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Letter from HaRav Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita About Verbal Abuse

The following letter was published — without any further comments — on the cover of the Musaf Shabbos Kodesh of the Yated Ne'eman, parshas Bolok, 5769.

It is well-known that in our holy Torah there are laws that relate to the relationship between a man and his Maker, and others that relate to the relationship between man and his fellowman. In the Ten Commandments there are laws that relate to the relationship between a man and his Maker and also restrictions on doing evil to his fellows.


New Bank Leumi and Matrix Complex Opens in Modi'in Illit
By M. Green

Modi'in Illit's main job center for women has expanded with the opening of a new development facility for Bank Leumi and Matrix Global slated to create 50 new jobs, bringing the number of women employees at Matrix to 450 and a total of more than 1,000 at all of the employment centers established in the city in recent years.


Rabbi Gafni Calls for Review of All of De Hartoch's Rulings on Chinuch Atzmai
By Eliezer Rauchberger

MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni has called on Attorney General Mani Mazuz "to review all of the decisions affecting Chinuch Atzmai made by Amnon De Hartoch, formerly head of the Justice Ministry's Support Payments Department," following a vitriolic article on Chinuch Atzmai written by De Hartoch and published in Ha'aretz.


Acheinu Launches Summer Yeshiva Program for Secular High School Students
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Following last year's success in enrolling dozens of young men at yeshivas at the conclusion of Acheinu's Summer Vacation Yeshiva program, the organization is now continuing the outreach project first launched last summer.


Celcom Commits Shabbos Desecration in Rechovot Neighborhood
By L.S. Wasserman

Residents of Kiryat Kretchinef in Rechovot were appalled to see a maintenance crane roll into their neighborhood last Shabbos afternoon to repair a cellular antenna belonging to Celcom located adjacent to the chareidi neighborhood.

80% of Students Feel Holocaust Studies Relevant
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

This week the Central School for Holocaust Instruction at Yad Vashem opened the largest teachers' conference ever held in Israel on the Holocaust and Holocaust instruction. Nine hundred teachers from around the country are taking part in the "From Calamity to Continuity" conference, which was opened by Education Minister Gidon Saar.

Germany Drafts Law to Exonerate "Traitors" Against Nazi Rule
By R. Hoffner

In another step by the coalition headed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel intended to makes amends for the crimes of the Third Reich, a historical piece of legislation is currently being drafted to clear the names of individuals the Nazis accused of treason during World War II. The law will be brought for a parliamentary vote before the elections expected to be held in September.



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