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Yeshiva Ketanoh Budget to Continue Despite High Court Criticism
By Yechiel Sever

High Court judges lodged harsh criticism against the Education Ministry and the Knesset following the Yeshiva Ketanoh Law, which will allow the yeshivos ketanos to continue to receive funding without their teaching the Core Curriculum requirements.

Tremendous Demand for Mikvo'os in Outlying Communities Around the World
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Remote Diaspora communities are creating a tremendous demand for mikvo'os in their respective communities. Recently there has been a large rise in the number of requests by Jewish communities around the world, notes Rav Gedaliah Olstein, who heads the Congress of European Rabbis' (CER) mikveh department.

Keren Shevi'is Board Meets to Discuss Agriculture Ministry Obstacles
By Yechiel Sever

A special Keren Shevi'is board meeting held this week in Jerusalem centered on obstacles being laid by Agriculture Ministry officials to prevent financial support from reaching shomrei Shevi'is farmers, and countermeasures to increase the number of recipients.


400 Eighth-Grade Graduates at Religious Schools Placed at Yeshivos Ketanos
By Yechiel Sever

Acheinu's Toronto Project, which prepares eighth-grade students for yeshiva, recently completed its efforts to help four hundred students from Torah-based schools around the country enter the yeshiva world starting in Elul zman.

Degel HaTorah Provides Assistance for Jerusalem Residents Filing for Tax Discounts
By Yechiel Sever

Like every year, Degel HaTorah's Center for Public Service in Jerusalem arranges special consulting hours for residents of various neighborhoods to help them file requests for discounts on municipal taxes. This year additional locations will be available for the public's convenience.

HaRav Avrohom Golombeck zt"l
By Yechiel Sever

A large crowd turned out for the levaya of HaRav Avrohom Golombeck zt"l, who served as the mashgiach of Yeshivas Philadelphia for over 50 years. HaRav Golombeck, who learned under the Mashgiach HaRav Yechezkel Levenstein, was sent by HaRav Aharon Kotler to fill the post of mashgiach at Yeshivas Philadelphia,


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