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Israel Worried About Massive Terror Attacks
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The Israeli defense establishment has been preparing for large-scale terror attacks since the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington, a top security source told Ha'aretz. We must prepare to our utmost, but in the end, im Hashem lo yishmor ir, shov shokad shomer, our efforts are for naught if Hashem does not protect us.

Purim Torah -- In all Seriousness
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Greetings, rosh yeshivas Mordechai HaTzaddik. I would like to ask you about the rumors regarding Yeshivas Mordechai HaTzaddik . . .

Sorry to interrupt you, but I'm in a hurry. I have to get to one of the branches of the yeshiva.

HaRav Scheinberg Conquers Hearts And Minds in Gateshead
By Rabbi M.D. Spiro

HaRav Scheinberg's recent visit to Gateshead has shaken just about every local Jewish heart. He spent last Tuesday in Gateshead and, in barely more than 24 hours, the venerable Rosh Yeshiva managed to touch and warm the hearts of great Torah scholars and young children alike.

A Massive Gathering in Paris in Torah's Honor
by Arnon Yaffe

"In Paris, today, there is a chiddush: masses flock to a gathering like this in honor of Torah," HaRav Mattisyahu Salomon, the mashgiach of the Lakewood yeshiva in the United States, said in his speech at the dinner of the Yad Mordechai institutions. "I call upon all of the Jews here: give me the nefesh. Send your sons and daughters to Torah institutions, so that they won't be lost."

Secular Students Inspired by Shabbos in Bnei Brak
by Moshe Schapiro

For each of the last four years, Lev L'Achim has enrolled thousands of secular children in Torah schools. But that, says enrollment worker Rabbi Shraga Elfer, is the easy part. Getting them to stay there -- and to become religious Jews -- is a difficult, multistep process.


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