News
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Sweden: Another Blood Libel
David Shmueli 24/08/2009 09:32No Qualms: The Swedish newspaper, the "Aftonbladet" published on Sunday a second anti-Semitic article about organ theft from Palestinian bodies.
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Kever of Amora Vandalized
Yochanan Weisberg 23/08/2009 23:06On motzaei Shabbos a representative of the gravesite was shocked to see hundreds of sifrei kodesh scattered on the floor and damaged property at the site. The police was summoned and investigated the horrific desecration of the hekdesh.
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Talks with Palestinians Soon
David Shmueli 23/08/2009 22:35During the weekly Knesset session, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said today that he will 'hold talks with the Palestinians by the end of September'. Tomorrow, Netanyahu will hold a series of talks with senior diplomats, including US convoy George Mitchell
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Medicine and Halachah
Yisrael Kahana 23/08/2009 21:04A special conference on medicine and halachah was held for the city rabbanim and morei hora'ah of Modi'in Ilit
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New Zeman in Belz
Yochanan Weisberg 23/08/2009 20:05Close to two thousand Yeshiva bachurim spent Shabbos in Kiryas Belz, and on motzaei Shabbos, the Elul zeman opened
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New Torah in RBSA
Yochanan Wiesberg 23/08/2009 16:45A Sefer Torah was donated by Yeshivat Tomchei Temimim Chabad in France, with the generous contribution of the Ben-Chamo family.
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Selichos Begin
Yochanan Wiesberg 23/08/2009 14:17The period of prayers for mercy and forgiveness has begun, with the recitation of Selichos by the Sephardic Jews. In Ashdod, Rabbi Michael Lasri gave a special, uplifting shiur.
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Settlement Compromise
David Shmueli 23/08/2009 13:27Representatives of the Prime Minister and Minister of Defense returned from a round of meetings with the Americans, and presented the Security forum with details about the possibility for compromise between Israel and the United States. The new plan, which is still being formulated, would allow Israel to complete the construction of 2500 housing units that are already being built in the Yesha settlements. Simultaneously, Arab countries will begin a process of normalization.
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Catskills Rained Out
Yosef Feffer - New York 23/08/2009 11:30Numerous vacation camps and villages lost electricity on Friday. Trees fell, and homes were damaged. Canada is also affected by the storm.
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Funding for Chareidi Schools
David Shmueli 23/08/2009 09:46The Jerusalem City Council approved by a majority vote a decision to allow for budget increases for chareidi school networks, up to 100% funding. The city also agreed to pay the electric bills for institutions that are "recognized by not official" (Chinuch Atzmai Beis Yaakov and Talmud Torah schools fit this category).
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