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NEWS
New Chareidi City Near Kiryat Sefer?
Study Shows Atmosphere and Discipline at Government
Schools Have Plummeted
by Betzalel Kahn Government ministries continue to plot against the Torah world. Last week the Education Ministry imposed further economic decrees against the yeshivos ketanos. 81st Agudas Yisroel of America Conference Opens in Connecticut by Yated Ne'eman Staff The Agudath Israel of America annual conference, which draws
thousands of participants from around the United States and
many guests from abroad every year, is scheduled to open at
the Stamford Westin Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut this
Thursday. The theme of the weekend is, "Measured Gains,
Growing Pains: Shouldering the Burden of our Blessing."
by Betzalel Kahn Justice Minister Yosef Lapid and Trade, Commerce and Industry Minister Ehud Olmert must present the Knesset with all regulation changes in the Labor and Rest Hours Law, including changes in the level of fines for violating the law by working on Shabbos or opening a store on Shabbos, the Knesset's legal advisor, Anna Schneider, announced on Monday in response to a question posed by MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni. "Mercy Killing" Bills Pass Preliminary Voteby Eliezer Rauchberger Two bills that would allow doctors to refrain from administering lifesaving care at a patient's request received approval by a Knesset plenum in a preliminary reading last week. Environmental Ministry Funds Pig Projectsby Betzalel Kahn The Environmental Ministry, headed by Yehudit Naot of Shinui, allocated hundreds of thousands of shekels in budget funding to local and regional authorities to provide generous financial aid to authorities that construct large pigsties within their bounds despite the law against raising pigs in Israel. NGO Headed by Poraz Suspected of Illegally Transferring Funds to Meretzby Eliezer Rauchberger The registrar for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is conducting a inquiry into the Liberal Institute for Research and Education, formerly headed by Interior Minister Avraham Poraz, which is suspected of illegally transferring funds to the Meretz Party. New Signs at Egged Bus Stops in Jerusalemby Betzalel Kahn "Passengers are requested to sit in the bus according to halacha," read signs posted at 120 bus stops in Jerusalem's chareidi neighborhoods. The signs were installed by Egged based on an initiative by the Traffic Advisory Council for the Chareidi Sector as part of efforts to promote the idea of separate seating on all lines serving the chareidi public. HaRav Yosef Zimbal Appointed Rov of Westgate, Lakewoodby Yehuda Aryeh On a recent motzei Shabbos in Westgate, Lakewood, a reception welcomed HaRav Yosef Zimbal as the community's new rov. Westgate currently houses two hundred families of bnei Torah. An additional seven hundred homes are being built, making it the largest chareidi development in America. There are, at present, four separate minyanim, two daf yomi shiurim, a night kollel and a mikveh is under construction. Beitar Illit Dubbed Most Attractive Chareidi Cityby Yated Ne'eman Staff The Council for a Beautiful Israel awarded Beitar Illit five stars in its annual Beautiful Town in a Beautiful Israel competition and the city retained its title of the Most Beautiful Chareidi City, which it has held for several years running. The Elad and Emanuel local councils were also awarded five stars, along with Jerusalem. HaRav Mondrer Appointed Rov of Yeffeih Nofby Betzalel Kahn A stately ceremony was held in Beit Shemesh last week to mark
the appointment of HaRav Chaim Aharon Mondrer as rov of the
new Yeffeih Nof neighborhood currently being developed in the
city.
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