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NEWS
MK Gafni Assails Kadima for Trying to Bypass Kashrus Laws
Eternal Jewish Family Convention Next Week in Washington With gedolei Torah and poskim from both Eretz Yisroel and the Diaspora on hand, Eternal Jewish Family is scheduled to hold its fifth convention next week in Washington DC, including proposals to address conversion problems in both Eretz Yisroel and the Diaspora. Haifa Mall Opens on Shabbos By Y. Ariel The Haifa Mall opened for business on Shabbos despite various attempts by chareidi representatives to prevent the new breach, which is liable to set a precedent. UTJ's Haifa representative, Councilman Rabbi Chaim Williger, said that the move upsets the status quo and as such he contacted Mayor Yonah Yahav, asking him to dispatch inspectors and issue fines to enforce the city ordinances. High Court Upholds Education Ministry Stance to Fund Yeshivos Ketanos as "Exempt" Institutions Until JanuaryBy Yechiel Sever Following a delay since last Thursday 10 Cheshvan when the High Court held a hearing on the budget for yeshivos ketanos, this week the Court, spurred on by a letter from the General Solicitor, decided to accept the Education Ministry's stance to provide the yeshivos ketanos funding as "exempt institutions" until January. HaRav Aharon Taussig zt"lBy Yechiel Sever Jerusalem lost one of its great citizens with the histalkus of HaRav Aharon Taussig zt"l, the eldest son of the Beis Yisroel of Mattersdorf, who was a remnant of the previous generation of Torah greats, and a member of the Mattersdorf rabbinical family who was acquainted with the prewar generation of gedolei Torah in Hungary. | ||
