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Court Forces Jerusalem Mayor to Assist and Fund Abominable Event Held in the City
By Betzalel Kahn

Shock waves are running through all parts of Torah-true Jewry after the Jerusalem District Court ruled that Jerusalem Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky is not authorized to stop an abominable event. Through its decision the court gave validity to a disgraceful event of unprecedented severity that strikes a harsh blow to the holiness of the City of Jerusalem.

Haifa's Kiryat Shmuel Neighborhood Fights to Keep Road Closed on Shabbos
By Y. Ariel

An order issued by Transportation Minister Meir Shetreet to open Sderot (Boulevard) Warburg, which has been closed on Shabbos for the past 35 years, led to large-scale Shabbos desecration in Kiryat Shmuel, a mostly chareidi neighborhood on the outskirts of Haifa.

No Halachic Scales For The South African Kingklip Fish
By B. Rabinowitz

The first Jews to encounter the kingklip were probably Russian and Lithuanian emigrants who began settling in South Africa just over a century ago. Living on the floor of the oceans of the southern hemisphere at depths ranging from fifty to five hundred meters, it is considered a very good eating fish. The expensive red and golden varieties are much in demand. It is a sea fish that is now caught near South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina.

Bnei Brak Population Breaks the 150,000 Mark
By A. Cohen

Bnei Brak's population passed the 150,000 mark for the first time. According to figures collected by the Interior Ministry's Population Registry the city has 150,289 residents kein yirbu.

Demand to End Political Appointments at Jerusalem Religious Council
By Betzalel Kahn

The Organization for Fairness in Government contacted the Prime Minister and the Attorney General to demand new appointments to the Jerusalem Religious Council Executive Board, and the annulment of dozens of political appointments of Likud Center members along with their friends and relatives to that religious services body.

Do Not Allow a Mitzva That Comes Your Way to Sour
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

In maseches Sota (14) it states: "Why did Moshe Rabbenu desire so strongly to enter Eretz Yisroel? Was it in order to eat of its fruits and be sated from its bounty?" Surely this was not the reason he wished to enter the Holy Land!

Russian General Prosecutor Sought to Outlaw Jewish Organizations and Shulchan Oruch
By S. Fried and Eliezer Rauchberger

In an unprecedented move for modern times, the Russian General Prosecutor ordered an investigation of whether the Shulchan Oruch incites against non-Jews in Russia, according to a report in Izvestia, the unofficial organ of the Russian government, as quoted in Ha'aretz.

Picture Captions from the Print Edition of Yated Ne'eman

To give Web readers some sense of what they are missing the print edition, this week we are publishing the captions of all the pictures that appeared. Note that the print edition also includes nine pages of short items about Israel and the Jewish world.

Increased Departures on Egged's Jerusalem-Bnei Brak Line
By Betzalel Kahn

With the opening of the wedding season after Shavuos in Israel, demand for bus lines between Jerusalem and Bnei Brak has increased sharply. In response, Egged significantly boosted the frequency of Lines 400 and 402 between Jerusalem and Bnei Brak in both directions.

A Firsthand Account of HaRav Wolbe's Hatzoloh Activities

To the Editor:

I am referring to your issue of l0 Sivan page l4, a section entitled, "First Hatzoloh Work" in the article about HaRav Wolbe zt"l.

HaRav Efraim Fishel Rabinowitz zt"l
By Betzalel Kahn

Gedolei Torah, roshei yeshivos, admorim, rabbonim and dayonim led a crowd of thousands on 15 Sivan who laid to rest HaRav Efraim Fishel Rabinowitz zt"l rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Tiferes Yisroel Rozhin and a member of the Agudas Yisroel Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, who passed away suddenly at the age of 80.


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