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At The Center of the Universe
At The Center of the Universe
by Mordechai Plaut

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NEWS

BBC Tried to Conceal Murder of Jews in Mumbai Attack
By Arnon Yaffeh, Paris

Western reporters refuse to refer to the mass murderers who attacked the Chabad House and hotels in Mumbai as killers and avoided using the word "terrorists," instead describing them as "activists" or "Islamic militants." In the Wall Street Journal Tom Gross wrote about the destructive role the world media has played in the war against terror.


Gedolei Yisroel Oppose Merkaz Rabbanei Eretz Yisroel Founded by Chief Rabbi Amar
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Gedolei Yisroel shlita voiced their staunch opposition to Merkaz Rabbanei Eretz Yisroel, noting it poses a dire threat to the conceptual and halachic independence of rabbonim in Israel and could herald a takeover attempt that would foist certain opinions on all rabbonim and the entire public in Israel.


Jewish Community Heads in Yemen Say Authorities Indifferent to Extremist Threats
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Following the shocking death of Moshe Yaish Nahari Hy'd in Riydah, Yemen, who was killed by a Muslim gunman last week, heads of the Jewish community say the national authorities are indifferent to the frequent threats against them by Muslim extremists.


HaRav Eliashiv on Unapproved Shavers: "Every Effort Should Be Made to Publicize the Severity of the Matter"
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Members of the special beis din on halachic shavers held meetings at the homes of gedolei Yisroel, including Maran HaRav Eliashiv shlita, where they expressed their dismay that some men still use forbidden shavers which gedolei haposkim hold are a transgression of Torah law, despite the fact two kosher shavers are currently sold on the market.


Iran Declares Traditional Graves of Mordechai and Esther a National Heritage Site
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The site believed to contain the graves of Mordechai Hayehudi and Esther Hamalkoh in the city of Hamadan, known in Megillas Esther as "Shushan Habiroh," has been declared a national heritage site by Iran, which protects and maintains the site.


Court Orders Peace Now to Apologize and Compensate Settlers
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The Jerusalem Magistrate Court ruled Peace Now and two of its activists, Hagit Ofran and Dror Etkes, must apologize to the settlers they degraded and provide them monetary compensation.


Tel Aviv Court Rejects Petition to Close Tiv Taam Market That Operates on Shabbos and Sells Pork
By Yechiel Sever

The Tel Aviv District Court ruled that the Tiv Taam branch in Ramat Hachayal, a suburb of Tel Aviv, does not have to close on Shabbos and does not have to stop selling chazir despite municipal ordinances.


OPINION & COMMENT

Your Share is Greater!

by HaRav Nosson Meir Wachtfogel

Part I

"Speak to Aharon and say to him: `When you kindle the lamps, toward the face of the menorah shall the seven lamps give their light'" (Bamidbar 8:2).


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