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Krias Kodesh For All to Follow Modesty Guidelines
Established by Beis Din Mishmar HaTorah
As the Yomim Noraim approach many segments of the public are
uniting and raising awareness based on the holy calls by
gedolei Yisroel shlita to reinforce the boundaries of
tznius and kedushas Yisroel in schools and in
every Jewish home through the instructions and guidelines of
Mishmar HaTorah, a special beis din set up to oversee
and buttress the walls of modesty by establishing clear
parameters for proper conduct in Kerem Beis Yisroel.
A group of Arabs assaulted three young Jews on Shabbos in yet
another antisemitic attack in a mixed Jewish-Arab
neighborhood in eastern Paris neighborhood known as the 19th
arrondissement.
The skeletal remains of HaRav Yehoshua Heschel Levine
zt"l, the well-known author of Aliyos Eliyohu,
were flown to Eretz Hakodesh on Wednesday after being
disinterred from a French cemetery and placed in a box that
was stored for eight years because the burial fee had not
been paid, as per French law.
In response to severe cases of tzaar baalei chaim in
places where kaporos were held before Yom Kippur
— such as withholding food and water, caging them in
miserable conditions and abandoning bird carcasses in the
streets and garbage bins — Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky
has issued a directive again this year to boost enforcement
and informational campaigns to prevent cruelty to animals.
Acheinu posted a remarkable success by enrolling 1,200 new
students at Torah-based institutions, and the heads of the
outreach organization are calling 5768 an exceptionally
fruitful year. Thousands of young students began their
studies at Torah-based schools and holy yeshivas this Elul
through concerted efforts made by the Acheinu staff, which
made a commitment to perseverance, motivation and investing
heavily in each and every program participant.
As the wedding season gets underway, volunteer chessed
organization Yedidim has been receiving numerous calls from
parents who return home from family simchas late at
night only to find they have no key to the front door. In
recent weeks the organization has come to the rescue of
dozens of families that, for various reasons, had no way to
gain entry to their home, leaving entire families waiting
wearily at the doorstep.
edolei Torah and Chassidus were on hand for a major event to
honor 314 participants from eight different regions
nationwide whose test results demonstrated a strong command
of the material in Dinei Shevi'is Hasholem, a
compilation of halachic rulings issued by gedolei
haposkim past and present.
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