti-Israel. El Al Might Fly on Shabbos Following Arkia Buyout According to airline industry sources national airline El Al
will begin to fly on Shabbos and holidays after the
government begins to implement its plan to privatize the
company, which it appears will involve a takeover by
Arkia. Torah World Continues to Demand Eida Chareidis Denounce
Violence and Cease Degrading Rabbonim
The entire chareidi community, particularly the Torah world,
is shocked by continued attempts by the organizational
leadership of the Eida Chareidis to hush demands from the
Torah and yeshiva world to put an end to the campaign of
defamation and incitement against maranan verabonon
gedolei Torah shlita.
Israel's ambassador to Sweden broke the diplomatic and
artistic rules. In response to a work of art that consists of
a photo of a smiling woman who murdered 22 people in a
restaurant in Haifa, floating in a large pool of what is
intended to represent Jewish blood, Zvi Mazel did not suffice
with a polite diplomatic protest -- however strongly-worded --
but he actually ripped out some of the wires and tossed a
spotlight into the basin.
The Shidduch That Did Not Match
It was early in the afternoon, on an early autumn day. The
weather was chilly, with more than a hint of rain in the air.
Inside the big kitchen in the home of R' Boruch Teomim
Frankel, famous author of Boruch Taam and the Chief
Rabbi of Leipnik, a town in Germany, the warmth from the
cooking and baking made it warm and cozy. Rav Eliyohu Eliezer Dessler, Zt'l, His Fiftieth
Yahrtzeit Journey to Far-off Jews in Far-off Lands
HaRav Eliyohu Eliezer Dessler, zt'l -- A Short
Biography
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