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NEWS Exhausted and anxious about their future, 110 refugees from Kosovo arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport Monday afternoon, where they were met by senior Israeli officials including Prime Minister Netanyahu.
"Conversion" Institute Opens Doors
in Carmiel A controversial "conversion institute" that allows members of the Reform and Conservative movement to participate in the conversion process has begun operating in the northern Galilee town of Carmiel.
Mifal Hapayis to Build Mikvaos by Betzalel Kahn The Ministry of Religious Affairs recently signed a contract with the national lottery system, Mifal Hapayis, to build 25 mikvaos in the year 1999 at a cost of 22 million NIS. Officials of the Ministry say that until now, the religious community did not benefit directly from Mifal Hapayis revenue. The system annually allocates much of its profits to social and cultural activities in various frameworks.
Enemy Property: Claims scheme launch by Lord Archer of Sandwell During the Second World War the British Government
confiscated property in the UK belonging to "enemy aliens."
For this purpose, an enemy alien was anyone living in a
country at war with Britain, or in the territory occupied by
an enemy of Britain. The intention at the time was to deny to
Britain's enemies the benefits of the property.
by B. Kahn, S. Baruchi and M. Plaut Knesset Finance Committee chairman and head of the UTJ Public
Relations Staff for the upcoming election Rabbi Avrohom
Ravitz announced that the UTJ's slogan is: "To be a believing
Jew in our land,"...
by Betzalel Kahn The scene which unfolded in Jerusalem at the end of the first day of Pesach was one which its residents have not witnessed for a very long time. Thousands From All Over Israel Attend Bnei Brak Lev L'Achim Rallyby Yated Ne'eman Staff The call went out to strengthen the attempts to spread
knowledge of Torah and Jewish tradition among the youth of
Israel as thousands were inspired to redouble their
efforts.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff At a meeting in Beersheba, Arye Aharon, head of a senior
department in the Central Bureau of Statistics, told the
press that the usual method of population and housing
computation would be changed in order to cut expenses.
by Betzalel Kahn The proposal of MK Yossi Beilin, one of the senior leaders of
the Labor Party, to totally cancel the religious marriage
laws of the State of Israel, sparked a debate between the
Labor and Likud parities this Pesach, as well as reactions
from religious public figures.
by Betzalel Kahn On Shabbos chol hamoed Pesach, HaRav Chaim Menachem
Ginzburg, rav of the Lev Someach beis medrash of
Jerusalem's Bayit Vegan neighborhood, located at 99 Bayit
Vegan Street, returned his pure soul to its Maker.
by Betzalel Kahn Prior to Pesach, the public at large was warned not to use the Children's Haggodo printed by Shocken Publishing of Israel. Carmel Mizrachi Goes Hi- Techby N. Katzin A significant boon in the area of kashrus hiddurim has been effected in the Carmel Mizrachi wineries, as a result of the introduction of new equipment which, incidentally, places Carmel Mizrachi among the most advanced wineries in the world. Jews Leave Their Stamp on Historyby Yated Ne'eman Staff Shevel, the Israel Journal for Philately, reports that a number of countries around the world have recently issued stamps on Jewish themes. Shabbos Crossings in LAby Yated Ne'eman Staff Helping Orthodox Jews avoid the danger of rushing across busy intersections on Shabbos without pushing a crosswalk button... The Inner Spiritual World of the National Religious Youngsterby M. HaLevi The recent controversy on the pages of the National Religious party newspaper Hatzofeh over the poor attitude to limud gemoro in the yeshivot tichoniyot, has already been discussed in our columns. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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