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The Government Statistician Prof. Shlomo Yitzchaki admitted
that the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS) released
incorrect data regarding the chareidi education budget. In a
letter to Degel HaTorah Secretary MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni he
admitted that the funding figures for the chareidi
institutions were very high because they included teacher
salaries, while salaries were not included in the general
education system figures.
Palestinian violence is reduced — but still way above
zero — as all the parties wait to see developments in
the wake of the death of Yasser Arafat. Press reports say
that Hamas hopes to assume a significant political role in
the new power structure.
Speaking during a Knesset plenum, MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni
attacked the government for its imperviousness to problems in
the area of economics and its harsh treatment of the poor and
the unfortunate. "Any heartless individual with no
understanding of economics could have made an economic plan
like the one the current government devised. It's as simple
as can be: take from the poor and save a lot of money.
1. ONIONS
The state of onions has improved, and the recommendation to
separate all the layers of all onions is no longer in effect.
This means that for regular Israeli-grown onions, if: a) no
green leaves are sprouting from the top of the onion
AND b) the onion is firm, AND c) after cutting
off 1/2 cm. from the top of the onion (starting to count the
1/2 cm. from where the onion starts being round), an
inspection of the cross-section of the layers shows that all
the layers are tightly packed together, with no spaces
between them, then only the inside and outside of the
first layer and the outside of the second layer need to be
cleaned or checked.
The Central Bureau for Statistics released figures showing
monthly household expenditures were highest in Israel in Tel
Aviv. According to the data, which covered 13 major Israeli
cities during the year 2003, the average Tel Aviv household
spent 11,166 shekels ($2,481) per month. Bat Yam posted the
lowest expenses with NIS 7,655 ($1,700).
Egged began operating Line 10-Mehadrin in Jerusalem this week
as part of route changes on Lines 24, 22, 19, 9-Alef, 27, 27-
Alef and 154. Line 9 Alef-Express and Line 19 Alef were also
introduced.
Jerusalem City Council Opposition Chairman Nir Barkat
suffered another defeat when a Jerusalem court decided to
permit the city to continue renovations on both of the
buildings in downtown Jerusalem given to the Shuvu School,
thereby upholding Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky's decision on
the matter.
An Analysis of a Question that is Now Moot
We always talk about framing our view of the world in moral
terms, and the passing of Yasser Arafat has given us a chance
to show a very clear example of this. A Look into the Mind
The ostrich is well known for peculiar behavior: if pursued
it buries its head in the sand, based on the belief that if
it cannot see the predator, the predator must no longer exist
or cannot see it.
A Shidduch is Made
Based on a true story with facts obviously changed
In the thriving Jewish community of Yehopetsville lived the
beautiful daughter of Sima and Gershon Shoen. Vivienne had
been blessed with an abundance of talents and gifts from
Hashem. She was tall, smart, attractive and of a happy
disposition. At twenty-five plus, she held an office job in
the business section uptown. She was putting away hundreds of
dollars each month to be able to support a learning husband.
Someday.
Chapters in the Memoirs of Rabbi Shlomo Lorincz,
Shlita Torah in Berlin Today — The Yeshiva and the
Community
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