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

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Private Security Service to Operate in Bnei Brak on Shabbos Nights
By A. Cohen

After endless talk and no action, a private security force is set to begin patrolling Bnei Brak on Shabbos nights. The local residents have been living in dread of criminal elements operating on Shabbos, breaking into dozens of apartments and private businesses and taking advantage of the resident's Shabbos observance, but now neighborhood representatives have decided to put a stop to the thieving and hooliganism.

Coalition Members Back Anti-Chareidi Education Legislation
By Eliezer Rauchberger

Anger prevailed at a United Torah Judaism meeting in the Knesset on Monday after coalition members sought to advance proposals that would provide funding for schools that upheld the Core Curriculum program embraced by the secular education system.


Behind the Scenes of the Fictitious Conversion Apparatus
By Yechiel Sever

Following various reports of the disturbing state of affairs within the IDF conversion apparatus, Attorney Shimon Yaakov, who serves as legal adviser for rabbinical jurisdiction at the rabbinical courts directorship, conducted a comprehensive study that revealed alarming figures.


Public Outcry Against IDF `Conversions' Continues
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

At the behest of gedolei Yisroel shlita, the public is continuing to voice opposition to the false "conversions" performed in the IDF, where official conversions are conducted through an assembly line apparatus without a genuine undertaking of mitzvahs.


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