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Brooklyn Kinus in Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy - Agudah Convention Postponed

Under the direction of Gedolei Yisroel, Agudah Yisroel of American announced that they are postponing their 90th National Convention, which had been scheduled to take place 8 Kislev-11 Kislev (November 22-25). The new date for the Convention, including a special commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Agudas Yisroel, is 15 Teves-17 Teves (December 28-30).

The Convention of Elected Chareidi Officials in the Nir Etzion Hotel

The convention, taking place in Hotel Nir Etzion, was organized by the local government center and opened with a vosikin minyan, additional minyanim and then followed by a Daf Yomi shiur delivered by HaRav Yisroel Moshe Friedman, director of Toda'a, which organizes hundreds of daily shiurim throughout the country. The convention brings together elected representatives of the chareidi community from all over Israel.

Thousands Attend the First National Convention of Dirshu in the U.S.

Many thousands from the length and breadth of America gathered this past motzei Shabbos parshas Chayei Soroh to culminate a bonding Shabbos replete with shiurim and addresses of spiritual chizuk, as part of the first National Convention of the Dirshu International Organization for the Dissemination of Torah. Among these thousands of guests who attended the convention were many Torah Yidden and avreichim from distant and remote states from across the U.S.

Media in France Continues to Spread the Anti-Semitic Hatred of the Toulouse Murderer

The M6 French Broadcasting System devoted an entire hour to in effect disseminating the anti-Semitic hatred of Muhammed Marakh, murderer of the Jewish children in Toulouse, by interviewing his family as a news feature on the subject, "What brought Marakh to do what he did?"

Sound of Torah Heard Throughout Yeshivos and Kollelim of Netivot

The rocket which fell in the center of Netivot this past Monday caused damage in the surrounding area. This was just a prelude and cause of the major operation launched by the Israeli Army on Wednesday night.

Gedolei Yisroel Again Protest the "News Lines"

The leading gedolei Yisroel have called the public attention again to the serious public nuisance of the News Lines, which are replete with loshon hora, gossip mongering and outright lies, defamation, quarrel mongering and shameful low level chatter which are ruining the souls of our young generation.

Fifty Years Since the Passing of HaRav Aharon Kotler

Lakewood, New Jersey, is in a flurry of preparations for the upcoming fiftieth yahrtzeit of the great leader who established Torah in America, HaRav Aharon Kotler, which falls on the 2nd of Kislev. There is heightened excitement and activity in this biggest Torah center in the world, Yeshivas Beis Medrash Govoha, to commemorate the events that will take place, with the participation of his outstanding disciples, the gedolei Torah of today, disseminators of Torah and mussar, coming from all over America and Eretz Yisroel. Among the honored guests from Eretz Yisroel will be HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Rosh Yeshivas Slobodka; HaRav Hillel Zacks, Rosh Yeshivas Knesses Hagedola of Modi'in Illit, and HaRav Shalom Shechter, Rosh Yeshivas Ner Moshe of Yerushalayim.

Bug Free Vegetables Have No Excessive Pesticides

Contrary to various public accusations, the vegetables under the supervision of the Mehadrin Kashrus Committees to eliminate infestation also bear the certification of the Health Ministry of not going beyond the permissible percentage of pesticides. Their special bug-free nature is due to the special growing conditions that are used and not to excessive use of pesticides.

Tens of Thousands Expected in Central Shuls in a Rare Women's Rally

Guided by the ruling of HaRav Aharon Leib Shteinman, tens of thousands of women are expected to attend a massive rally against the threats of these times, to be held on motzei Shabbos Parshas Vayishlach, the eve of Kislev 18th, and to be broadcast live. Rather than converge on a central location, the participants will go to central shuls throughout the country.


HaRav Boruch Ber Leibowitz - Rosh Yeshiva of Kamenetz
In honor of his Yahrtzeit

"Just to look at the picture of Reb Boruch Ber," his greatest talmidim claimed, "is to behold a reflection of what the Rosh Yeshiva was. The yiras Shomayim that emanates from the portrait says it all."

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Opinion and Comment
Morality is Destiny

by Mordechai Plaut

The economic system of the modern world is based on greed: everyone is always supposed to try to make as much money as he or she can. Since, if something is scarce its price will rise, all resources will always be employed in the most efficient way as they chase the greater profits brought about by those high prices. This system is by far the most successful at creating great wealth.

Opinion and Comment

Don't Speak Loshon Hora About Eretz Yisroel


by Yated Ne'eman Staff

It was some thirteen years ago that the tzaddik HaRav Dov Sokolovsky zt'l was niftar in Yerushalayim. He was the favorite son-in-law of the revered rov of Mir in Lithuania, HaRav Avrohom Tzvi Kamai Hy'd, who died al kiddush Hashem. The unassuming R' Dov lived a rich life of ninety years imbued with Torah and chesed.


The Power of the Yetzer Hora: A Shmuess



by HaRav Sholom Schwadron, zt'l

Between parshas Chayei Soroh and parshas Bo, (until the parsha, "this month is the beginning of the months for you"), each parshoh affords us contemplation of the behavior of tzaddikim and, conversely, of reshoim. This is all part of the principle that, "He told His people about the power of His deeds" (Tehillim 111:6), as explained in parshas Bereishis. In this parshoh, we witness the greatness of Avrohom Ovinu on the one hand, and the conduct of Efron on the other.


The Jews of Bukhara - Mitzvos in Hiding



by C. Ofek

Part III

This series recounts the trials and tribulations of the Jews of Bukhara, from the perspective of Shulamit Tilayov, a Jerusalem-born woman who spent twenty years of her youth in Bukhara. At the age of four she returned to Bukhara with her parents for a short stay, but due to the Bolshevik Revolution and World War I, their visit turned into a two-decade sojourn. Ms. Tilayov's memories paint a picture of Bukhara's splendor and the tremendous mesirus nefesh required to observe Torah and mitzvos under the Communist regime. Through a series of miracles, she had the merit to return to the Holy City and to Shechunat HaBucharim, the neighborhood her grandfather, Rav Shimon Chacham, helped establish years earlier.


HaRav Aharon Kotler, zt"l - His Fortieth Yahrtzeit





No description or appreciation of Reb Aharon can come closer to capturing his essence than one of his own shmuessen, entitled "Keser Torah". This shmuess, prepared from a manuscript by his son HaRav Shneur Kotler zt'l, first appeared in a publication of Toronto's Kollel Avreichim entitled Hama'ayan and has since been reprinted in the first volume of Mishnas Rebbi Aharon.




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