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NEWS
Guide to Arranging a Heter Iska
When people go to the bank they often regard the heter
iska hanging on the wall as a sort of kashrus certificate
that does not affect them directly. Even those who have some
knowledge of what a heter iska represents, may not
realize that if they do not understand what a particular
heter iska seeks to communicate, that "heter"
may be invalid for them; in fact they may even come to
transgress prohibitions against ribis in their banking
transactions. by Yated Ne'eman Staff As part of the IDF's new offensive against the Hamas, elite troops raided a village south of Hebron overnight Tuesday, shooting dead Hamas terrorist Muhammad Muhr. The soldiers surrounded a house in which Muhr was hiding, calling on Muhr to surrender. When he refused, they opened fire on the house, killing him. His death brings to eight the number of Hamas terrorists killed in the past three days, however six of the deaths were apparently self-caused by a "work accident." Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah and Nesius of US Agudath Israel Meetby Yated Ne'eman Staff On Monday, 8 Adar I (February 10) the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah met at Agudath Israel of America's 42 Broadway national headquarters to discuss a number of important issues of the day, and then were joined by members of Agudath Israel's Nesius for an unusual joint meeting of the two rabbinic bodies. Agudath Israel organizational leaders were also present. Finance Ministry Finally Pays January-February Yeshiva Budgetby Eliezer Rauchberger and Betzalel Kahn Early last week the Treasury Ministry deposited the yeshiva allocations for January and February--a total of NIS 152 million ($31 million)--following strong pressure by MKs Rabbi Moshe Gafni and Rabbi Yaakov Litzman. HaRav Dunner in Eretz Yisroel to Bake Matzosby Yated Ne'eman Staff HaRav Yosef Tzvi Halevi Dunner, raavad of the Hisachdus Hakehillos Hachareidim in London, rav of Adas Yisroel shul there and the Nosi of Agudas Yisroel in Europe, arrived last week for his yearly trip to bake matzos for Kedassia. ZAKA in Texasby Yated Ne'eman Staff When body parts from the space shuttle are found, among the specialists identifying the remains is a 23-year- old Israeli named Yisroel Stefansky and a 21-year-old Israeli-American from New York, Isaac Leider, two members of ZAKA -- the Israeli rescue and recovery organization. HaRav Dov (Berel) Eisenstein, zt'lby Betzalel Kahn A large gathering of roshei yeshivos, talmidim and bnei Torah accompanied HaRav Berel Eisenstein zt'l, rosh yeshivas Kiryat Melech in Bnei Brak, to rest on Wednesday after his petiroh at the age of 53. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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