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NEWS A Jew residing in New York bought Chasalat-brand lettuce from Eretz Yisroel and, following the instructions, washed the leaves well. As an extra precaution, after washing them he held the leaves up to the light by a window to examine them and saw that small insects remained on the leaves. He washed them again, and again found the same phenomenon — and even after a third washing.
Lulav Shortage Worsens; Cartel Suspected
Vaad Cites Follow-Up Studies of Converts after Steep
Rise
by Yated Ne'eman Staff According to state security figures since the Intifadah began five years ago, 5765 was the quietest year, with six suicide attacks compared to 13 in 5764. Al Qaeda's Plan to Take Over the World By A. Ben Aharon For the first time, al Qaeda's grand plan to take over the world and turn it into one big Muslim country has been exposed by a Jordanian journalist named Fouad Hussein who recently published a book on al Qaeda and its machinations. The book is based on a series of interviews with ranking members of the organization. Religious Soldier Forced to Trample on Tallis By Betzalel Kahn Another anti-religious scandal rocked the IDF when the commander of a training course forced a religious soldier to tread on a tallis during a lesson on "values." The soldier suffered from shock and sought psychological assistance. In another serious incident a commander in a military jail shaved the beard off a chareidi bochur inducted against his will. The Recent Wedding on Allenby Bridge by M. Chevroni Twelve Jews. Twelve followed by no zeros. That's the total Jewish population in the Muslim country they call home, a country that has very little love for the State of Israel. The kehilloh is dying. The entire young generation consists of one young man and one young woman who decided to get married. Degel HaTorah's Rabbinical Committee Meets to Discuss Chareidi EducationBy Betzalel Kahn Members of Degel HaTorah's Vaad HaRabbonim, who were appointed by Maran HaRav Eliashiv, shlita, to keep watch over the purity of chareidi education in Eretz Hakodesh, met in Bnei Brak to discuss a series of topical issues. "I Translated the Kitzur Shulchan Oruch into Russian"By Binyomin Y. Rabinovitz A few weeks ago the Jewish world was up in arms when the Moscow State Prosecutor announced that he was opening an investigation of the Kitzur Shulchan Oruch. The scandal made headlines in the Israeli media and abroad, and even nonobservant Jews came out against the announcement. Prefab Structure Brought in to Serve as Beis Knesses Chanichei Hayeshivos in Ramot BeitBy Betzalel Kahn A new beis knesses was started in Jerusalem's Ramot
Beit for the Chanichei Hayeshivos kehilloh when a
temporary prefab structure arrived recently. The congregants
recently made a round of visits to gedolei Yisroel
shlita, including Maran HaRav Eliashiv, HaRav Aharon Leib
Shteinman and HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, to receive their
blessings for success in expanding the bounds of
kedushoh in the neighborhood.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff Following requests by Vaadas HaRabbonim LeInyonei Tikshoret rabbonim and kehilloh heads included in their Shabbos Shuvoh droshos warnings against cell phones without kashrus seals and prefixes reserved for approved models. Joint Israeli-Palestinian Statement Issuedby M Plaut and Yated Ne'eman Staff The on-again off-again meeting between Israeli prime minister Sharon and PA leader Abu Mazzen seems to be definitely off after a meeting on Monday produced a joint statement by the Israeli-Palestinian steering committee chaired by Dov Weisglass and Saeb Erekat. HaRav Yehuda Lebovitz, zt"lby HaRav Shimon Asher Goldberg Prepared by Ze'ev Breier Today with great sorrow and deep pain we accompany to his resting place a cherished brother in faith and an esteemed member of our beit knesset in Bayit Vegan. "Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, and your judgments are like the deepest depths." (Tehillim 36:7). Ravitz: "Suddenly Everyone Has Begun to Talk About Poverty"nby G. Kleiman "I get the impression the red light of poverty in Israel has
lit among the policy makers and everyone is talking about
poverty. I am a bit wary of the talkers. Every pair of MKs
has a plan of their own.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff siyum on Shas is not a common event, even in Jerusalem, but soon Rav Shalom Shmuel Udwin will be celebrating a siyum on the completion of writing the Birchas HaTorah Series, a commentary on Shas. This unusual event will take place, iy"H, 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening, 24 Tishrei 5766 (27 October 2005) at Yeshiva Ohr HaChaim at Rechov Ezra 1 (at the corner of Rechov Yechezkel) in Geula. Gedolei Yisroel will be in attendance. Mezuzas Fixed at Talmud Torah Zichru Toras Moshe in JerusalemBy Betzalel Kahn MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni and Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Rabbi Uri
Maklev fixed mezuzas at a dedication ceremony for Talmud
Torah Zichru Toras Moshe in Jerusalem. Administrators HaRav
Akiva Horowitz and the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Bircas Moshe,
HaRav Avrohom Mendelson, hosted a tour of the talmud
Torah for Rabbi Gafni and his assistants, Rabbi Moshe
Shiffman and Rabbi Shmuel Greenberg, along with Rabbi Maklev
and his assistant, Rabbi Yisroel Klarman.
By S. Fried During a ceremony for the signing of financial agreements for Jerusalem's light-rail system a new Blue Line was announced. The special express line will connect Gilo to Ramot via Rechov Keren Hayesod, King George, Strauss, Kikar HaShabbat, Yechezkel, Shmuel Hanovi and Har Chotzvim with special buses that will have priority at traffic lights. The Israeli Army in Jeninby Yated Ne'eman Staff In the summer '63 edition of the journal Azure (#15) is a detailed analysis of Israeli warfare as conducted last spring in Jenin compared to other, similar military conflicts. The article is entitled "Urban Warfare and the Lessons of Jenin," and was written by Yagil Henkin. Sophisticated Visitor Center Under Construction in Modi'in IllitBy A. Cohen A unique center will be set up in Modi'in Illit by the Ministry of Infrastructures where visitors will be able to get a look at the local sewage system completely enclosed in an 18-meter-high building, one of the world's largest and most sophisticated sewage systems of its kind. Visitors will be able to see how the pumping and water-delivery systems operate in an entirely sterile environment. Efrat Opens Branch in ArgentinaBy Betzalel Kahn Following an eight-day visit to Buenos Aires by Efrat Chairman Dr. Eli Y. Shusheim the organization decided to open a branch in the city. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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