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NEWS
Merkaz HaTorah School Torched in France
Humana Fires Four; Remedia Denies Responsibility
by Yated Ne'eman Staff Thousands of avreichim, bnei Torah and gedolei Torah participated in a memorial gathering and Shas siyum in Bnei Brak on motzei Shabbos parshas Vayeiro to mark two years since the Rosh Yeshiva's passing. Learning Mishnayos in Memory of HaRav Shach by Yated Ne'eman Staff Two years have already gone by since the petiroh of
Rabbenu Hagodol, but many people clearly recall the
reverberating words of his will read aloud by HaRav Meir Tzvi
Bergman during the levaya.
by Rabbi Avi Shafran Agudath Israel of America's national headquarters in Manhattan was the venue of a Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah meeting last Tuesday, 16 Cheshvan-11 November at which the distinguished roshei yeshiva and rabbonim who constitute the Agudath Israel movement's highest policy-making body spent two-and-a-half hours considering a number of important issues. Eight UTJ-Backed Candidates Win in Second Round of Electionsby Y. Arielli and B. Kahn The vote count for the 44 locations where a second round of local elections was held last week showed a decline in the Likud's power. The second round was held in localities in which no candidate for mayor won at least 40 percent of the votes in the first round. BUG UPDATE ACCORDING TO RAV VAYEPrepared by Devorah Plaut and Ruth Levy Note: The information here is only with regard to the incidence of bugs in the products mentioned. It does not address other issues of kashrus or suitability for eating such as chodosh. Conference of European Rabbis Meets in Genevaby Eliezer Rauchberger The Conference of European Rabbis' Standing Committee, which meets bi-annually, held a meeting in Geneva last week headed by HaRav Yosef Chaim Sitruk, Chief Rabbi of France. Religious Services Facing Total Collapseby Eliezer Rauchberger The Religious Councils now owe employees over NIS 400 million in unpaid salaries Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs Yitzhak Levy reported to the Knesset's State Control Committee during a meeting to discuss dismantling the Religious Affairs Ministry. Haifa's Jaffa Road Off Limits to Kohanimby Y. Arieli HaRav Yechiel Yosef Bamberger, rov of Haifa's chareidi community, circulated a letter saying under the present circumstances Kohanim may not travel on Rechov Yaffo where it exits the city southward, since ancient graves were found along its length during paving work and a proper halachic solution--namely a tikkun tohoroh--has yet to be implemented. Slovakian Prime Minister Pledges to Preserve Chasam Sofer's Graveby Betzalel Kahn During a visit to the Western Wall last week, Slovakian Prime Minister Mikolas Dzurinda told Kosel Maarovi Chief Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitz that he intends to closely oversee the preservation of the sanctity of the Chasam Sofer's grave and hopes the Jewish people will continue to visit the gravesite. Shuvu "Bar Mitzva" Mission in Eretz YisroelBy Devorah Talia Gordon and Alex Margolin A visit to the Kosel is almost always the highlight of anyone's visit to Eretz Yisroel, but this time, it was more than just uplifting and inspiring. It was a celebration of the success of Shuvu Chazon Avrohom and its 13 years of providing an authentic Torah education to thousands of immigrants from the former Soviet Union. HaRav Mordechai Zuckerman, zt"lby Betzalel Kahn The Torah world was orphaned on Shabbos Kodesh when it lost one of our generation's great baalei mussar and conveyors of Torah, HaRav Mordechai Zuckerman zt"l at the age 92. On his last earthly journey he was accompanied by thousands, led by gedolei Torah and mussar. All material on this site is copyrighted and its use is
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