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Decisions Announced at Emergency Conference
A special conference was held on Wednesday 22 Adar to express
the concern of gedolei Yisroel about the ongoing
efforts that are being made to influence and undermine
chareidi education from many different government sources.
The threat is not limited to one political party or another,
but come from the entire secular establishment.
With the blessings of Maran HaRav Eliashiv shlita this
year a mechiras chometz will be conducted for business
owners and neighborhood residents by the Association of
Neighborhood Rabbis of Jerusalem. The sale will be carried
out by HaRav Binyomin Adler, who was in charge of the sale at
the Jerusalem Rabbinate for many years under HaRav Y. Kulitz
zt"l, as well as by HaRav Y. Efrati, HaRav A.
Schlesinger, HaRav D. Yosef and other prominent rabbonim. As part of its efforts to minimize the damage to the
education of thousands of children in its schools following
the discontinuation of government-funded bus service, Chinuch
Atzmai took out bank loans to resume the busing system until
the Pesach break.
With a statement of support by Kuf Dalet — The
Association of Sephardic Bnei Torah for Rabbi Yissochor
Frankentahl, mayor and coalition chairman of Bnei Brak, the
Bnei Brak municipal coalition now has the full support of all
of the parties represented in the City Council.
The municipal budget for the City of Bnei Brak will come to
NIS 653.5 million ($140 million) for the year 2006 in
contrast to an operating report of NIS 682.7 million ($146
million) for the previous year the Finance Committee and the
City Council confirmed.
The Jerusalem Municipality, in cooperation with the Prime
Minister's Office, is set to launch Mayor Rabbi Uri
Lupoliansky's revolutionary plan to renovate and develop the
Mount of Olives cemetery.
A comparison of contracts signed and recent data from income
generated through taxes on property appreciation (paid when a
property sale is made) point to a recovery in the Jerusalem
real estate market in 2005. An analysis of Israel Land
Administration tenders for the sale of land in Jerusalem
reveals a similar picture.
Despite the fact that we are by no means brainwashed and, on
the contrary, even a cursory acquaintance with Talmud
is enough to convince anyone that critical thinking is
central to our lives in theory, and a quick visit to the
mikvehs and yeshiva dining rooms will make it
abundantly clear that it is also applied in practice,... New Chapters from the Life and Teachings of R' Yisroel
Salanter zy'a
Intellectual Ploys for Self Improvement
R' Naftoli Amsterdam said: This is what Morenu was in the
habit of saying: In order to improve and mend one's negative
characteristics, it is imperative to study Mussar, but
in addition, a person must employ wiles and subterfuges to
circumvent his own nature.
Return Serializing a new novel.
Chapter 17: The Meeting Jerusalem (October 2001)
Esther has been successful at work, but so far not at
shidduchim. Now it has been suggested that she meet
Daniel who has been learning at Mir yeshiva for only a
year.
We apologize to our readers for not putting in an
installment last week, and this week we are putting in a
double-sized section.
LIFE JOURNEYS — LESSONS FROM THE HEART
The Lost Treasure
Twenty years ago, Shoshana and Karen sat on the fluffy pink
carpet in Shoshana's bedroom. It was a balmy, spring day, and
the scent of freshly cut grass climbed through the curtained
windows. They had spread out a picnic blanket on the floor,
and set up a tea party for a circle of dolls and teddy bears.
Shoshana had just had her seventh birthday party, and they
were chatting about all the presents she had received.
Stealing the Gavel from the Judge! Memories of HaRav Shach, zt"l
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