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At The Center of the Universe
At The Center of the Universe
by Mordechai Plaut

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87th National Agudah Convention about Areivus
by Dei'ah Vedibur Staff

For decades, the premier forum for taking action on some of the toughest issues of the day — in a meaningful way and under the direction of Gedolim — has been the Agudah convention.


Rescue Operation Brings Yemenite Jews to US
By A. Ben Aharon

US officials have been running a clandestine operation to take Jews out of Yemen reports the Wall Street Journal.

The move follows growing violence toward Jewish communities in the midst of power struggles between the government and Al Qaeda extremists.


Intel Announces that Employees at its Jerusalem Facility Won't Work on Shabbos After All
By Yechiel Sever

Torah-true Jewry and other Jerusalem residents who feel a special affinity for Shabbos Kodesh were pleased by the outcome of efforts to prevent chilul Shabbos and a breach in the walls of Shabbos in the holy city of Jerusalem — the "Palace of the King" — by persuading Intel to shut down its planned Shabbos operations there.


Alei Siach Launches High-Level Study Program for Learning Disabled Adults
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Alei Siach is not sitting on its laurels. In addition to various recent advances, they have announced a new high-level study program for Alei Siach participants age 21 and over with major learning disabilities and slightly deficient or average intelligence. The program will provide the students an opportunity to feel they, too, can study successfully and advance.


Rav Yitzchok Zeev Chevroni zt"l
By Yechiel Sever

Gedolei Yisroel, roshei yeshivos, the roshei yeshiva of Yeshivas Chevron, rabbonim and dayonim led yeshiva students past and present as they lay to rest Rav Yitzchok Zeev Chevroni zt"l, the nosi of Yeshivas Chevron, who helped support and maintain the yeshiva, with its 1,200 student beis medrash, located in Jerusalem's Givat Mordechai neighborhood. He passed away last week after a lifetime of dedicated hard work to establish and build one of the great Torah institutions in Eretz Yisroel.


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