Here, to encourage readers of Dei'ah Vedibur to become
subscribers to the print edition of Yated Ne'eman - Bnei
Brak, is a listing of what appears in the current print
edition that is not online.
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7 pages of bulleted news items about Israel (a short sample
follows). This gives a complete picture and the week's events
in Israel and covers all significant events that are not
covered in longer articles. It includes various pictures of
events of the week, including pictures of rabbonim and
events.
2 pages of bulleted news items about Jewish life around the
world. (A short sample follows.) Includes pictures of recent
events with explanatory captions.
Points to Ponder about Golus and Geuloh (a weekly feature)
A children's story by Libby Lazewnik
Rabbi Leff
A Recipe from Sara Finkel
5 longer news items about various aspects of the Jewish
world.
Over 25 pictures and illustrations, including an editorial
cartoon by Yoni. Many of the news photographs include long
captions that capsulize the events.
About 50 percent of this issue is not
online.
PICTURE CAPTIONS
A sample of the pictures in the print edition this
week.
The King Mindaugus Commercial and Apartment Center
under construction in the Vilnius Snipisek Jewish cemetery
A prayer vigil was held by Asra Kadisha in front of
the Lithuanian consulate in London last Sunday (June 22) to
protest and arouse about the plans to build on top of the
Snipisek Jewish cemetery, which existed until after World War
II and served as a place of pilrimage and prayer. The King
Mindaugus Commercial and Apartment Center, a multi-purpose
building, is now going up on the cemetery itself, and plans
have been announced for a major project that would be built
on the cemetery, despite earlier committments on the part of
the Lithuanian government to preserve the site. This pain and
protest has the backing of Agudath Israel of America, Athra
Kadisha, National Council of Young Israel, the Orthodox
Union, Beth Medrash Govoha, Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute,
Telshe Yeshiva - Chicago and the Association of Advanced
Rabbinic and Talmudic Schools.
A small portion of the the Snipisek Jewish cemetery in
Vilnius as it once appeared.
Nearly five hundred Taliban and al-Qaida
terrorists are being held without trial at this detention
center on a US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- some for
as long as four-and-a-half years. Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld said the strict security rules are warranted,
calling the detainees "among the most dangerous, best-
trained, vicious killers on the face of the earth." But
massive pressure on the US could lead President Bush to close
down the base.
The dedication ceremony for a Petachya branch in
the heart of Kiryat Sefer. The delegation was received by
students from the town's largest talmud Torah, Ohalei
Sefer, which hosts mainstreamed students. Council Head Rabbi
Yaakov Gutterman (second from left) called it "the most
professional Petachya center and the most heavily invested
in."
At the end of this week the Reading Power
Station will begin generating electricity using clean natural
gas. On Monday the power station prepared for the
installation of Unit 4, which has a capacity of 214 megawatts
using natural gas. Operations had to be shut down Monday
night to test the new systems. Up to know the plant has been
a major source of pollution, running on heavy fuel
oil.
Palestinian children display fragments of an
Israeli missile (or shell) during a demonstration against IDF
bombing. IAF Commander Gen. Eliezer Shakedi said that aerial
attacks would continue because there is no alternative at
this stage. He said terrorists intentionally hide and operate
in settled areas. An IDF spokesman said the IDF does not
operate in places where civilians are known to live, unlike
the terrorists, who deliberately aim Kassam missiles at
civilian areas.
A portion of the manuscript of the Rambam's
commentary on maseches Shabbos published by the Ben Tzvi
Institute, apparently part of a larger work that is a
commentary on the Yerushalmi. The University of Manchester's
Centre for Jewish Research is trying to piece together
fragments of Rambam manuscripts that are located in
collections scattered around the world, including 10,000
pieces at the University of Manchester. "Internet technology
means that we can collaborate with colleagues around the
world to solve some of the puzzles contained in the [Cairo
Genizah] collections," said Stella Butler, head of special
collections at the John Rylands University Library at
Manchester.
Warren Buffet (left), whose net
worth is second only to Microsoft's CEO Bill Gates (right),
made a surprise announcement he plans to donate 80 percent of
his capital (estimated at $44 billion) to charity, and most
of that to the Bill and Melinda Gates find which is aimed at
promoting education and health care in developing countries.
