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We have heard the news and the earth trembles and shakes from
the voice of masses of reshoim who seek to defile the
holy city of Jerusalem, the King's palace, with one of the
worst abominations and ugliness of the nations of the world.
Woe be the ears that hear such things and woe unto us in
whose days this is transpiring.
Thousands made their way to the gravesite of Maran HaRav
Elozor Menachem Man Shach zt"l in Bnei Brak to mark
his fifth yahrtzeit on Tuesday 16 Cheshvan.
On Tuesday morning, IDF infantry, engineering and armored
forces withdrew from the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun
and took up positions within Gaza but outside the town. The
IDF announced that it had completed its operations against
the terror and rocket launching infrastructure in Beit
Hanoun. In the course of Tuesday, at least nine Palestinians
were reported killed in the fighting. Kassams continued to
fall in southern Israel.
"Not running the extended-day program at `recognized but
unofficial' kindergartens imperils Torah-based education in
Eretz Hakodesh," Chinuch Atzmai school principals warned UTJ
representatives. "Recognized but unofficial" is the Israeli
government designation of Chinuch Atzmai kindergartens and
nurseries.
MK Rabbi Avrohom Ravitz tabled a bill to amend the Budget
Foundations Law that would rectify the distortion in the
current law. According to the proposed law the local
authorities would have to provide totally equal treatment for
all yaldei Yisrael.
The state budget recently tabled in the Knesset does not
include funding to assist farmers during the Shmittah year,
which begins in the middle of the fiscal year on Rosh
Hashonoh 5768.
"The Finance Ministry cut the yeshiva budget by over 50
percent. The Welfare Ministry's dormitory budget [which
supports the yeshiva ketanos] was also cut by over 50
percent. The same with the budget for the talmudei
Torah and the budget for school busing.
Exports of sifrei kodesh are expected to increase by
17 percent this year compared to 2005, totaling $53 million
according to an estimate by Meir Bar-El, deputy director of
the Manufacturers' Association and head of the printing
department.
Knesset Finance Committee to Address Discrimination
Against Yeshiva and Seminary Students The Knesset Finance Committee is scheduled to hold a special
meeting to address discrimination against yeshiva and
seminary students by the Transportation Ministry, Egged and
Dan for not allowing them to purchase six-month and one-year
student bus passes at a 60 percent discount.
MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni tabled a bill to have ethical guidelines
apply to dayanim at Rabbinate botei din.
Peace is a Vision, Not a Policy
David Grossman's speech at the large (organizers estimate:
100,000) rally marking the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin was
typical: strong questions and weary answers. The speech
generated considerable interest and was even broadcast.
Grossman is one of the leading intellectuals of the Left, and
his speaking generated extra emotional weight this year since
he recently lost a son in the fighting in Lebanon. The Foundations of the Torah Home: How to Establish a
Stable and Successful Jewish Marriage
Part Five: Creation at Work
Among the many brochos that Chazal included in the
marriage ceremony is the brochoh of yotzer
ho'odom. It refers to the formation of man. It is very
significant that Chazal chose to call attention to our Divine
creation when we marry instead of when we are born.
The Power of Bikur Cholim
There are many stories about various aspects of bikur
cholim, and how much good can come from visiting and
helping sick people. Although I always understood its
importance, it wasn't a mitzvah I was able to do very
often. After all, I was working and raising children, and
really didn't have much discretionary time.
LIFE JOURNEYS: LESSONS FROM THE HEART "How do you manage now?" Elizabeth's friends would ask her.
And when they asked this question, she would think of the
red, brick mansion surrounded by the acres of grass and
towering oak trees.
Music in Our Day: Shiru Lo Zamru Lo To be Ready for Mesiras Nefesh! Literally!
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