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PM Finally takes Realignment Off the Agenda — For
Now Weeks after it became obvious to many with the start of hostilities in the North of Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert acknowledged that his Realignment plan in Yehuda and Shomron is no longer a policy option.
Sunday morning the classrooms at Chinuch Atzmai schools again filled with the sounds of Torah and tefilloh as thousands of tinokos shel beis rabbon arrived at hundreds of boys' and girls' schools around the country, joining the thousands of talmud Torah students who were already back in class two weeks ago.
After a crisis that lasted for months, Education Minister
Yuli Tamir agreed — after extensive pressure from MK
Rabbi Moshe Gafni — to transfer all of the funding
needed to pay busing costs, including both past debts and for
the coming school year. The announcement made it possible for
Chinuch Atzmai to open the school year at all of its
institutions around the country.
An important achievement for the children of Beitar Illit and Modi'in Illit: Rabbi Yitzchok Pindrus, mayor of Beitar Illit and chairman of the Forum of Chareidi Authorities at the Center for Local Government, reached a final agreement with Education Minister Yuli Tamir according to which the Prime Minister's Office, in cooperation with the Education Ministry, will fund the hot-lunch program as a pilot project in the two chareidi cities using funds provided by the government and the Sacta-Rashi Foundation.
Seminaries across the country will retain the longstanding
two-year program rather than yielding to Education Ministry
pressure to add a third year after gedolei Yisroel
shlita told principals to resist the decree firmly.
Hundreds of Daf Yomi learners were joined by gedolei Torah and gedolei Chassidus, roshei yeshivos and rabbonim from neighborhoods, towns and cities throughout the North at an event in Haifa on Monday to mark the completion of maseches Yuma and the start of maseches Succah.
The Elad City Council plenum recently approved the setup of a municipal company slated to begin operations soon. The company will be a commercial body under the ownership of the local council and its primary objective will be to carry out strategic business enterprises for the local council.
The 5767 school year opened on Sunday (September 3) with hardly a hitch as 99 percent of students went back to class, the Education Ministry reported. At 48 schools studies were delayed for various reasons: lack of guards, lack of air conditioners, cellular antennas in close proximity to the school, discrimination, renovation work and budget problems were some of the reasons cited.
Men and Overweight People Drink More Water A survey on water consumption habits found fat people drink more than skinny people, men drink more than women and southern residents drink more than other Israelis.
The Areivim Plan: Life Insurance that Nourishes the Soul
"What is it that distinguishes the thousands of years of history from what we think of as modern times?" What is "the revolutionary idea that defines the boundary between modern times and the past"? A hint: It is something that "goes way beyond the progress of science, technology, capitalism, and democracy." (All quotations from the introduction to, Against the Gods, the Remarkable Story of Risk, by Peter Bernstein, unless otherwise noted.) The Foundations of the Torah Home: How to Establish a
Stable and Successful Jewish Marriage Part Two: Menuchas Hanefesh We all desire and value sholom. Nevertheless, sholom is a vague term. It is also an elusive reality. We generally think of peace as being the lack of conflict between people. This definition, however, does not indicate the need for menuchas hanefesh.
What a Day . . . What a day! Woke up late but with a potch or two, was able to get all the children off to school on time — that's an accomplishment! Davening, breakfast . . . Did I say a brochoh acharonoh or not? Well, I probably did. More Home & Family . . .
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