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Several ancient Jewish sites in Prague, including the Alt-Neu
Synagogue, the Pinchas Synagogue and the Jewish Museum,
suffered an estimated $4 million in damage following floods
that inundated parts of Europe last week. A plane from Israel
arrived in the Czech Republic on Sunday with detergent
materials for the restoration of Jewish sites that have been
flooded with sewage water. The Vaad HaRabbonim LeInyonei Giyur, founded by the late
HaRav Chaim Kreiswirth, has been issuing warnings for years
against hundreds of fictitious conversions that receive
official certification by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.
Gov't Budget Cuts Mean Future of Dozens of Chinuch Atzmai
Schools Endangered; Help Comes to School in Cholon When Rabbi Yitzchok Silberstein, a son-in-law of HaRav
Eliashiv who serves as rosh kollel of Beis David in
Cholon, recently heard that Israeli government budget cuts
would mean that the local Chinuch Atzmai school with which it
shares a facility would be forced to close down this fall, he
was shaken. The Lev Malka Camp: A Therapy To Detraumatize Child
Victims Of Terror Over a hundred-and-fifty youngsters and teenagers, all
victims in different ways of Arab terror, took part in a
unique two-week camp in the holiday village of Yamin Ord at
the foot of Mount Carmel, organized by the welfare
organization, Lev Malka. Year-old Jerusalem Bais Yaakov High School Develops
Individual And Group Potential
Ninth-grade registration is now underway at a year-old
Jerusalem high school for girls that combines Bais Yaakov
learning with a warm, personalized environment. Yad Sara Receives Electronic Beds This year, Yad Sara received a shipment of 60 electronic
hospital-type beds. These beds were donated by the Jewish
community of France. Those interested in borrowing such beds
can apply to any one of Yad Sara's ninety-two branches
throughout the country. Recognizing the Challenges of the Modern World to Torah
Life
Most Torah Jews who speak English today face serious
challenges that many are not even aware of. While our freedom
to practice the Torah is effectively unfettered, many of our
basic beliefs, attitudes and values are under ferocious
assault in the world around us.
The Elul Backbone
Adina gritted her teeth as she looked at the back brace
sitting on a chair in the corner of her room. That's right,
sitting. It seemed to her that the brace was sneering back at
her. The hard, white plastic and leather straps were bad
enough, but the symmetry of the brace was a constant reminder
of her own difference from the rest of her class at a time
when being `normal' and like all of her friends was so
crucial. IN-DEPTH FEATURES Rabbi Nachman Bulman -- the Man Who Belonged to
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