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NEWS
Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah Calls on Principals Not to Alter
Curricular Arrangements in Any Way
Rabbinical Committee Set Up to Fight Cell-Phone Pitfalls:
Bans Advertising
By Y. Ariel Following consultation with gedolei Yisroel a demonstration has been scheduled to take place Thursday at Jerusalem's Kikar HaShabbat to protest the desecration of graves in Acco. HaRav Ezriel Auerbach and HaRav Mordechai Gross Appointed to Shearis Yisroel Beis Din by Betzalel Kahn HaRav Ezriel Auerbach, and HaRav Mordechai Gross became members of the Shearis Yisroel beis din last week, at an impressive ceremony held at the home of Maran HaRav Yosef Sholom Eliashiv, shlita. The new appointments promise to elevate the Shearis Yisroel kashrus organization, founded by HaRav Shach and HaRav Chaim Shaul Karelitz zt"l. The Absentee Voting Process by Mordechai Adler For most Americans, the US elections will be in another 14 days. For others, the elections are already here. Sharon Agrees to Investigate a Referendum by Yated Ne'eman Staff and M Plaut Prime Minister Ariel Sharon succeeded Monday in delaying the battle over whether to hold a national referendum on his unilateral disengagement plan, forcing his opponents to settle for appointing a committee to look into the matter. The committee is unlikely to reach any decision until after the Knesset is scheduled to approve the disengagement plan, next Tuesday. National Elections in Australia -- a Jewish PerspectiveBy Shlomo Boruch Abelesz -- Melbourne Shabbos Voting
As a child I recall how at every election frum Yidden had
serious concerns about their voting arrangements. The reason
was that elections in Australia are always held on Shabbos --
and voting is compulsory with nonattendance punishable with a
fine! by Eliezer Rauchberger The Knesset Public Appeals Committee has asked the Defense Minister to look into the possibility of allowing foot travel to Kever Rochel on the 11th of Cheshvan, Rochel Imeinu's yahrtzeit, and throughout the year on Shabbosos and chagim. Hachaver R' Erik Avrohom Guttermann zt"lBy Moshe Schapiro The Jewish community of Scandinavia mourns the recent death of R' Avrohom Guttermann, the legendary Danish Jew who dedicated his life to perpetuating the tenets of authentic Torah observance in a region so distant from the hub of world Judaism. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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