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NEWS In an obvious attempt to deflect attention from his difficulties in foreign policy and his lack of action to tackle domestic issues, Prime Minister Barak unveiled on motzei Shabbos several legislative initiatives aimed at secularizing Israel. Broken Tombstones and Grave Robberies in Eastern Europeby G. Safran Disconcerting reports have recently come in from Jews who visited Jewish sites which had once been thriving Torah centers in Europe, but are now in ruins. Visitors who recently came from Kelm and Kovna in Lithuania were shocked by the systematic destruction and vandalism in the ancient cemeteries. In some cases, the dead were robbed of their gold teeth. Rabbinical Groups Asked Not to Certify Hetter Mechirah Produce by Yated Ne'eman Staff A concerted effort led by the leading rabbinical authorities is underway to remove all traces of legitimacy in our times for selling Eretz Yisrael to Arabs in order to allow its cultivation during the shmitta year. HaRav Chanoch Dov Padwa zt"lby Yated Ne'eman Staff British Jewry was cast into a deep pall of mourning, upon learning of the sudden petirah of the esteemed HaRav Chanoch Dov Padwa, zt"l, the rav of the largest chareidi community in London. He was 94 at the time of his petirah. French Hill Synagogue Desecratedby Betzalel Kahn Jerusalem's French Hill Neve David Sephardi synagogue was desecrated for the second time in two months on a recent Shabbos kodesh. Vandals broke into the synagogue through the windows at 4 a. m., destroyed synagogue contents, and then fled just a few moments before the first synagogue regulars arrived for Shabbos morning vosikin service. Since the aron kodesh is protected by a sophisticated alarm system, the Torah scrolls weren't harmed. A Sacred Call from the Gedolei Yisroel shlitaThe shmitta year is drawing near, and it is in our hands to return and to merit to fulfill the mitzvah of "and the land shall rest, Shabbos for Hashem." Beware: High Risk Eggs Sold in Machaneh Yehuda Marketby Yated Ne'eman Staff The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court extended the detention of two suspects accused of selling eggs brought into Israel from the territories. Mordechai Tziyon, owner of a stall in the Machaneh Yehuda market, and his employee Elmuschav Ihav were remanded for an additional four days. Law to Limit Lawyer's Fees for Mortgage Defaultersby Eliezer Rauchberger The Knesset has approved a law proposed by Rabbi Meir Porush to limit fees charged by lawyers to those unable to meet apartment mortgage payments. 36 MKs voted in favor of the law last week, while 7 opposed the law. There was one abstention. His'orerus for Bein HazmanimTo you, dearest Ben Torah!
You must know that it is as easy to lose divrei Torah
as it is to break a glass dish. If one is not mindful, one
can lose the priceless treasures he has acquired over the
past year in one moment. It is a pity to destroy with one's
own hands the deep acquisitions of a ben Torah. Here
are a number of points about which one should be very heedful
during bein hazmanim. by Yated Ne'eman Staff Back-channel negotiations are being conducted between Israeli and Palestinian academics to smooth over differences on Jerusalem and clinch a deal within the next two weeks, the Palestinian who heads one such group told The Jerusalem Post. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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