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NEWS
World Jewry Prepared For Sustainable Development Summit
by Betzalel Kahn When Rabbi Yitzchok Silberstein, a son-in-law of HaRav Eliashiv who serves as rosh kollelA tremendous wave of rumors swept through Jerusalem's chareidi neighborhoods motzei Shabbos parshas Ki Seitzei following the capture of a band of terrorists on Yirmiyahu Street, but no one knew exactly what had taken place. Later reports revealed a tight gag order even prohibited reporting any court order had been issued. Arson Attack on Beis Knesses in Bnei Brakby A. Cohen An emergency meeting was held in Bnei Brak last week to address the refurbishing of Beis Knesses Heichal Shmuel, which was burned in an arson attack. The beis knesses was built by local avreichim and other residents after Bnei Brak Mayor Rabbi Mordechai Karelitz apportioned the building site. Rabbonim and roshei yeshivos were present at the meeting, calling on the public to extend the boundaries of kedushoh in the neighborhood. Joint Institutes Try to Send Conversion Candidates to Religious Schoolsby Betzalel Kahn The Directorate of the Chief Rabbinate's beis din is requesting of religious schools to accept children of students in the Joint Conversion Institutes, operated together with representatives of Conservative and Reform in Israel, since one of the demands placed on conversion candidates is a religious education for their children. Giant Chesed Fair In New York Cityby Yated Ne'eman Staff The "Chesed L'Yisrael" organization was established just half a year ago in New York to serve as a bridge between institutions here in Israel and donors and benefactors in the United States. The organization's purpose is to assist institutions in Israel in light of the terribly painful and difficult security and economic situation that plagues us by way of fundraising. Bnei Hayeshivos Beis Knesses Opens in Second Phase of Beitar Illitby Yated Ne'eman Staff With joy and high spirits the bnei Torah kehilloh living on Hill Beit (Giv'a Beit) of Beitar Illit welcomed the opening of the large, spacious Bnei Hayeshivos beis medrash on Shabbos. New Neighborhood in Beit Shemeshby Yated Ne'eman Staff The high-quality housing project for bnei Torah called Kiryat Avi Ezri, a neighborhood in Beit Shemesh dedicated to the holy memory of Maran Rosh Hayeshiva zt'l, has attracted wide interest among potential buyers. Mr. Zvi Benedikt z"lby Dayan Berel Berkovits The death of Zvi Benedikt at the early age of 52, has left
his family and friends shocked and bereft of comfort. Shortly
before Shabbos Kodesh Parshas Nachamu, as his strength
was failing, he summoned the energy to ring his mother,
reassure her, and wish her a Good Shabbos. A few hours later,
having managed to put on tefillin before Shabbos and
to say every word of Shema with kavonoh, he
returned his neshomoh.
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