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Only with support from the far Left and abstentions from Arab
MKs was Prime Minister Ariel Sharon able to establish a new
governing coalition on Monday. The Knesset voted 58-56 to
approve the appointment to the cabinet of eight new ministers
from the Labor Party and another minister from the Likud.
Tens of thousands of participants including dozens of
gedolei Torah, admorim, dayonim, rabbonim and public
figures came to Yad Eliyahu in Tel Aviv Monday night erev
Rosh Chodesh Shvat to take part in a rally to protest
increasing Shabbos desecration throughout Eretz Yisroel.
Degel HaTorah representatives on the Beit Shemesh City
Council were demonstrably absent from a council meeting to
discuss the city's 2005 budget, claiming that the meeting was
illegal and the budget submitted for approval was tainted by
severe discrimination against the city's chareidi
community.
The Ministry of Construction and Housing, through the State
Attorney's Office, submitted an appeal against a Jerusalem
District Court decision to require the state to uphold
agreements signed with the chareidi purchasers of building
lots in the Shachar neighborhood in Ramat Beit Shemesh
Gimmel.
Stanley Fischer, 61, currently vice chairman of Citigroup the
largest bank in the world, has accepted an appointment as the
next Governor of the Bank of Israel (BOI). His economic
approach is said to be similar to that of outgoing Bank of
Israel Governor David Klein and previous Governor Frenkel, so
continuity is expected on the job.
The preamble to the coalition agreement signed between United
Torah Jewry and the Likud last Thursday in Tel Aviv reads as
follows:
Finance Ministry General Accountant Yaron Zelicha issued
instructions not to transfer general support payments due to
the delay in approving the overall state budget. This would
delay support payments for yeshivas and other Torah
institutions starting January 2005.
Gedolei Yisroel Ban Rabbi Nosson Slifkin's Books Gedolei Yisroel have issued an open letter against
books by Rabbi Nosson Slifkin (also known as "the Zoo Rabbi")
such as The Science of Torah and Mysterious
Creatures, which are filled with heretical ideas on the
fundamentals of emunoh formed by the former yeshiva
student himself.
Who is Responsible for Disengagement, and Who is Responsible
for Torah?
Joining an Israeli government is never something that United
Torah Judaism (UTJ) does with enthusiasm, and this time it is
certainly done with an especially heavy heart.
The Rosh Yeshiva — HaRav Eliahu Meir Bloch zt"l
The 50th yahrtzeit of HaRav Eliahu Meir Bloch zt"l was 28
Teves. This hesped was given by HaRav Gifter on the
tenth yahrtzeit, in 5725 (1965).
Tales from Yesteryear
Rebbetzin Baksht called out, "What happened?" as she entered
her sitting room. On the floor lay R' Yechiel Michel Gordon,
their esteemed guest, the eminent Lomze Rosh Yeshiva. Her
husband, R' Baksht, was kneeling beside the fainting rabbi
and was trying to listen to his heartbeat.
Yeshivas Lomzha and Its Torah Prince: The Fortieth Yahrtzeit
of HaRav Yechiel Mordechai Gordon, zt'l Everything You Might Want to Know About Arranging a
Chasunah in Eretz Yisroel
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