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Likud and Labor near Unity Agreement
by Betzalel Kahn A great miracle occurred on Tu BeShevat in Jerusalem's Beis Yisroel neighborhood, when a booby-trapped car exploded in the heart of the neighborhood, only a few meters away from the Mirrer yeshiva. Miraculously, only one person was slightly hurt -- a sixty year-old-woman who suffered slight injury to her forehead by glass fragments. Nine people suffered from shock. Jacob Frenkel appointed Merrill Lynch International Presidentby Yated Ne'eman Staff At the end of last week former Governor of the Bank of Israel Dr. Jacob Frenkel, 58, was appointed president of Merrill Lynch International and one of four members of the chairman's office in that company, which manages the world's largest financial concern with over $1.7 trillion under management. The Chief Rabbinate Says: Graduates of the Joint Conversion Ulpanim will be Recognized by Usby Betzalel Kahn The Jerusalem Report recently reported that the Chief Rabbis have written a letter to Attorney General Eliakim Rubinstein, confirming their promise that candidates who graduate the Joint Conversion Institutes (which are operated in conjunction with the Conservative and Reform) and who are converted in the courts of Rabbi Chaim Druckman in Or Etzion will be treated no differently than those converted in the courts of the Chief Rabbinate. Ancient Bones Buried in Old Cemetery in Haifaby Aryeh Zisman At a massive levaya on erev Shabbos, parshas Beshalach, bones that had been removed last week from the Haifa graves of our ancients were brought to burial. The Haifa chareidi rabbonim called upon the public to participate in the burial following the archaeologists' nefarious acts of grave desecration. Voting Results: Chareidim Choose Sharon All the Wayby Betzalel Kahn Election results in chareidi neighborhoods and regions
throughout the country indicate that more than 80 percent of
eligible chareidi voters came to the polls to vote for the
candidate chosen by gedolei Yisroel. With the
counting of 99.9 percent of the actual votes, Ariel Sharon
won 62.3 percent of the vote, compared with 37.7 percent for
Ehud Barak, a lead of 24.6 percent.
by Betzalel Kahn A series of events in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Yad Sarah organization was launched this week under the slogan of "Volunteering and Continuing." More than 1200 volunteers from 31 branches of the organization in Jerusalem and its environs participated in the annual volunteers' convention. Yad Eliezer Volunteers have Melave Malkaby Yated Ne'eman Staff On motzei Shabbos parshas Bo, hundreds of Yad Eliezer nationwide volunteer coordinators assembled in the Tamir Hall in Jerusalem for a melave malka. Despite the stormy weather volunteers came from all over the country: from Bnei Brak, Ashdod, Ofakim, Zichron Yaakov, Tzfas and other places to participate in this heartening event. Barak Refused to Bentsch Hagomelby T. Weiss In an extended interview, Gilad Sherr, head of Ehud Barak's office and a member of the team negotiating with the Palestinians for the Barak government, told of his frustration during the exhausting and discouraging negotiations with the Palestinians. During the course of the interview, he also recounted an enthralling anecdote which took place at the Camp David Summit, when Israel was almost left without a prime minister. Agudas Yisroel Vice President Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zweibel: The Struggle for Equality is a Real Problemby Yisroel Friedman Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zweibel is a lawyer whose his legal achievements have earned him a reputation as a top-notch attorney. And yet, he left this profession, and the handsome salary that goes with it, and devotes himself wholly to Klal Yisroel as head of the Agudas Yisroel Department for Governmental Affairs. Three Times in One Monthby Betzalel Kahn This isn't the first time this month that terrorist organizations have succeeded in sneaking bombs into Jerusalem's Beit Yisroel and Meah Shearim neighborhoods. A Letter from the Scene of the Bomb in Beis Yisroelby Moshe Kupfer, Yeshivas Brisk, Yerushalayim Being someone who heard -- or rather felt -- last week's blasts in the Beis Yisroel neighborhood while walking in the streets of Geula, I felt some kind of strange connection to the threat and even more so to the wondrous