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The IDF announced on Monday that the three soldiers kidnapped
by Hizbullah on Mount Dov a year ago are most probably not
alive. The announcement was first made to the families and
later to the press. The IDF asked its Chaplain to declare the
three missing soldiers "casualties whose place of burial is
unknown." The families said that they continue to pray and
hope for the return of their loved ones. Arson and Vandalism in a Jewish School in
Marseilles Two buildings in the Jewish Gan Pardess elementary school in
Marseilles were set on fire in an attack this past Sunday (11
Cheshvan) that was clearly motivated by antisemitism. No one
was in the school when the attack took place. Antisemitic
slogans were scrawled on the walls of the main structure. One
read: "Bin Laden Will Win." Throughout Eretz Yisroel and the world, many prayers and
Tehillim were recited this past week for the recovery
of Maran the Rosh Hayeshiva HaRav Shach shlita. Agudath Israel of America voiced its deep disappointment over
the New York State Legislature's approval last Thursday of a
bill that will expand legal gambling in the state by
permitting new casinos in the Catskill Mountains and western
New York.
Bus 402 from Bnei Brak to Jerusalem Launched At the end of a prolonged battle, in the course of which the
Kav Mehadrin bus line was launched, Egged and Dan began
operating bus route number 402 between Jerusalem and Bnei
Brak. Now that the Transportation Ministry has granted it the
necessary permits, the line began running this Sunday, 11
Cheshvan (October 28). Period for Housing Grants Extended According to an agreement between the Housing Ministry and
the Finance Ministry, the Government has extended the period
for the granting of benefits for the purchase of apartments
until the end of the civil year (16 Teves). New conditions
have been set up for the grants. Jewish Cabinet Minister Calls On South African Jews To
Support Palestinians
A Jewish South African Cabinet Minister has caused a furor by
calling on South African Jews to join the Government's
campaign to support "justice for Palestine." Water Affairs
Minister Ronnie Kasrils, a highly respected veteran of the
anti-apartheid struggle, made his remarks in Parliament
during a debate over a report on a multiparty fact-finding
mission to Israel and Palestine which took place in July this
year. U.S. Official Warns of Terror Attacks Against the U.S. The U.S. Government announced on Monday that it had
information that terrorist attacks were planned against it
within the next week. The announcement was made by Attorney
General John Ashcroft. On October 11 a similar warning was
issued. From the Pure Mouths of the Children "When Moshiach arrives, and the Beis Hamikdosh is
brought down from Shomayim, every stone will have an
inscription," the speaker thundered, as a rapt audience of
thousands of cheder yingelach, their wide eyes
sparkling, hung on to his every word.
Massive, world-changing events are taking place and there is
no way we can do anything about them -- for we do not even
have any idea what is better for us or worse for us. It shows
clearly how fully dependent we are on our Father in
Heaven. PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
Downstairs, the Rosh Yeshiva had already started giving his
shiur klolli. R' Yossel [not his real name] walked
upstairs into the other beis midrash and looked at the
students standing there. IN-DEPTH FEATURES Servant And King: HaRav Shmaryohu Greineman Zt'l, 2nd
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