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Court Orders Netanya Municipality to Earmark Building for Reform Synagogue
After two years of legal battles, the Tel Aviv Court for Administrative Affairs decided the City of Netanya must allocate a municipal building for a Reform "temple" in the city. The ruling shows complete disregard for the majority of local residents, who clearly disdain the Reform movement and all it stands for.
UTJ Meets with PM on Housing Crisis
United Torah Judaism representatives met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu early this week at his Knesset office to discuss a solution to the housing crisis. The government has been promoting its plans to push thousands of new housing units through an accelerated approval process.
Rabbi Aba Halevi Dunner zt"l, one of the leading activists for chareidi Jewry in Europe and director of the Conference of European Rabbis, passed away at the age of 73 following a difficult illness.
Avos Ubonim has set up a first-ever tele-message system in Yiddish for the many young Yiddish speakers who want to take part in the organization's campaigns and prize drawings. Avos Ubonim Chairman Rabbi Naftoli Falk noted the importance of having all children connected to the worldwide center, which encourages them to study regularly and helps local coordinators.
Following calls by gedolei Yisroel shlita to make greater efforts to adhere to the mitzvas surrounding interpersonal relations — bein odom lechavero — and guarded speech, shiurim presenting an overview of practical halachos in these areas are being held.
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