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Proposal to Provide Chareidi Institutions Equal Funding Passed in First Reading
By Eliezer Rauchberger and Betzalel Kahn

The Knesset plenum voted 45-1 in favor of a government- sponsored bill regarding funding by local authorities for "recognized by unofficial" educational institutions in a first reading on Monday. Virtually all institutions with that status are chareidi.

12th Annual Agudas Yisroel of Europe Conference
By Betzalel Kahn

The 12th Annual Conference of Agudath Yisroel in Europe began last Friday 16 Iyar-May 4, in the resort town of Bournemouth, England, drawing participants from France, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Belgium and other parts of Europe, including gedolei Torah and gedolei Chassidus, along with well-known figures from the US and Eretz Yisroel.

MK Gafni Tables Three Proposals on First Day of Summer Session
By Eliezer Rauchberger

On Monday 19 Iyar, the first day of the summer session, MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni tabled three new bills.


HaRav Shteinman Honors Daf HaYomi Siyum in Ashdod
By Yechiel Sever

Meoros HaDaf HaYomi sponsored a major event at the main Vishnitz beis medrash in Ashdod's Rova Zayin neighborhood to mark the completion of Seder Moed and the beginning of maseches Yevomos. Thousands of Daf Yomi learners and maggidei shiurim from the Southern and Negev Regions were joined by gedolei Torah, roshei yeshivos and rabbonim, headed by HaRav Aharon Leib Shteinman shlita.

Activists Prevented Chilul Shabbos by Hundreds of Police Assigned to Meron
By Betzalel Kahn, A. Cohen and Tzvi Sofer

Following requests by Vaadas HaRabbonim Lemaan Kedushas HaShabbos, MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni and Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger, police officials altered plans to send hundreds of policemen to Meron on Shabbos in preparation for Lag BaOmer that began motzei Shabbos. Similarly Egged announced later departure times for the first buses leaving chareidi communities for Meron.

Thousands of Rescue Workers Safeguarded Meron Visitors
By Betzalel Kahn

Visitors arrived en masse late at night on Motzei Shabbos and Sunday to lay forth their prayers for Klal Yisroel as well as individual concerns at the gravesite of R' Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron.


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