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NEWS
Sharon Predicts Qurei will Fall
Yarchei Kalloh? Me? You must be Joking!
by Yated Ne'eman Staff Rabbonim and educations have been speaking out on the need to stand firm against renewed attempts by figures at "yeshiva high schools" to persuade parents of talmidim studying at talmudei Torah and other chareidi institutions to send their children to institutions that offer a mixture of limudei kodesh and limudei chol. BUG UPDATE ACCORDING TO RAV VAYE KISLEV 5764 Prepared by Devorah Plaut and Ruth Levy Note: The information provided here is only with regard to the incidence of bugs in products and does not address other kashrus issues such as chodosh. MK Rabbi Gafni: Chareidi Education Institutions will not Commit to Core Curriculum Program by G. Lazer MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni, speaking from the Knesset rostrum, declared that the chareidi education system would not consent to sign any affirmation regarding the Core Curriculum program the Education Ministry is seeking to impose on every educational framework in the State of Israel. Thousands of Non-Jews Liable to be Assimilated in the Guise of Citizenshipby Betzalel Kahn Yet another grave breach threatens to bring tens of thousands of non-Jews into Kerem Yisroel under the guise of Israeli citizenship. Interior Minister Avrohom Poraz of Shinui intends to table a proposed Cabinet decision before the government that would allow him to grant citizenship to tens of thousands of foreigners currently ineligible for citizenship or residency. Buying Produce from Businesses that Take Ma'aser Oniby Betzalel Kahn Following extensive preparation by mehadrin kashrus organizations to carry out the procedures associated with the ma'aser oni year (this year) at all points of sale -- removing and giving produce to tzedokoh organizations with which an authorization agreement has been signed--the list of stores that fulfill the mitzvah of giving ma'aser oni under the supervision of selected kashrus organizations was recently printed in the Hebrew edition of Yated Ne'eman. Huge Moonies Convention in Jerusalemby Betzalel Kahn Members of the International Inter-Religious Association for World Peace have been making concerted efforts to penetrate chareidi areas in Jerusalem. On Monday Mayor Lupoliansky asked the heads of community administrations not to cooperate with this dangerous missionary organization. UTJ Protests NRP's Consent to Transfer Rabbinate Botei Dinby Eliezer Rauchberger United Torah Jewry sent a letter Monday to National Religious Party Chairman Effi Eitam protesting the NRP's agreement to transfer the Rabbinate botei din to Justice Ministry authority. Upcoming Conference on Bukharan Jewryby A. Cohen Signs of anticipation and excitement can be seen among bnei Torah and avreichim in Eretz Yisroel and abroad and among Jews from Bukhara and the former Soviet Union as the founding convention for the World Torah Leadership of Bukharan Jewry approaches. Shabbos Desecration Increases in Ramat Gan Following Fine Reductionsby A. Cohen The walls protecting the holiness of Shabbos are being breached in Ramat Gan following a move by Commerce and Industry Minister Ehud Olmert to reduce the fines levied on businesses that operate on Shabbos, warns the city's United Torah Jewry chairman, Rabbi Tzvi Sheinfeld. Welfare Minister Orders Bituach Leumi to Refund Double Collectionby N. Katzin Welfare Minister Zevulun Orlev has instructed the Director- General of Bituach Leumi to submit a plan within two weeks for the return of Bituach Leumi payments taken illegally from teachers, after a Yated Ne'eman investigation one- and- a-half years ago discovered the deduction was illegal and led to a public battle over the issue. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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