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HaRav Elazar Abuchatzeira zt"l
Hundreds of thousands, in shock and deep mourning, were on hand in Beer Sheva and
Jerusalem to lay to rest HaRav Elazar Abuchatzeira zt"l, who was murdered
at the age of 64 in a terrible tragedy during the nightly visiting hours.
San Francisco Court Cancels Bris Referendum
A San Francisco court canceled a referendum on an unprecedented ballot measure to impose a ban on bris miloh for babies. The court accepted the argument that the proposed measure violates California state law. In her interim decision, Judge Loretta Giorgi said the ban would contradict a state law that makes medical procedures subject to state authorities, not local authorities. San Francisco residents cannot introduce a decision that infringes on the state's authority, she ruled. Bris miloh is one of the core mitzvos of the Jewish religion.
Beitar Illit is able to accommodate construction permits for at least 3,000 housing units, but the government approved only 300, according to figures Mayor Rabbi Meir Rubinstein presented to United Torah Judaism MKs at a meeting on the housing crisis.
Hundreds of avreichim took part in a gathering for Shehasimchoh Beme'ono at Beis Knesses Lederman in Bnei Brak. HaRav Chaim Kanievsky shlita made a special effort to attend the event to boost efforts to raise awareness of the need to reduce wedding expenses and seek ways to avoid going into debt to buy an apartment.
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