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Kehillas Bnei Torah in Gilo Opens Nursery School
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
As the core of bnei Torah residents in Jerusalem's Gilo neighborhood continues to grow through the hundreds of avreichim who have already taken note of the potential the area offers and purchased apartments in Gilo Alef — including dozens of families that have already settled in the neighborhood along with others slated to arrive in the near future —...
Ta'atzumot Opens English-Speaking Program for Parents of Special-Needs Children
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
Deputy Health Minister MK Rabbi Yaakov Litzman has taken up the cause of a young girl classified as brain dead at Schneider Children's Hospital, where doctors are refusing to continue providing medical treatment, though her heart still beats regularly.
State Comptroller Tours Overcrowded Jerusalem Classrooms
By Yechiel Sever
State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss toured Jerusalem educational institutions to get a close-up look at classroom crowding and other difficult conditions that prevail. Mayor Nir Barkat joined the tour, which began with a visit to Shaarei Daas Talmud Torah in Ramot.
Kfar Vradim Council Head Appoints Synagogue Supervisor to Thwart Outreach Activities
By L.S. Wasserman
The council head of Kfar Vradim has appointed an official to supervise the local shul due to concerns outreach activities could result in more baalei teshuvoh. Kfar Vradim was originally founded by industrialist Stef Wertheimer who is known to be very anti-religious. The Wertheimer family sold their company, Iscar Metals, to famous businessman Warren Buffet a few years ago for some $5 billion.
Another Week of Protest at Intel Plant
By Yechiel Sever
Hundreds of Torah-true Jews streamed to the gates of Intel's plant at the Har Hotzvim industrial park in Jerusalem to protest the blatant Shabbos desecration in the "King's palace" and to express concerns Intel's move could draw other companies to violate Shabbos publicly in the city.
Gedolim Address Theme of Yashrus at Agudah Convention Thursday Night Session
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
The Thursday night plenary session at Agudath Israel of America's 87th national convention, the first session of the four-day gathering at the East Brunswick Hilton — a new location for the convention — was attended by an impressive crowd that filled the large hall. And it heard an important message: Honesty in business and in personal life is the overarching mandate of every Jew.
HaRav Yaakov Neiman zt"l
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
HaRav Yaakov Neiman zt"l, who was born and raised in Brisk, where he became a leading talmid of HaRav Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik, and later became a distinguished rov in the US, passed away at the age of 101. The levaya in Jerusalem took place on Monday 13 Kislev.
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