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NEWS
Haifa Court Prevents Store from Selling Pork
Orange-Partner Signs Agreement with Rabbinical
Committee
Achsania Shel Torah Steps Up Activity in Preparation for
Summer Zman Achsania Shel Torah, which began operations in Jerusalem at the beginning of the winter zman, plans to increase its activity as the summer zman commences next week. Initiated and encourage by gedolei Yisroel and roshei yeshivos, the organization works to assist hundreds of yeshiva students, especially those living near Mir Yeshiva, find solutions for independent housing. Shearis Yisroel Rescinds Pesach Hechsher Following Mayonnaise Incident that was Not its Faultby Betzalel Kahn At a special meeting convened during Chol Hamoed Pesach, members of the Shearis Yisroel Beis Din decided to rescind its kashrus supervision over the R.S. Bashkevitz company immediately, following an incident of fraud involving mayonnaise marketed for Pesach use. Shearis Yisroel is now assessing legal measures against the company in response to the deceit.
Promoting Women's Employment Using Modi'in Illit Model By A. Cohen The Finance Ministry's Budget Department is showing great interest in advancing women's employment within the chareidi sector. Recently several workshops were held for staff members at the Budget Department, which is headed by Kobi Haber. The main lecture was given by Modi'in Illit City Council Head Rabbi Yaakov Guterman, who shared the successful model used to employ women in his city. The Satmar Rov, HaRav Moshe Teitelbaum zt"lby Mordecai Plaut HaRav Moshe Teitelbaum, rov of the Satmar Chassidim worldwide, was niftar in New York City on Monday 26 Nisan at the age of 91. The levaya was held the following evening, leaving from Williamsburg in Brooklyn for the burial in Kiryas Yoel in upstate New York. Beis Hamedrash LeHalochoh in the Settlements Sponsors Two- Day Seminar in Jerusalem and Bnei BrakBy Betzalel Kahn Beis Hamedrash LeHalochoh in the Settlements, under the leadership of HaRav Yosef Efrati, held its 54th seminar this week, focusing on the topic of separating terumos umaaseros in the home kitchen. Wave of Sifrei Torah Thefts in AntwerpBy 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. Letter from Maran HaRav Eliashiv shlita
To the participants of the conference of Lev L'Achim activists headed by Ma alas Kovod Hageonim Hagedolim Roshei Hayeshivos shlita Dirshu Holds Exams for Kinyon Shas and Kinyon Halochoh
Participants
Dirshu held final exams for its Kinyon Shas program and launched its Kinyon Halochoh program shortly after Pesach at the Heichalei Malchut Halls in Bnei Brak. Government Transfers NIS 9 Million to Pay Religious
Council Workers' Salaries
At a meeting of the National Labor Court, Meir Shpeigler, who serves as commissioner of religious services at the Prime Minister's Office, pledged to transfer before Pesach NIS 9 million ($2 million) to pay salaries at the religious councils, where workers have been suffering from withheld wages for months. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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