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NEWS
Police Minister: "There was No Spitting in Beit Shemesh"
In response to a Parliamentary inquiry by MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni, the Minister of Internal Security, who is in charge of the police, said, of an incident that was very widely reported in the media about a seven year-old girl who was spit at by a chareidi man, "The incident reached the headlines in the media. At the time, the police were very active, but such an incident was never reported to police until several months after the incident was alleged, and then only on the basis of the media reports. No complaint was filed by the victim or the victim's family, and there was no report of a specific suspect. The incident was never investigated and the incident does not exist. It was reported in the media and nothing more than that."
Chizuk on Chanukah in Yeshivos
Special reinforcement in the study sessions in all the yeshivos is being urged for the duration of Chanukah, through many practical methods, including limiting the usually accepted vacation time. Special emphasis is being made on intensifying the study in these times - times that are so difficult for the yeshiva world which is being ceaselessly harassed and persecuted, in general, and particularly with regard to army mobilization.
The Tefillah that Stormed the Heavenly Gates
One Wednesday evening, the parents of Y., a young cancer patient, were at their wits' end. Their daughter was crying bitterly and there was nothing they could do for her. The doctors told them to wait until morning, when they would able to perform a C.T. scan. In their helpless misery, the parents appealed to Zichron Menachem, the organization which was supplying them with an experimental drug claimed to save lives, begging them to have it shipped urgently from the U.S.
Chanukah Lights in the Bunkers and Camps of World War II
As the flickering Chanukah flames cast their serene glow over our homes we're reminded of the times when these lights told a different story. In the not-too-distant past these candles were lit under fire - literally - kindling a spirit of renewed hope in the heart of those who struck the match to echo the heaviness of their heartbeats and those of their spectators.
Part II
In the children's barracks of the Auschwitz death camp - a name that sends a shudder down every Jewish spine - boys from different countries and backgrounds were grouped together.
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