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Vaadas HaRabbonim Continues Negotiations With El-Al
Petition to Require that Dayanim Have Legal Training
Government Supports Equality for Chareidi Students
MK Gafni Calls for Multi-Year Agreement on Religious and Chareidi Funding Issues By Eliezer Rauchberger MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni proposed reaching an agreement over the sum for the religious and chareidi educational systems along with other religious and chareidi issues and to make a multi- year arrangement to avoid the necessity for additional demands annually during the course of the budget year. Humanistic Organization Tries to Appoint "Secular Rabbis" By Betzalel Kahn The Attorney General received an urgent request to prevent a group from naming several "secular rabbis" who underwent training "to conduct Jewish ceremonies that are fundamentally different from Orthodox ceremonies." Government Introduces Rental Apartments By M. Green The Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs approved a proposal by Construction and Housing Minister Meir Shetreet to legislate the Rental Building Law, which is designed to encourage the construction of rental apartment buildings in both the private and public sectors. Rabbi Ravitz Tables Proposal to Keep High Court from Annulling Laws Passed in Knesset By Eliezer Rauchberger MK Rabbi Avrohom Ravitz tabled a proposal on Monday to prohibit any court, including the High Court, from annulling laws that were duly legislated in the Knesset. Mayor Lupoliansky Says Government Should Fund Neighborhoods Based on Number of Residents, Not Families By Betzalel Kahn The City of Jerusalem and the Construction and Housing Ministry inaugurated a chareidi community center — the first of its kind — which will serve the residents of the city's Ramat Shlomo neighborhood and will be operated under the close oversight of local rabbonim. Tender for Jerusalem-Bnei Brak Bus Line By Tzvi Sofer The Transportation Ministry is set to issue a tender to operate Line 422, the new express line between Jerusalem and Bnei Brak. Both Egged and Dan will be ineligible to vie for the tender, which is intended only for private bus companies in order to create competition. Rabbi Gafni Demands Changes in State BudgetBy Betzalel Kahn MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni met with Finance Minister Avraham Hirchson to discuss demands to change sections of the state budget that discriminate against the chareidi public. Rocket Lands Near Agudas Yisroel Kindergarten in SderotBy A. Cohen and Y. Sever A miracle took place Monday morning at an Agudas Yisroel kindergarten in Sderot when a Kassam rocket landed near the playground, causing extensive damage but not harming any children. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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