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EU Legislation Includes Prison Terms for Holocaust Denial
and Hate Crimes
Following six years of exhausting deliberations the 27
countries of the European Union finally reached a consensus
on legislation to limit racism, hate crimes and Holocaust
denial, banning incitement based on race, nationality, gender
and skin color.
Over 35 chareidi community leaders from across the United
States gathered in Washington DC for the opening meeting of
Agudas Yisroel's National Board of Directors of its Office of
Government Affairs.
Rabbi Eli Dehan was beaten at the Gard du Nord, a train
station in northern Paris, by an Arab youth who assaulted him
verbally, kicked him and knocked him to the ground before
police intervened. The attack was apparently related to
tensions and Muslim incitement on the eve of last Sunday's
elections in France.
The plight of Venezuelan Jews is the worst in the world
besides that of Iranian Jews, World Jewish Congress Secretary-
General Stephen Herbits told the JTA. "Outside the Arab
world, this is the most troubled place in the world for
Jews," Herbits said while visiting Caracas for a meeting of
the Latin American Jewish Congress. "The situation is not yet
desperate here, but they certainly have to be very alert."
A protracted, uncompromising battle by MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni
ended in success when the local authorities issued a notice
saying chareidi schools would receive special equipment
budgets following the war period in the North as part of the
Israeli government's Putting the Heart in the North
program.
On Erev Shabbos parshas Tazria-Metzora, 2 Iyar, Rabbi
Yehuda Meir Abramowitz zt"l, chairman of the World
Executive Committee of Agudas Yisroel and one of its heads
for over 50 years, passed away in Jerusalem at the age of 93.
Zichron Menachem Sponsors Meetings on Helping Families of
Child Cancer Patients Zichron Menachem, an organization providing assistance to
child cancer patients, is arranging special workshops and
meetings for talmud Torah principals, educational
counselors and mental health professionals.
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On Sunday night, the eve of 14 Nisan (Apr. 1) is the search
for chometz - bedikas chometz, and the chometz is
burnt the next morning, Erev Pesach, Monday, 14 Nisan (Apr.
2) until the end of the zman sreifas chometz. On Erev
Pesach the firstborn fast—Ta'anis Bechoros.
Yov Tov Pesach falls on Tuesday, 15 Nisan (Apr. 3), in Eretz
Yisroel, and on Tuesday and Wednesday (Apr. 3-4) in Chutz
Le'aretz. The days until Shevi'i Shel Pesach are
Chol HaMo'ed.
From Mussaf of Yom Tov Pesach in Eretz Yisroel we
recite morid hatal in Shemoneh Esreih instead
of vesen tal u-motor livrocho.
From Tuesday night, Motzei Yom Tov Rishon Shel Pesach,
we count sefiras ha'omer until Shavuos.
The seforim hakedoshim write to partake in a meal on
the sixteenth of Nisan to remember the se'udas Esther
that she made when Homon was hung (Mishnah Berurah,
490:2 from the Mogen Avrohom).
Shevi'i Shel Pesach falls on Monday, 21 Nisan (April
9) and in Chutz Le'aretz on Tuesday, 22 Nisan (April
10) is Yom Tov Sheini Shel Goliyos - Shmini Shel
Pesach.
Many are accustomed to read Pirkei Ovos after
Minchah of Shabbos from Pesach until Rosh
HaShonnoh.
Our minhag is not to pray Yom Kippur Koton and
surely not to fast during the month of Nisan.
Rosh Chodesh Iyar falls on Wednesday, Apr. 18 and
Thursday, Apr. 19.
On Shabbos parshas Tazriya-Metzora a mi
sheberach for those fasting Behab is said.
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