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This Google Custom Search looks only in this website. Opinion: An Orchard of Ashera Trees Planted by the New Minister of Religions
The new Minister of Religions succeeded establishing himself as the spearhead of Yemina in the battle against chareidim. (Note: Rabbi Gafni claimed that Yemina's main policy goal is to minimize chareidi influence over Israeli life.) He seeks to amend the law of selecting dayanim preventing any chareidi representatives from being part of the committee for appointing dayanim. This has paved the way for Matan Kahane to appoint dayanim and, in the next stage, we expect, to appoint rabbonim as well coming from the Dati-Leumi sector, altogether counter to the Shulchan Oruch and the world of Halacha.
In a most impressive gathering attended by members of the Vaad Halochoh in the home of HaRav Chaim Kanievsky and headed by him, a new Vaad Halochoh for Hospitals was created.
A partial list of issues connected to hospitals was discussed, after which HaRav Menachem Mendel Lubin spoke about the great need of establishing such a Vaad, especially in light of modern technology which presents many problems. He stressed the great necessity of uniting the rabbonim to act accordingly.
There is need to find suitable solutions to the spectrum of subjects which the Torah-observant public encounters in hospitals, both with Shabbos — such as security inspection on entry, different medical devices activated by electricity used by patients who are not in life-threatening situations, electric eye automatic doors, some of which ignite a red light upon approach. Then there are problems of yichud in x-ray chambers, purity for kohanim and many other subjects.
In 5685, when difficult events following in rapid succession, the Chofetz Chaim wrote his famous letter which reads:
"We have now heard distressing news about a terrible flood which occurred in our country and a major earthquake which took place in Russia, killing and injuring thousands of men, women, children and animals. Many found their burial under the ruins of their homes. Tremors of that earthquake were even felt in our country.
[This week we commemorate seventy (now ninety-seven) years since the shocking murder on 28 Sivan, 5684 (1924)
of Dr. Yaakov Yisroel DeHaan z'l. We are presenting this article,
written not long after the event by Rav Moshe Blau zt'l, as a
memorial (excerpted from Kisvei Rebbe Moshe Blau).]
Every year we come to the Yahrtzeit of Dr. Yaakov Yisroel
DeHaan z'l, the political director of Agudas Yisroel in Eretz
Yisroel, who was murdered by his fellow Jews.
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