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Thousands of English-Speaking Avreichim and Bochurim Attend a Chizuk Rally Decrying the Dangers of Internet
By Yechiel Sever

Over two thousand Anglo-Saxon avreichim and yeshiva bochurim attended a major rally intended to strengthen the public against the dangers of Internet and technological advances , the use of which the rabbonim have categorically forbidden.


Clarification
by HaRav Yosef Efrati

BS"D 25 Sivan, Erev Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Shlach, 5772 1] HaRav S. Rabinowitz asked if according to the opinion of Maran HaRav Y. S. Eliashiv shlita it would be allowed to walk through a Magnetometer at the gate of the Kosel Plaza on Shabbos Kodesh, where the threshold of warning will be adjusted so that a person who is wearing a reasonable amount of metal (belt buckle, watch, keys, glasses, etc.) would be able to pass through the gate and the warning mechanism (detector) will not function.


The Inequitable Petition Against Allocating Land for the Chareidi Kehilla in Neve Shaanan, Haifa, Was Rejected
By L. S. Wasserman

A discriminatory petition submitted to the courts to prevent the allocation of land to the chareidi kehilla in the Neve Shaanan neighborhood in Haifa was dismissed, since even the judge made it clear that it had no legitimate grounds. This brought to an end the provocative chapter stirred up by a handful of citizens who begrudged the growth of chareidi elements in their neighborhood.


The Bnei Torah Public Will be Included in Offers for Trade-in of Old Electrical Appliances
By Yechiel Sever

Avreichim will, in the future, be included in the tenders publicized by the Ministry of Energy, offering a trade-in deal of energy-guzzling old electrical appliances for new, more economical models. This was promised by the director of the Ministry of Water and Energy, Shaul Tzemach, in a letter to the chairman of the Knesset Financial Committee, Rabbi Gafni, who challenged the heads of the Ministry with the discrimination of the chareidi public in this proposal. Initially, eligible for this offer were only those who received low income subsidies from the National Insurance Bureau (Bituach Leumi) and not those who receive similar subsidies from the Ministry of Education, such as avreichim.


HaRav Shaul Wagschal zt"l
by Yechiel Sever

Yesterday the sad news of the passing of HaRav Shaul Wagschal zt"l reached Eretz Yisroel from Gateshead. HaRav Wagschal was one of the outstanding mezakei harabbim of our generation and author of many Torah works.


HaRav Dov Berisch Landau, zt"l, of Biala
In honor of his yahrtzeit, 25 Sivan

Initially Reb Dov Berisch refused to accept the mantle of leadership. However, as time passed and the period during which his father-in-law had pledged to support him was over, the young genius realized he had to provide for his household and so he accepted a position as rov in Biala.

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Back To Kobrin, Baranovitch And Mir: An Interview With HaRav Aharon Kreiser, zt'l
by Rabbi Dov Eliach

Part One Rav Eliach is the author of HaGaon, a three- volume work about the Vilna Gaon and the Jewish world in which he lived. He has recently issued a second edition with additions (third printing) of that popular set.

Opinion and Comment
The Battle Against Smoking




by Rav Dov Ettinger

Under the guidance of leading poskim and roshei yeshivos, activists have already made significant headway in curtailing the disease of cigarette smoking, thereby making a great contribution to saving lives. Chazal tell us "Kol hamatzil nefesh achas miYisroel ke'ilu kiyeim olom molei." These words become even more relevant where thousands of lives are at stake.


Palestinian Attacks are Immoral and Illegal


by Mordecai Plaut

It is surprising that none of the press, and none of the many critics of the press, makes mention of the fact that many of the actions of the Palestinians are in violation of international law.




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