miracle that became clear in the end. Court Issues Cease Order Against Housing MinistryCourt Issues Cease Order Against Housing Ministry An appeal has been filed at the Court for Administrative Affairs of Jerusalem demanding that the Ministry of Housing and Construction cancel the decision of the Tender Committee against the Israel Land Administration which retroactively canceled a tender for the acquisition of lands for "do-it- yourself" building (Bnei Beisecha) in the Ramat Beit Shemesh Gimmel Shachar neighborhood. Ezer Mizion Bone Marrow Drive Exceeds Expectationsby Linda Feinberg Traffic was sparse at Israeli polling stations last Tuesday, but Yerushalayim's Malcha Mall was packed wall-to-wall with thousands of people enjoying a day off from work. Shoppers faced long lines everywhere they turned -- restaurants, music stores and cellular phone outlets. But by far the biggest line was to save the life of a little girl named Naama. The Economist: "The World Hasn't Collapsed"One of the newspapers which attacked Sharon with special venom was the British Economist. This weekly, which is well known for its sharp and cynical style, published a special article against Sharon prior to the elections. Now, after Sharon's victory, an article has appeared with a new tone, which proves that the British have been blessed with keen political senses. Survey: Democracy and Law Rank Low on the Listby P. Moses A recent survey conducted by Dr. Dalia Mor of the Department of Behavior Sciences at the College of Business Administration produced interesting findings in a number of areas. "Meoros HaDaf HaYomi" Insights into the Week's LearningUnder the Direction of Rabbi Chaim Dovid Kovalski * The borders of our Holy Land * "The air of Eretz Yisroel makes one wise." * The burial place of Moshe Rabbeinu * Wedding invitations written in Rashi script * The kedushah of ksav Ashuri *The sin of informing on one's fellow * Reporting eyesight problems of soldiers and cab drivers * Can building a landfill expand the Holy Land's borders? * The Jordan River is a "shifting" border * Buying a house in Israel from a non-Jew on Shabbos Iraq and the Arab world Contribute to the PalestiniansBy Udi Mor Iraqi ruler, Saddam Hussein, is sending generous donations to the families of dead and wounded Palestinians. This assures him of hero status amongst the Palestinians and sets the signal for a whole series of donations from the Arab world for the intifadah cause. Sharon Plows into Economic Issuesby Yated Ne'eman Staff Even before he has formed a government, Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon has already taken economic issues in hand as he meets with leaders and plans his first moves. HaRav Chaim Kasriel Baddiel zt"lby Betzalel Kahn On erev Shabbos parshas Bo, HaRav Chaim Kasriel Baddiel, zt"l, went to his eternal rest. A great man of spirit: noble in deeds, brilliant in Torah, he was rav and moreh tzeddek of the London Iranian community for nearly fifty years. Rebbetzin Leah Karelitz o"hby A. Cohen Thousands of bnei Torah, headed by maranan verabonon, gedolei haTorah vehamusar, roshei yeshiva, dayanim and rabbonim accompanied the righteous Rebbetzin Leah Karelitz, o"h, on her last earthy journey on 13 Shevat. Eishes chover to HaRav Chaim Shaul Karelitz, shlita, the ga'avad of Shearis Yisroel, she was niftar at the age of 78 after a difficult illness. Ariel Sharon: Biographical Highlightsby Yated Ne'eman Staff He was born on September 27, 1928, in Kfar Malal, as Ariel Scheinerman. Sharon is a widower and father of three sons, Omri and Gilad and Gur, who was killed in a shooting accident at age 11. His first wife, Margalit, was killed in a car accident. His second wife, Lily, died last year. Agricultural Revolutionby C. Ofek Though Hashem is certainly the ultimate control of success in everything and especially agriculture, Israeli agribusiness is doing extensive hishtadlus and revolutionary changes in current Israeli agriculture stem from the accelerated development of research in the various fields of agriculture. Meeting of Degel HaTorah Secretariatby S. Bruchi The Degel HaTorah secretariat, along with representatives of the chareidi sector from all over the country, met on 17 Teves, before the recent prime ministerial elections, for a meeting in the Bnei Brak movement headquarters to discuss current issues of importance. 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