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Security Services Working Hard, but Warn of Attacks
by M. Plaut and Yated Ne'eman Staff

Since Rosh Hashonoh the security services and the army have arrested dozens of wanted Palestinians. Over Rosh Hashonoh they reportedly arrested 20 and in the next two days at least the same amount again.


Chareidi Education in Israel - 5763
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

It is back to school for everyone. Following are reports about the major chareidi school systems as the year begins, kein yirbu.

A Year of Antisemitism
By Arnon Yaffe, Paris

One Pesach night, a dozen masked Arabs, called just "youths" by the media, sped through Lyons in three cars, towards the shul in the La Douchierre neighborhood. One of the cars smashed through the gates and the shattering glass woke the neighbors. The Arabs tried to set the shul alight and fled. Boruch Hashem only the gate burned. The police are still searching for the perpetrators.

World Summit A Success As South African Jews Prevent Problems
by D. Saks, South Africa

The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), which took place in Johannesburg from 26 August to 4 September, has been pronounced a success by Jewish lobby groups. Unlike at last year's World Conference Against Racism in Durban, in which virulent anti-Israel and frequently anti-Jewish rhetoric predominated, the Middle East controversy was no more than a sideline in Johannesburg.

No More Worries Over Shiny Apples
by B. Yisraeli

When Rav Shlomo Shmulevitz, head of the Department for Mitzvos Ha'aretz at the Jerusalem Rabbinate set out to eradicate non-kosher fruit waxes (shellac), few believed he would ever achieve much success in his lofty goal. Now, following a seven-year campaign backed by the Institute for Torah-based Agriculture, the battle has finally been won besiyata deShmaya.

The Meoros Revolution
by Y. Leibowitz

A new perpetuation project -- Ner Tomid -- is taking off. A new edition of the Shas to be published in tens of thousands of copies in which names of deceased relatives will appear on the daf of the day they passed away. There will only be one daf for each day of the year, first come first served.

Miracles, Hard Work Mark Opening of Shuvu Schools
by Moshe Schapiro

"Often at the very last moment, all the pieces of the puzzle fit together"

Jerusalem's Kesher Program for 18-22 Year Old "Youth At Risk"
by Yonina Hall

Over the past four years, while many articles and speeches have publicized the phenomenon of religious youth "at risk," a program called Kesher has developed a unique methodology to help young men arrest counterproductive behaviors and begin the work of personal change and growth.

Preserving the Kashrus Mesorah
by Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky

Pheasant under glass and roasted grasshopper. Not what one expects to eat at a kosher restaurant. But the pheasant (which wasn't under glass) and grasshopper were both served at a special kosher dinner that my friend Dr. Ari Greenspan and I staged on 3 Tammuz 5762 (June 13th, 2002) in Jerusalem. The concept is simple and straightforward; the implementation was anything but.

Foreign Caregivers in Israel
by M. Chevroni

"She was making the children's sandwiches just like every morning: two pieces of bread and a slice of cheese heated in the toaster oven. When they were ready she made a sandwich for herself: two slices of bread, a slice of cheese and salami. She's allowed. Then she headed toward the toaster oven with it. I shouted and she stopped in her tracks, alarmed. `What's the matter?' "


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