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In a reaction similar to the reaction in Palestinian areas to
the 9/11 attacks in New York, the London terror attacks were
welcomed within the Palestinian territories, according to a
report in Yediot Acharonot.
Remarks against the chareidi sector by High Court Vice
President Judge Michel Cheshin met harsh reactions on Monday.
During a hearing on a petition against military exemptions
for yeshiva students based on "Toraso Umnaso status"
on Sunday, Judge Mishael Cheshin expressed his resentment of
the growing number of yeshiva students using the words,
"Vayirbu vayifru vayishretzu beme'od me'od." A device that appeared to be a bomb that was found in the
Central Bus Station and caused severe disruption in
Yerushalayim turned out to have apparently been planted by
opponents of the Gaza Disengagement. Senior police officials
expressed their outrage Tuesday morning over the fake bomb at
the Jerusalem bus station that was found on Monday night at
around 7:30 p.m.
HaRav Binyomin Adler and HaRav Yosef Efrati received
official, written appointments authorizing them to issue
kashrus certificates in the name of the Jerusalem Rabbinate
based on a unanimous decision in a meeting of the Chief
Rabbinical Council convened by Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger.
However so far most of the kashrus in Yerushalayim is not yet
under their supervision in practice.
Beit Shemesh Mayor Daniel Vaknin rejected an anti-chareidi
initiative by secular and national-religious councilmen
intended to halt construction for the chareidi public and to
change the building plan for the future Ramat Beit Shemesh
Gimmel to prevent chareidim from purchasing apartments.
Vaknin announced the formation of a panel of experts to
discuss these issues following a request by the city's
chareidi councilmen.
The number of students enrolled in the education system will
rise to 1,456,000 in 5769 (2009) according to projections
recently released by the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS).
Enrollment will increase by 75,000 students and the Arab
sector will increase by 65,000 students. In contrast secular
Jewish government schools will decrease by 42,000
students.
Agudas Yisroel held an impressive first-ever conference in
Sao Paulo, Brazil for rabbonim and public figures from all of
South America intended to foster cooperation and to
strengthen Judaism across the continent.
Keen Interest in Ne'ot Ha'irusim Project in Yeruchom The public is showing a keen interest in Ne'ot Ha'irusim, a
large-scale project in Yeruchom initiated by Binyan Sholem, a
housing company founded by Degel HaTorah of Jerusalem, and
backed by maranan verabonon as part of efforts to
solve the housing crisis in the chareidi sector.
The Foreign Ministry issued a directive requiring visits by
ranking foreign officials to Israel to take place during the
week and not on Shabbos said Mr. Rafi Shutz, deputy director
of scheduling at the Foreign Ministry, in a letter to MK
Rabbi Moshe Gafni.
Hatzoloh Warns Public to Exercise Caution in Heat In light of unusually hot weather forecasts for the coming
days in Eretz Yisroel, Hatzoloh Yisroel is reminding
the public to adhere to heat-safety guidelines to avoid harm
resulting from heat stroke, sunstroke, sunburn, and other
heat- related dangers.
Condemn the Criminals Unequivocally and Hunt them Down
London's Mayor Ken Livingstone, known for courting Moslem
clerics and criticizing Jewish guards, cannot be accused of
having been under undue Jewish influence in his views. Yet
his evaluation of the attacks last Thursday in his city seems
remarkably similar to our own. Proper Torah Chinuch
Part II
In the first part, HaRav Diskin cited the example of the
dedication of the Menorah by the Maccabeeim on the
original Chanukah that showed that even if they could have
used impure oil to light the Menorah since it was for
communal purposes, since they were setting the foundation in
chinuch of the Menorah they had to use pure oil
in order to ensure that the subsequent avodas Hashem
using it would be proper.
MEMOIRS
Birthdays were a special delight to us four children. My
parents would tell us what they could remember of their
childhood in Russia. There is one story my mother told us
that all of us remember to this very day. I was the oldest
child in our family and on my twelfth birthday, we all heard
the following true story:
Seeing Hashem in His Creation A Comprehensive Survey of the Chareidi Community in Eretz
Yisroel — "Its Length and its Breadth"
A Mission to Spread Daas Torah
Looking for the Best in Yiddishkeit
The Immorality of Palestinian Combatants and Noncombatants
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