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NEWS
In response to the halachic query from the Modi'in Illit— Kiryat Sefer rabbonim about playing games and looking at all sorts of movies on computers, the following is our opinion:
Campaign to Save Vilna Cemetery Continues
Disengagement Briefs The Whole World is Watching The international press covered the evacuation from every possible angle, devoting several minutes of air time to reports at least. About 900 official press representatives were around for the first day on Monday. Others are covering the events from communities in the area, but there do not seem to be the 2-3,000 members of the press that were expected. The "Autonomous Jewish Authority of the Gaza Strip" is Set Up in Shirat HayamBy Betzalel Kahn Shirat HaYam is located just a ten-minute walk away from Neve Dekalim and not far from the Chof Dekalim Hotel (Palm Beach Hotel) which was transformed into the Maoz Hayam outpost of the IDF a few weeks ago and its extreme-right residents forcibly evacuated. But now those evicted from Chof Dekalim Hotel have taken up their a position in nearby Shirat Hayam. COMMENTARYQuestions, Frustrations and Conclusions by Yated Ne'eman Staff and Rabbi Yitzchok Roth The Disengagement question has driven a wedge in the Israeli public for several months, but it seems that both sides have a feeling that the coming days will be very difficult, chas vesholom, and in general nobody knows what lies in store for us either in the short-term or the long-term future. Political analysts have already published various scenarios regarding "the day after," but nobody dares to present his speculation with any certainty lest it be proven wrong for all to see. CER condemns Antisemitic Letter in Ukraineby Yated Ne'eman Staff The Conference of European Rabbis (CER) strongly condemned the signatories of a recent letter by leading Ukrainian personalities and politicians calling for the banning of Jewish organizations in the country. HaRav Moshe Shmuel Shapira Undergoes Emergency Surgery in
the US
HaRav Moshe Shmuel Shapira, shlita, was flown to the US on Monday night where he underwent emergency surgery on Tuesday to treat a blocked artery. Gedolei Yisroel are asking the public to bolster their tefillos for Rachamei Shomayim for Moshe Shapira ben Mina Golda.
Kosher Vacationing
A wide variety of activities are sponsored by Mishmeres Hakodesh Vehachinuch. The organization strives to arrange vacation spots and attractions for the chareidi public without compromising on taharas hakodesh. In addition to approved swimming pools, the Chofetz Chaim Water Park and Ashkelona, which are all closed on Shabbos of course, this year two new sites have been added to the list of attractions suitable for the chareidi public. Radical New Iranian President Calls for Renewed Uranium
Production Following Inauguration
With calls of "Death to Israel" and "Death to America" the locks placed at the atomic site in Isfahan were broken and the production of liquid gas from natural uranium intended for the production of enriched uranium was renewed, launching an international crisis. Europe and the US did not rush to respond to the provocation and are showing restraint. MK Rabbi Gafni Demands Mikveh and Eiruv in Nitzanim
During a Knesset Committee tour of the temporary housing site at Nitzanim, MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni was astonished to find that the planners of the site designed to accommodate Gush Katif evacuees had no plans to construct either a mikveh or an eiruv, although the majority of the incoming residents are from the religious sector. HaRav Avraham Chaim Feuer joins Yeshivas Midrash Shmuel for
Tisha B'Av Tisha B'Av at Yeshivas Midrash Shmuel this year was elevating and inspirational as a packed auditorium was privileged to hear the wisdom of the illustrious HaRav Avraham Chaim Feuer, rav of Kehillas Beis Avrohom in Monsey, New York and author of a number of acclaimed publications. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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