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Deft Political Maneuver by Rabbi Gafni Scores Gain for
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by Yated Ne'eman Staff Thousands took part in a UTJ rally for Gur Chassidim held in Bnei Brak at the Keter Harimon Hall on Motzei Shabbos parshas Tetzaveh.
Bnei Brak Launches Purim No-Smoking Campaign for Youth By A. Cohen "Many [smokers] began smoking cigarettes on Purim under the guise of simchah but afterwards they were unable to quit," reads a notice to parents that the Bnei Brak Municipality posted around the city as part of a major campaign to prevent smoking among youth. Arachim Lecture Tour Reaches Out to Israelis in 35 US Cities By Betzalel Kahn A total of 2,000 Israelis attended seminars and lectures when Arachim sent some of its top lecturers on a lecture tour of the US to introduce the foundations of Yiddishkeit and emunoh to Israelis in America who were severed from Jewish tradition. HaRav Mordechai Apolion zt"l By Betzalel Kahn Headed by maranan verabonon shlita, roshei yeshivos and their talmidim, thousands of Jerusalem residents participated in the levaya on 6 Adar for HaRav Mordechai Apolion zt"l, who returned his soul to his Maker at the age of 46 after a difficult illness. HaRav Refoel Yaakov Yisrael zt"l By S. Bruchi HaRav Refoel Yaakov Yisrael zt"l, a prominent rov and a founder of the Torah world in France, passed away in Sarcelle at the age of 68 following an illness. Heroism In Bulgaria Commemorated By YATED South African Correspondent The still little-known story of how the people of Bulgaria came together to save their entire Jewish community during the Holocaust was commemorated at a special "Tribute to Bulgaria" evening at the Beyachad Jewish Community center in Johannesburg last week. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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