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New Threat to Shechitah in Europe The European Commission in Brussels is intervening once again in the matter of kosher shechitah in Europe. The bureaucracy is preparing a new directive aimed at bypassing the existing arrangement and undermining shechitah by applying pressure through the European Parliament.
A shaver bearing the official hechsher of the Beis Din for Halachic Shavers headed by HaRav Mordechai Gross and recently launched on the market following four years of research and development is now in high demand.
Yemeni authorities rejected a request by the family of Moshe Yaish Nahari Hy'd, who was murdered in Riydah last week, to have the body flown to Eretz Yisroel for burial. The killing was an embarrassment to President Ali Abdullah Selah, who would like Yemen to be portrayed internationally as a place where Jews are treated well.
Eighty-one percent of non-government organizations operating in Israel are facing financial difficulties, including 22 percent in serious trouble financially, according to a survey of 220 organizations released by the Center for Research of the Third Sector at Ben Gurion University in cooperation with the Civic Leadership Organization, an umbrella group for Israeli nonprofit organizations, and Shatil.
The City of Ashkelon has annulled the standard penalty built into the municipal ordinance that prevents businesses from operating on Shabbos and holidays. Following the unexpected move, legal rights organization Betzedek has warned the legislation is illegal and essentially nullifies the municipal ordinance entirely.
The first medics' motorcycle unit in Israel, which was launched by United Hatzalah a few weeks ago, will serve medics in responding to emergency calls on Shabbos as well. The motorcycles, which were shown to the rabbinical heads of United Hatzalah, provide a halachic solution for certain parts of the country where medics encounter a halachic problem upon returning home following a response to an emergency.
by HaRav Nosson Meir Wachtfogel Part II In the first part, HaRav Wachtfogel asked why Aharon Hacohen was so concerned about not having a share in inaugurating the Mishkan in view of the fact that he had so many ongoing responsibilities there. Furthermore, why was he reconciled with the knowledge that he was responsible for lighting the Menorah daily, and not with his other responsibilities?
Av, 5765 - Kislev 5766 (August-December 2005)
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