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NEWS On erev Shavuos, maranan verabonon, members of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of both Degel HaTorah and Agudas Yisroel, issued a statement expressing their opposition to intervention in issues of halocho and Jewish tradition by the Israeli judicial system. The statement was issued in the wake of the recent High Court decision enabling Reform and Conservatives to desecrate the sanctity of the Kosel. UTJ MKs force Finance Ministry to Meet its Commitmentsby Eliezer Rauchberger In the wake of efforts by Rabbi Moshe Gafni, Rabbi Meir Porush and Rabbi Yaakov Litzman, the UTJ representatives in the Knesset Finance Committee, the Finance Ministry has approved allocation money for of an additional 47 classrooms for the chareidi sector for the year 2000. This brings to 286 the number of new, approved classrooms, as originally agreed. Government Crisis Not Solved by Mordecai Plaut Prime Minister Barak continued to project his usual confidence that everything would be worked out, but the basis for this feeling was not evident with regard to the one-year- old government's deep coalition crisis. The ideological rifts that caused the discontent of NRP and Yisrael Ba'aliya have not been closed, and the financial troubles of Shas have not been solved. Commitment to the Needs of Klal Yisroel is Everyone's Task, Novominsker Rebbe Declaresby A. Sofer "The burden of addressing the needs of Klal Yisroel tends to fall on a few yechidei segula. However, if everyone would lend a hand, begufom, bezmanom and where possible bemamonom, things would look quite different." Reform-Orthodox Row Rocks Jewish Cape Townby Yated Ne'eman South African Correspondent The decision of the majority of Orthodox rabbis in Cape
Town, South Africa's second-largest Jewish center after
Johannesburg, to boycott the recent Holocaust Day function
has sparked off a furious controversy in the local community.
Ten out of thirteen rabbis chose to absent themselves from
that event after Reform rabbi David Hoffman was chosen as
guest speaker. The Yom Hashoah commemorations take place in
Cape Town's Jewish cemetery and are regarded as a quasi-
religious event.
by Betzalel Kahn Two decisions made by the Israel High Court last week make us question once again if Israel's judicial system has made a systematic decision to oppose every issue advocated by the Torah observant community. The Secular Draft Dodgersby B. Adler It is not a secret that the left wing in Israel wants to see the High Court force the draft on thousands of yeshiva students. At the same time, however, it is becoming painfully obvious to all that young Israelis themselves are less and less interested in serving in the army. Jewish Quarter Prayer Rally Protests Mosque Renewalby Betzalel Kahn Hundreds of residents of the Old City of Jerusalem's Jewish Quarter took part last week in a prayer rally in the Churvah Square. The rally was in protest of attempts by Moslem extremist elements to renew use of the mosque next to the Ramban synagogue in the center of the Quarter. Labor Ministry To Enforce Work and Rest Lawby Betzalel Kahn and A. Zisman According to Ministry officials, the Ministry of Labor and
Welfare will continue to enforce the Work and Rest Law. Its
inspectors will issue fines to businesses illegally employing
Jews on Shabbos. Non-Jewish inspectors will be sent to the
store which opened two weeks ago in Jerusalem after the court
refused to issue a temporary order to prevent the store from
operating illegally on Shabbos.
by Betzalel Kahn A founding meeting for the Kiryat Yeshivas HaRan Torah institutions in the Kiryat Brachfeld neighborhood of Modi'in Illit area was held last week at the home of the pillar of halachic authority, HaRav Yosef Sholom Eliashiv. The meeting was attended by gedolei Yisroel, rabbonim and communal figures. Ashdod Residents Prevent Massive Shabbos Desecrationby B. Rabinowitz Last Shabbos, residents of Rova Gimmel in Ashdod prevented massive Shabbos desecration when employees of the Municipal Water Department sought to fix a main water pipe which had burst. Lakewood Seeks State Medical Insurance for Childless Couplesby B. Isaac Children are the pride of any home, but especially a Jewish home. In many ways, they are the very center of the Jewish community. Their simple existence is a source of deep joy to their parents and the hope they represent is a reassurance to those around them. Dale Company Joins Ranks of Big- Time Shabbos Desecratersby B. Rabinowitz The Dale company employs more than 2000 workers on Shabbos in its Dimona and Holon factories. This unprecedented breach of the walls of Shabbos has come to light with the disclosure that the company, which manufactures electronic circuits, lacks the required permits from the Ministry of Welfare and Labor for work on Shabbos and is in violation of the Work and Rest Law. In addition, Company directors have issued orders to also operate its Beersheva branch next Shabbos. Thousands at Yahrtzeit of Shmuel Hanoviby Betzalel Kahn On the 27h of Iyar, masses of Jews came to the grave of Shmuel Hanovi on his yahrtzeit. They filled the structure in which the grave is located as well as the nearby area in the Arab village of Nebi Samuel, site of the ancient city of Rama where Shmuel Hanovi was born. Outreach Kollel Coming to NW Londonby Yated Ne'eman Staff A visionary new Kollel under the guidance of London Av Beis Din Dayan Chanoch Ehrentreu is to open after Succos in Northwest London. The Kollel's mission is to produce the talented outreach professionals, Rabbonim and teachers who will form the next generation of communal leaders. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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