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NEWS The Government unanimously approved dismantling of the Ministry of Religious Affairs at its weekly Cabinet meeting last Sunday. The areas currently under its jurisdiction will be transferred to other ministries, thereby safeguarding the rights of its employees. Acting Religious Affairs Minister Yossi Beilin said the Religious Affairs Ministry will be closed by the end of the month. 53,000 Students in Bnei Brak Schools -- Biggest System in Dan Regionby A. Cohen 53,000 Bnei Brak students kein yirbu returned to school this Elul, in a variety of schools, kindergartens and educational frameworks, in comparison with the 51,000 students of last year. This is the largest body of students in one city in the entire Dan region, the most populous of the country. Arye Deri Begins Prison Sentence -- Tens of Thousands Escort Him by Betzalel Kahn At the conclusion of a long motorcade beginning in Jerusalem
and ending in front of the Ramle prison, former chairman of
Shas Arye Deri, entered prison to begin serving his three-
year prison term. As of now Deri will be incarcerated in the
shomrei mitzvos branch of the Ma'asiyahu prison, though
there are reports that Deri will ask to transfer elsewhere.
by A. Cohen The media launched an incitement campaign recently against a
decision by the Bnei Brak Municipality to change the name of
Sharret Street to HaRav Povarski Street, to name it after
HaRav Dovid Povarski, the rosh yeshiva of Ponevezh. The
street is located in a commercial section of Bnei Brak where
there are growing hi-tech companies.
by B. Rabinowitz This past Sunday (3 Elul), the committee for the election of judges decided not to promote the Chief Justice of Beer Sheva's Magistrate's Court, Oded Elyagon, to the position of a judge in the District Court of Tel Aviv. The appointment will be discussed again in a number of months. Maranan Verabonon Fortify Battle on Behalf of Shmittaby Yated Ne'eman Staff Maranan, the gedolei HaTorah, HaRav Aharon Leib Steinman, HaRav Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz and HaRav Chaim Kanievsky have issued a call to strengthen shemiras shmitta kehilchoso as well as those who are battling to prevent the sale of sefichin. Beilin Explains the "Secular Revolution"by G. Lazar Justice Minister Yossi Beilin divulged a series of revelations concerning the so-called "secular revolution" that the chareidi community found infuriating. Agudas Yisroel Takes ADL to Task for Criticizing Liebermanby A. Sapir Agudas Yisroel of America took exception to a widely publicized letter from the Anti-Defamation League to Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, which urged the vice presidential candidate to stop making "overt expressions" of religious belief in his campaign speeches. No Let Up in Controversy Over Prague Gravesby Yated Ne'eman Staff Czech Culture Minister Pavel Dostal insists that he was trying to show respect for Jewish tradition, but the commotion over the unearthed graves, and his writings about Orthodox Jews, have raised the stakes in the battle over the relics in an abandoned medieval Jewish cemetery in Prague. HaRav Eliyohu Boruch Goldschmidt, zt"lby Ch. Baumwolspiner "He may look like a mortal being, just another man of flesh and blood," remarked the Chazon Ish of a certain ben Torah, "but in truth he is not. He is actually a mal'ach, an angel of Hashem." HaRav Moshe Menachem Yaakobson zt"lby A. Cohen On 30 Av, the bitter news of the petirah of HaRav Moshe Menachem Yaakobson, zt"l, the rav of Beer Yaakov and one of the greatest marbitzei Torah of our times, was announced. The petirah occurred in Beer Yaakov, where HaRav Moshe Menachem had presided as rav for 50 years. His levaya set out from the synagogue in the Beer Yaakov Seminary. HaRav Shimon Ziat, zt"lby A. Cohen On erev Shabbos Nachamu, a large crowd accompanied the well known tzaddik HaRav Shimon Ziat, zt"l, on his last earthly journey. He was one of the venerable and esteemed rabbonim of the Aram Tzova (Aleppo) community in Eretz Israel, he was 95 at the time of his petirah. Hadassah Chasya Ehrentrau, o"hby Yehuda Ariel On erev rosh chodesh Elul, bereaved residents of Rechasim accompanied Hadassah Ehrentrau, o"h, on her last earthly journey. Twelve-year- old Hadassah was due to begin seventh grade in Rechasim's Bais Yaakov elementary school. However, Hashgocho had different plans, and she was, instead, brought to her final resting place. Shomer Shabbos Paper Factory Dedicated in Kiryat Gatby B. Rabinowitz Jerusalem Paper 2000, a factory specializing in the production of domestic and industrial paper products from recycled waste paper products, was dedicated last week in Kiryat Gat. The company has merited the blessing and encouragement of rabbonim and the support of the heads of the city. Kav Mehadrin to the Kosel Inauguratedby Betzalel Kahn A special Egged mehadrin bus line to the Kosel and back was successfully inaugurated on erev rosh chodesh Elul. The line ran every 20 minutes. The front section of the buses is set aside for men; the back for women. Public Awareness of the Shomer Shabbos Vacation Sites Increasesby Yated Ne'eman Staff The public awareness of the importance of frequenting only shomer Shabbos vacation and amusement sites has currently been gaining impetus. Meretz Acting Minister to Prevent the Opening of Herzliah Mall on Shabbosby A. Cohen Acting Labor and Welfare Minster Raanan Cohen (Meretz) announced last week that he would not allow the new shopping mall in Herzliah to open on Shabbos and holidays, adding that he would send inspectors to the site to fine any businesses opening their stores in the new mall last week on Shabbos parshas Shofetim. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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