About two weeks ago Gates announced that he will withdraw
from most of his activities at Microsoft over the next two
years to devote himself to his charity work. Buffet said that
he always planned to give away most of his vast wealth. He
still has a few billion dollars left for his three
children.
State troopers escort HaRav Shteinman to the Torah
Umesorah
conference after Shacharis
(From left, seated): HaRav Osher Weiss, the Gerrer Rebbe,
HaRav Shteinman -- at the yeshiva in Los Angeles
The Gerrer Rebbe speaking in Los Angeles at the atzeres on
Lag BaOmer
HaRav Shteinman and HaRav Osher Weiss at the principals'
gathering
SAMPLE OF ISRAEL NEWS
Home Affairs
Katsav and Yoffe
President Moshe Katsav refused to address Eric Yoffe,
president of the World Union for Reform Judaism, as "rabbi."
But Yoffe did not skip a reception Katsav was hosting, as was
widely reported. Katsav did not host any reception to which
Yoffe had been invited.
Such fallacious reporting, said Katsav, harmed both the
institution of the Israeli presidency and the Reform
Movement.
Katsav has said he will recognize the Reform movement when
the Knesset does so.
Realignment
Polls conducted for Avigdor Lieberman's Israel Our Home
party showed that some 70 percent of Israelis are opposed to
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's realignment plan, and some 65-70
percent of those who backed last summer's Gaza disengagement
object to the West Bank withdrawal plan.
In addition, the survey showed that 70 percent of Israelis
who backed the Gaza pullout would have been against it
today.
Residency Law Expanded
Israel expanded a law granting residency to children of
non-Jewish foreign workers. Previously only children who were
either born in Israel or arrived before turning 10 were
eligible, but this bar has now been raised to 14. Other
requirements for candidates are that they speak Hebrew and
have lived in Israel for at least six years.
On completion of military service, they will become eligible
for citizenship.
New Neighborhood Discovered
An announcement by the Antiquities Authority said that
ruins of a residential quarter from the Second Temple period
were uncovered on the western slope of a ravine in the
eastern section of the City of David.
Cell Phones in Cars
Transportation and Road Safety Minister Shaul Mofaz said
he will introduce a measure prohibiting drivers from sending
SMS messages on cell phones while driving. The minister also
wants to triple the fine on drivers who use cell phones
without a hands-off speaker system.
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SAMPLE OF JEWISH NEWS FROM HERE & THERE
Community News
Camp Agudah Fire
A massive fire swept through the main building
at Camp Agudah. There were miraculously no deaths even though
there were numerous people there including infants. One
person who was trapped on the roof jumped off and was flown
by Medivac to the Hospital. The main building housed the
kitchen, dining room, offices, apartments and a beis
hamedrash.
Shofar Comes Home
A 100-year-old shofar now at the Beit Gidi
Museum in Tel Aviv was donated by a former British policeman
who seized it from a Jewish youth in Jerusalem in 1946. The
retired policeman decided to hand over the shofar a few years
ago when he came across Israelis vacationing near his
hometown in Scotland.
Australian Jews
Australian Jewish leaders are urging the
community declare their religion in the 2006 Census on August
8, noting this will contribute towards providing accurate
data on the number of Australian Jews, which can affect
government funding and the allocation of resources.
Some Jews have been reluctant to declare their religion on
the census for fear of antisemitic reprisal, or because of
apathy.
New French Leader
Pierre Besnainou, president of the European
Jewish Congress, was named to head the United Jewish Social
Fund, which raises money for the French Jewish community.
Group Fights Messianics
A Baltimore-based group, Jews for Judaism, is
working with the Jewish Community Relations Council of New
York, the Jewish Federation of New York and others to oppose
the "grand finale" of a campaign that Jews for J. is running
in the New York area.
Burial Records Online
The Jewish Cemetery Association of
Massachusetts (JCAM) has launched a genealogical online
search link: http://www.jcam.org. The community now has
access to JCAM's 55,000 burial database online.
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