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Several moves were made concurrently, leading to skepticism
mixed with hope on the part of Israeli officials. Early on
Sunday, Hamas and Islamic Jihad issued a joint statement
announcing that they are immediately suspending "all military
operations against the Zionist enemy" for three months. AThe government's emergency economic plan, which won final
Knesset approval in late May, went into effect July 1. The
plan hits very hard at the weakest sectors, and thousands of
families are expected to be pushed below the official poverty
line.
The Knesset plenum rejected a no-confidence motion submitted
last week by Shas due to the conduct of the Interior Minister
and his dealings with the Attorney General. Forty-seven MKs
from the coalition voted in favor of the government, 16 MKs
from the opposition voted against and 17 MKs from the Labor
Party abstained.
Rav Lazerson: Only Gedolei Yisroel Determine Chinuch
Atzmai Curriculum "Chinuch Atzmai was set up by the previous generation of
gedolei Yisroel, zechusom yogen oleinu, as an
independent stream of education, subordinate to the rule of
gedolei Yisroel and subject to their authority
exclusively," said Rav Avrohom Yosef Lazerson, one of the
heads of Chinuch Atzmai, last week. Thirty Percent Not Inducted or Dismissed During Military
Service Over 30 percent of young people slated for service in the
armed forces are not inducted into the IDF or are dismissed
during the course of their service, according to a survey IDF
personnel division head, General Gil Regev, submitted to the
Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee's sub-
committee on IDF manpower on Monday. CER Bolsters Russian Education A new force for Jewish education in Russia was formally
established in Tula by the Conference of European Rabbis
(CER) in conjunction with the Ronald Lauder Foundation.
Rabbis and kindergarten heads met to create and plan the
"Lauder Community Kindergarten's Russia Network." The motto
of this new body is "Jewish Education for Jewish Children."
The kindergartens intend to implement a uniform set of plans
for quality of Jewish education, supervised kosher food,
halachically Jewish children and more. High Court Appeal to Disqualify Shinui Representatives
The Movement for Fairness in Government filed an appeal for
another High Court hearing against the Prime Minister after
an appeal demanding Shinui ministers be disqualified from
serving in the government due to alleged incitement and
prejudice against the chareidi public, was rejected last
month. . . . And the Pursuit of Happiness
America was built on the premise that all people have an
"inalienable right" to pursue happiness, as well as the
rights to life and liberty as recorded in the American
Declaration of Independence whose anniversary is this
week. PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
Children love to play with words. They enjoy the mixing of
sounds and they appreciate how similar-sounding words can
have totally different meanings. Hebrew is much more powerful
than English and so, it is much easier to `play' with Hebrew
words than with English words. Dedication and Rededication at Yeshivas Kol Torah Torah for the Taking, Torah for the Giving: HaRav Zushe
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