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NEWS
US Stock Market Rise Helps Israel
New Premises For HaRav Nissim Karelitz's Beis Din In Bnei
Brak Spacious new premises for the Beis Din headed by HaRav Nissim Karelitz were dedicated at an inspiring and impressive gathering that was attended by gedolei Yisroel. Scores of HaRav Karleitz's talmidim, who serve as rabbonim and dayonim in Torah communities all over Eretz Yisroel were also present, as were the members of the Beis Din. Increase Support for Jerusalem's Mikvasby Betzalel Kahn The Working Committee for Mikvah Affairs in Jerusalem is boosting its activities within the public as part of efforts to help maintain Jerusalem's mikvahs. Improved Service on Line 54 in Jerusalemby S. Fried Following a difficult adjustment period, Line 54 to Jerusalem's Neveh Yaakov East is operating to the satisfaction of neighborhood residents.
Bnei Brak Budget Cuts
"The difficult economic situation requires the City to conduct itself like a commercial enterprise by avoiding even slight irregularities in the municipal budget," said Bnei Brak Mayor Rabbi Yissochor Frankentahl at a special gathering of the directors of the municipality's various departments and sections to prepare the new annual budget. Knesset Education Committee Continues to Lash Out at
Chareidi Education System
MKs Rabbi Moshe Gafni (United Torah Jewry) and Meshulam Nehari (Shas), both members of the Knesset Education Committee, are considering how to respond to inappropriate conduct by Committee Chairman MK Ilan Shalgi (Shinui), who they say acts abusively toward the chareidi education system, seeking every opportunity to lash out at it. Tula Meeting of the Conference Of European Rabbis
From the 26th to the 29th of January, a group of Russian rabbis gathered for a conference in Tula, a three-hour drive south of Moscow. The Rabbis represent communities in a 5,000 square mile radius, from St. Petersburg in the west, to Irkutzk in the east. Final Decision on Expansion of Har Hamenuchos Postponed The City of Jerusalem's Local Construction and Planning Committee has postponed a decision on the expansion of the Har Hamenuchos Cemetery in Givat Shaul.
Interview with Degel HaTorah Secretary General MK Rabbi
Moshe Gafni How do you sum up Netanyahu's first year as Finance Minister? Binyamin Netanyahu has a liking for the chareidi sector. He does not have what others in this evil government have--the hatred, the antipathy, the desire to do harm. Interview with Degel HaTorah Chairman MK Rabbi Avrohom
Ravitz How do you sum up Netanyahu's first year as Finance Minister? A bad year for Am Yisroel. I don't know whether Netanyahu is the guilty party. But from an economic standpoint this has been a bad year. Rabbi Dr. Solomon Schonfeld zt"l: Twenty Years
Since His Petiroh First published in the aftermath of Rabbi Schonfeld's petiroh. Although the death of Rabbi Dr. Schonfeld on his 72nd birthday -- after lying in a coma for some eight weeks -- did not come entirely as a surprise, the entire Anglo-Jewish community was stunned and grief-stricken when the news of his petiroh spread like wildfire. Excavation Work for Jerusalem Tunnel Completed Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky, Municipality Director-General Eitan Meir, Moriah Managing Director Yaakov Edri, representatives of the Italian embassy and other distinguished guests were on hand at an inaugural ceremony held to mark the completion of excavation work on a new tunnel leading from Kikar Tzahal near the Old City's Nablus Gate toward downtown Jerusalem. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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