|
|
|
|||
|
NEWS
Police Weigh Banning Offensive International Event
Scheduled to Take Place in Jerusalem
Important Ruling on Brain Death
Final Preparation for Geirus-Intermarriage Conference in
Jerusalem
By Betzalel Kahn On Monday State Attorney Eran Shendar issued orders to permit the burial of Shimon Zviker, the boy from Itamar who drowned in Lake Nitzanim, without an autopsy.
Mayor Lupoliansky Initiates Project to Restore and Elevate Old City Shuls By Betzalel Kahn Jerusalem Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky has initiated a project to restore and elevate two important botei knesses in the Old City, making them higher than the churches and mosques, thereby bringing back a Jewish look to the Jerusalem skyline. Chinuch Atzmai and Maayan Hachinuch Hatorani Included in Soldier-Teacher Program By Eliezer Rauchberger The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee approved a directive to include soldier-teachers at the Chinuch Atzmai and Maayan Hachinuch Hatorani systems. Agudath Israel Hails N.Y. Court Ruling Upholding Traditional Marriage by Yated Ne'eman Staff A decision by New York State's highest court last week rejecting a challenge to the state's definition of marriage as the sanctioned union of a man and a woman elicited strong support from Agudath Israel of America. Shomer Shabbos Pamphlets Available by Yated Ne'eman Staff The publication of the Vaada LeMa'an HaShabbos in Israel that lists shomer Shabbos vacation sites is available at the Benswanger family in Telz-Stone. Until bein hazmanim it is possible to drop them off in Yerushalayim. Tel: 02-533- 2357; 052-763-2357; 052-761-4648. Apartments in South for as Little as NIS 60 a Month by Yated Ne'eman Staff As part of efforts to encourage young couples to live in peripheral areas, Construction and Housing Minister Meir Shetreet announced that public housing would be made available to everyone, even those who do not meet the regular eligibility criteria of the Ministry of Housing. Internal Affairs Minister: Sheitels Allowed in ID PhotosBy Eliezer Rauchberger "There is no directive prohibiting a photo with a wig in official state [identification cards]," the Internal Affairs Ministry said in response to a question posed by MK Rabbi Meir Porush. Baby Suffocated by Plastic Bag in Bnei BrakBy A. Cohen A six-month-old baby suffocated to death when a plastic bag covered its face. Ten Lakewood Avreichim Arrive in Sydney to Establish a Kollelby Yosi Fromer Ten Lakewood families arrived in Sydney early Tuesday morning this week to establish a community kollel. Many of Sydney's Jewish community were overjoyed at the sight of yeshivaleit arriving in their city. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
restricted. |
||
