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Religious Council Fires Rabbinical Head of Jerusalem Kashrus Department
By Betzalel Kahn

Gedolei Yisroel expressed shock and resentment over the decision by Jerusalem Religious Council Chairman Moshe Ausditcher to dismiss HaRav Binyomin Adler from his post as rov posek of the Jerusalem Rabbinate's Kashrus Department. It is unprecedented for a politician-lay person to assert control over the rabbinical functions of a kashrus department.

Quiet in Gaza — For How Long?
by M Plaut and Yated Ne'eman Staff

It has been a quiet week so far in southwest Israel as the deployment of Palestinian Authority police, with the intensive negotiation efforts of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas — with great rachamei Shomayim — have produced several days of calm. After beginning patrols in the north of the Gaza Strip, the PA deployed its forces in the southern Gaza Strip near Rafah and Khan Younis on Tuesday.

Antisemitic Attacks in London's Stamford Hill
by Arnon Yaffeh, Paris

The chareidi community in North London's Stamford Hill has been forced to organize a special neighborhood watch program following a series of antisemitic attacks in the chareidi neighborhood while at the same time ceremonies are held throughout Europe to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

Jerusalem Chareidi Education Budget to Increase by Over NIS 9 Million in 2005
By Betzalel Kahn

The Jerusalem City Council approved the 2005 budget submitted by Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky. The budget contains happy tidings: an increase of NIS 9 million ($2 million) in funding for chareidi education and an increase of NIS 1 million ($440,000) in funding for Torah culture.

Festive Meeting of New Modi'in Illit Local Council
By A. Cohen

The Modi'in Illit Local Council held a festive meeting after its recent formation. All of the speakers noted the prevailing unity and the privilege of being able to participate in such an event. The meeting, held at the community center in Achuzat Brachfeld, was attended by the moro de'asra of the city HaRav Meir Kessler, local rabbonim, roshei kollelim, MKs, principals of local educational institutions and other public figures.

Dozens of Demonstrators Prevent Street Repairs on Shabbos in Bnei Brak
By A. Cohen

The Knesset Education Committee decided not to include teachers in the chareidi education system in a law that requires teachers to have a college degree.

Three No-Confidence Motions Rejected
By Eliezer Rauchberger

Three no-confidence motions submitted by HaIchud HaLeumi and the NRP, Shas and Shinui were rejected last week by a large majority of the Knesset plenum.

Apartment Purchase Plan
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

After assessing numerous housing plans the inevitable conclusion is that the best available solution to finance the purchase of an apartment is to take an affordable bank loan (see below) and to divide the monthly payment into three, allowing the young couple and both sets of parents to pay just $165 per month.

HaRav Naftoli Carlebach, zt"l
By Betzalel Kahn

HaRav Naftoli Carlebach, zt"l, a talmid chochom from a famous German family, passed away in Jerusalem following a prolonged illness.

HaRav Lipa Zilberman, zt"l
By Betzalel Kahn

A crowd of thousands headed by gedolei Yisroel shlita, roshei yeshivos, rabbonim, ramim, dayonim and thousands of talmidim brought to rest on the Tuesday before Shabbos Shiroh (8 Shvat, 5765) HaRav Lipa Zilberman zt"l, menahel ruchani of Talmud Torah Kamenitz in Jerusalem, who passed away suddenly at the age of 68.

Miss Perel Morgenstern, o"h
By Betzalel Kahn

Miss Chanah Perel (Nancy) Morgenstern o"h was brought to the Eretz Chaim Cemetery in Beit Shemesh for burial last week, more than three years after the World Trade Center tragedy in which she lost her life, when the results of DNA testing identified her remains among the victims.

Rebbetzin Karlinsky, o"h
By S. Bruchi

Grieving Bnei Brak residents laid to rest during the week of Parshas Bo the educator and eishes chover Rebbetzin Leah Naomi Karlinsky o"h, the wife of HaRav Efraim Karlinsky ylct"a, a rosh kollel in Kiryat Sefer, after she passed away at the age of 40 following a severe illness.


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