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

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The Knesset Discussed the Issue of Bans on Chareidim
by Eliezer Rauchberger

A more serious example of the contempt with which the chareidi community is viewed, and the refusal to recognize its elementary rights, such as was seen in the Knesset on Wednesday 3 Adar II has not been seen for a long time.

UTJ Demands PM Meet Chareidi Needs
By Eliezer Rauchberger

United Torah Judaism presented a series of demands to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu regarding problems the chareidi public faces, particularly the need for a real breakthrough in dealing with the housing crisis and legislating the Talmud Torah Law.


Petition Filed Against Rosh Ha'ayin Mayor and Officials Over Canceled Mikveh
By L.S. Wasserman

A major petition was filed against senior officials at the Rosh Ha'ayin Municipality to allocate land for a mikveh, the latest move in a painful, prolonged public debate following a scandalous decision by the municipality to cancel plans for the construction of a mikveh in the new Givat Hasela'im neighborhood.


San Francisco: Jewish Community Wages Battle Against Proposed Bris Ban
By R. Hoffner

The Jewish community in San Francisco is currently battling an effort to make bris milah illegal. A city resident by the name of Lloyd Schofield has managed to gather 3,500 signatures — half of the number he needs to place the issue on the ballot.


Siyum Shas Mishnayos in Memory of those Killed in the Carmel Fire
by Yechiel Sever

At a special ceremony in Nir Etzion, the city of Bnei Brak commemorated those who perished in the tragic forest fire with a siyum of Shas mishnayos. Participating were the parents of Rabbi Uriel Malka z"l, a rav of the prison services who perished, as well as other government officials and heads of yeshivas who undertook to help the orphans left after the fire.


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