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NEWS
Government Funding of Chinuch Atzmai Buses Still
Blocked
Report by Council for Child Welfare Continues to Make
Waves
60 percent of Jewish Culture Funding Transferred
by Betzalel Kahn Preparations for a major event to encourage the study of the Daf Yomi and halochoh, scheduled to take place at Jerusalem's Binyanei Ha'Uma on 15 Teves to mark the completion of maseches Eruvin and the beginning of maseches Pesochim, are now stepping into high gear. Ukrainian Yeshiva Student Attacked by Skinheads Regains Consciousness After 5 Months by A. Cohen Mordechai Molozhenov, a yeshiva student who was bludgeoned by skinheads in Kiev five months ago and brought to Israel for treatment in critical condition with little hope of recovery, regained consciousness and is now scheduled to be discharged from the Beit Levenstein Rehabilitation Hospital in Raanana. Most Foster Parents in Israel are Religious by Aryeh Zissman Last week the mainstream press (Ma'ariv) published an eye-catching article. The writer, Dr. Shlomo Tzadok, defines himself as a secular Jew and a social activist. Under the headline "Chilonim Le'atzmam" ("Secularists for Themselves") the writer mercilessly thrashes secular families for failing to adopt children like chareidi, religious and traditional families do. Help Wanted: 600 High Tech Workers in Jerusalem by Yated Ne'eman Staff According to a report in the Israeli business magazine Globes, Jerusalem has a shortage of 1,000 industrial workers, including 600 high tech workers. Jobs that are available include positions at prestigious employers like Intel (Israel), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., NDS Group, Deltathree (Nasdaq: DDDC), Oren Semiconductor, Matrix IT, Biometrix Ltd., General Microwave Corp. (Israel), Beit Shemesh Engines and other companies. Justice Ministry Official Delays Guaranteed Income for Husbands of Teachers on Sabbatical by Betzalel Kahn Despite an order by State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss to the Education Ministry requiring the Guaranteed Income Committee to pay Guaranteed Income stipends to avreichim whose wives are on sabbatical leave, recently Attorney Amnon de Hartog, head of the Support Department at the Justice Ministry, issued instructions not to pay the stipends. HaRav Tzvi Zeev (Hirsch) Pelei, zt"l by Betzalel Kahn The Torah and Mussar world felt orphaned following the histalkus on Wednesday, 20 Kislev of HaRav Tzvi Zeev (Hirsch) Pelei, zt"l, who left his mark on thousands of talmidim during decades of harbotzas Torah at Yeshivas Knesses Yisroel-Hevron, where he served as menahel ruchani, delivering mussar talks for over 50 years. European Yarchei Kallahby Yated Ne'eman Staff The 34th annual European Yarchei Kallah held at the Normandie Hotel in Bournemouth closed on Monday. Unfortunately the report arrived too late for us to include it in this week's issue, but it will bs"D appear in our next issue. Ziv Hatorah's 15th Yarchei Kalloh in Manchesterby Yated Ne'eman Staff Rabbi Leib Goldberg of the Choshen Mishpat Kollel was a speaker at the 15th Annual Yarchei Kalloh of Ziv HaTorah (Manchester). His topic was the famous case that occurred several years ago when a well-meaning person threw out the contents of a neighbor's freezer that had decomposed due to a power cut, not realizing that he was throwing out his neighbor's life savings. Israel Sees Palestinian Parliament Elections as an Important Junctionby Aryeh Zissman Government and IDF officials are following the PA election process in suspense and realizing it could have a major impact on the entire region. Some observers say these elections are even more significant than the elections in Israel. According to all of the forecasts Hamas will have a major presence in the PA parliament after the elections. Israel does not yet know how to approach this development. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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