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NEWS
Public Furor Over Rise in Bread Prices
Conference of European Rabbis Holds Convention in
London
Annual Crohn's Disease Conference in Bnei Brak
by Betzalel Kahn At the end of the Shivoh for HaRav Moshe Shmuel Shapira zt"l, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Be'er Yaakov, thousands of talmidim and yeshiva alumni gathered to hear hespeidim. The Shas was divided among the talmidim to be learned during the year of mourning as an illui neshomoh.
Wave of Sifrei Torah Thefts in Antwerp By S. Fried Another wave of sifrei Torah thefts has struck Antwerp according to Lemaan Teida. Two sifrei Torah stolen a few months ago were miraculously found in Russia, one at a border crossing and the other when an unknown figure tried to sell it to a rov in Grodno. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Will Trade Shekel Futures Contracts by Yated Ne'eman Staff This week a shekel-dollar futures contract was launched on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The CME is one of the largest exchanges in the world for futures contracts, and it is the leading foreign currency exchange. The launch signifies that the shekel is considered a convertible currency, and has a place among the international currencies traded on the CME. Education Ministry Requires Institutions Submit Engineering Declaration with Licensing Requests By Betzalel Kahn The Education Ministry recently sent letters to recognized, unofficial educational institutions saying that license and license renewal requests for the educational institutions should include a declaration by an engineer or architect that the structure meets all planning and construction laws, including any relevant permit or easement. Marketing to the Chareidi Community in Israel by Yated Ne'eman Staff The general public will get a rare glance at the keys to marketing products and services to the chareidi world next week during a seminar to be held at the Sheraton City Tower Hotel in Ramat Gan by the Israeli Center for Management. Child Tax Credit Bill Passes in New York By G. Kleiman The New York State Legislature recently passed a child tax credit bill that thousands of Jewish families stand to benefit from. Lupoliansky Calls on Government to Complete Security Barrier ImmediatelyBy Betzalel Kahn Jerusalem Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky called on acting PM Ehud Olmert to complete construction of the security barrier around Jerusalem by the end of this year. Another Incident of Antisemitic Vandalism in Petach TikvaBy Yechiel Sever and A. Cohen Police detectives in Petach Tikva arrested four youths who admitted writing antisemitic graffiti and swastikas on the walls of Beit Sefer Morasha Sunday night. Labor Court Forces Teachers to Administer PISA ExamsBy G. Lazer The National Labor Court in Jerusalem upheld a request by the Education Ministry by issuing an injunction requiring the Association of Secondary School Teachers to cooperate in administering the PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) exams, which began on Sunday. HaRav Boruch Noach Abelow zt"lMany residents of Jerusalem's Unsdorf neighborhood took part in the levaya last week of HaRav Boruch Noach Abelow zt"l, a talmid chochom who endured much suffering before he passed away from a major stroke last week. Kohanim Can Continue to Enter Knessetby Eliezer Rauchberger A burial cave beneath the Knesset was covered with wood to allow kohanim to continue entering the building after the Knesset Secretary and activists involved in burial issues held a meeting to solve a tumah problem. Siyum in World's Oldest Shul in Pragueby Yated Ne'eman Staff A few days after Pesach a siyum took place in the Altneushul of Prague. Avrohom Yehuda Sohn, a talmid of the Yeshiva Gedoloh section of Gateshead's Yeshiva Letze'irim, travelled as part of a group of yeshiva bochurim to Prague. After staying up most of the night he was able to complete maseches Kiddushin within the same walls which had once heard the Maharal's and Shloh Hakodosh's deep divrei Torah. Inauguration of the Dirshu Kinyan Halochoh Programby Yated Ne'eman Staff A shiver of awe passed through everyone present at this
momentous occasion. Thousands of elite avreichim
assembled in one hall. It was not just an event; it was
another brick laid in the edifice of the Torah empire that is
Dirshu.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff A new volume of the Kovetz Tziyonim VeHo'oros series was recently published, covering the second and third perokim of Kiddushin. This volume follows earlier volumes on Succah, Nedorim, Gittin, the second perek of Pesochim, and the first perek of Kesuvos. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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