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Degel HaTorah National Convention Opens in Zichron
Yaakov
"Good for us and good for the World"
The Degel HaTorah National Convention began Tuesday at the
Eden Inn in Zichron Yaakov with a special opening session
attended by members of Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, the
Rabbinical Committee and Degel HaTorah leaders and
delegates.
Gedolei Yisroel including Maran HaRav Eliashiv,
shlita, signed a letter of encouragement for the
askonim who are making marked progress toward plans to
install a Shabbos generator for the entire city of Modi'in
Illit.
"What the Education Ministry is doing to chareidi education
has not been done in any totalitarian country in the world.
Funding is not transferred properly in any area. Not in the
lower grades, not in the high-school grades, not in the
seminaries, not in transportation and not in talmudei
Torah.
Another court victory for Betzedek: A Haifa court ruled that
the "Gafni Law" must be enforced at all local authorities as
of the time of legislation and required the city of Kiryat
Yam to pay the tuition—including back tuition
payments—for local students who commute to Chinuch
Atzmai schools in Haifa, and to reimburse Betzedek for the
court costs and attorney fees.
The City of Jerusalem, through municipal companies Eden and
Moriah, has begun an extensive project to develop and upgrade
the infrastructures in the Kerem Avraham neighborhood and the
Geula area. The city invested much time and effort into
planning the project, which now enters the execution
stage.
Weather forecasters at the Meteorological Service in Beit
Dagan say rain will fall on Thursday after three weeks of no
rain and unseasonably high temperatures.
At the Israel Business Conference on December 5 of this
year, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon spoke and discussed his
goals in several important areas. Since Sharon is
extraordinarily close-mouthed for an Israeli prime minister,
this speech represents a relatively rare glimpse of his
plans. Therefore we are reproducing excerpts of it for the
benefit of our readers.
"The considerations for the security of students at
educational institutions in Israel have been and will remain
security considerations alone," PM Ariel Sharon said at last
week's Cabinet meeting.
The government approved a multiyear improvement plan for the
Western Wall Plaza this week. The plan calls for changes to
the main point of entry to the Kosel Maarovi, new traffic
arrangements and a new building to house the police station,
emergency and rescue services and other services.
"And Yaakov sent messengers . . . and the other camp will be
able to run away . . . G-d of my father Avrohom . . . and the
gift passed ahead . . . " (Bereishis 32:4-22) The Eternal Wrestling Match
Following his struggle and triumph in Lavan's home, Yaakov
faces yet another major challenge in the shaping of his life
and of his posterity: the confrontation with Eisov.
Return Serializing a new novel.
Chapter 7 — Dean in Jerusalem (July 2000) —
Part 1
Escaping from criminals who seem to want to harm him, and
seem to be behind the mysterious disappearance of his parents
on a trip to South America, Dean has swiftly and suddenly
joined a group of yeshiva boys going to the airport and from
there caught a flight for Israel. He looks like a yeshiva
boy, but he is fresh from Harvard Business School.
LIFE JOURNEYS
The Green Marble
For many years, my husband and I stayed in our large, family
house even after the children had married and moved away. We
thought that it made sense to keep it, since the children and
grandchildren would come home often for Shabbos and Yom Tov.
Making a Mockery of Law — The Insulting Record of
Israel's High Court of Justice The Final Days of the War in the Pacific and the Jews of
Shanghai
A Mission to Spread Daas Torah
Looking for the Best in Yiddishkeit
The Immorality of Palestinian Combatants and Noncombatants
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