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NEWS
Education Minister Stirs Anger by Meeting With Students on
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Shabbos Siren Installed at Moshav
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British Astonished by Rising Aliyah By Arnon Yaffeh, Paris David Terlove and his family appear in a photo in The Times (of London) packing their suitcases at their apartment in Golders Green, the Jewish neighborhood in North London. "We are not as excited over the prospects of joining our children as we are over returning to Israel, our spiritual homeland," said Terlove, shortly before making aliyah. Degel HaTorah Meeting Focuses on Housing Crisis By Betzalel Kahn The Degel HaTorah Board met at party headquarters in Bnei Brak to discuss issues currently on the agenda. Reformation Plan for Religious Services Within 6 Months By Eliezer Rauchberger Within 4-6 months the government will submit a reformation plan for religious services Atty. Shimon Ulman, legal advisor to the Chief Rabbinate, told the Knesset State Comptroller's Committee during a meeting on the state of religious services in Israel. Jewish Cemetery and Holocaust Memorial Vandalized in Odessa By Yechiel Sever Over 200 graves at the Jewish Cemetery and the memorial monument for Holocaust victims were vandalized last week in Odessa, a port city on the Black Sea in Southern Ukraine. Valeslav Kapulkin, spokesman for the local Jewish community, said unidentified vandals spray-painted swastikas and the words, "Congratulations on the Holocaust," and even struck gravestones with a blunt object. HaRav Simchah Kook Named Rov of Beis Knesses Churvah in Old City By Betzalel Kahn HaRav Simchah Kook, rov of Rechovot, was named rov of Beis Knesses Churvas Rebbe Yehuda Hachassid in Jerusalem's Old City. The writ of nomination (ksav hachtoroh) was signed by gedolei Yisroel shlita, including Maran HaRav Eliashiv shlita. Noise Meters to be Installed at Bnei Brak Wedding Halls By A. Cohen The City of Bnei Brak is launching an enforcement campaign to install noise meters at event halls throughout the city in accordance with a directive by Mayor Rabbi Yissochor Frankenthal to put a stop to high noise levels, which have caused a nuisance and suffering for neighbors and people attending the events themselves. The noise level will now be limited to 85 decibels. Dozens of Local Rabbonim Named Representatives of Vaad HaRabbonim LeInyonei TzedokohBy Betzalel Kahn A gala event headed by Maran HaRav Yosef Sholom Eliashiv shlita, roshei yeshivos, dayonim and rabbonim from all parts of Eretz Yisroel was held in Jerusalem on 30 Shevat to appoint dozens of rabbonim from across the country new members of Vaad HaRabbonim LeInyonei Tzedokoh Be'eretz Hakodesh. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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