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City Rabbi and Chief Rabbinate Council Member Calls for
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Jerusalem Municipality Completes Shmittah Preparations
A Clear Majority Of Israelis Oppose Working On Shabbos By Betzalel Kahn Despite attempts in various circles, among both irreligious politicians and politicians belonging to the right-wing parties, to encourage businesses to open on Shabbos, a recent poll shows that a decisive majority of the Israeli public, including a majority of the irreligious public, is opposed to working on Shabbos. Netanyahu: "We Won't Restore Children's Allowances" By Yechiel Sever In a speech before a gathering of executives on Sunday, Opposition Chairman MK Binyamin Netanyahu expressed his reservations over the Children's Allowances policies and reiterated the approach he took against the underclass. He said he does not intend to restore Children's Allowances, instead calling for a continuation of "the process of returning the chareidim and Arabs to the work force." Japanese Emperor Pays Homage to Rescuer of Jews by Yated Ne'eman Staff Japanese Emperor Akihito paid homage to Chiune Sugihara, known as "the Japanese Oscar Schindler," for his role in saving thousands of Jewish refugees from occupied Lithuania by issuing them transit visas just before the implementation of the Nazi "Final Solution" of murdering all the Jews. Gaydamak Acquires 51 percent of Tiv Taam by M. Green Businessman Arcadi Gaydamak is set to purchase 51 percent of the Tiv Taam treif food chain, founded by a pork- producing kibbutz. According to reports, Gaydamak plans to make the chain kosher and stop production work on Shabbos. "Pork products are offensive to the Jewish tradition," the business mogul told Yediot Achronot. "The first thing on the agenda will be to remove them from Tiv Taam." In Elections for France's National Assembly , Candidates Courted the Jewish Vote By Arnon Yaffeh, Paris Pictures of an Israeli Border Guard soldier holding a gun or in action appear in campaign posters pasted on the walls in Paris' 12th arrondissement. The soldier is Atty. Arno Klarsfeld, the son of Nazi hunter Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, a candidate for French President Nicolas Sarkozy's right wing- party in the National Assembly elections. Jerusalem Municipality Launches Program to Raise Awareness on Eligibility for Government Allotments By Betzalel Kahn Following reports by the Jerusalem Municipal Welfare Department regarding difficulties in day-to-day subsistence among chareidi families since the cut in Children's Allowances, Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky has initiated a unique program aimed at fostering awareness among city residents on how to take full advantage of their eligibility for assistance through Bituach Leumi and maximize various allotments. New Beis Medrash of Moscow's Toras Chaim Yeshiva Dedicatedby Yated Ne'eman Staff At a large gathering attended by rabbonim from all over Russia including the Chief Rabbi of Moscow Rav Pinchas Goldschmidt, and including a number of guests from Eretz Yisroel, Europe and the United States, the new beis medrash of the Toras Chaim yeshiva was dedicated in the middle of Sivan this year. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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