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Yochanan Weisberg 14/12/2009 11:30Come see how the candles are lit on the second night of Chanukah, in the homes of gedolei Yisrael in Bnei Brak – the first in a series of albums.
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No Hesder - No Reserve Duty
Eitan Fried 14/12/2009 10:46After Barak announced yesterday on the cancellation of the army arrangement with the Har Bracha Hesder yeshiva, in lieu of the failure of Rosh Yeshiva Eliezer Melamed to appear for a "hearing" scheduled by the Minister of Defence, a letter signed by 100 graduates of Har Bracha was sent to the IDF Chief of General Staff. The letter stated: "If the Hesder is cancelled, reserve duty will also be cancelled. The IDF is showing us the way out, so we will leave on our own accord."
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Warm and Cozy for Sloths
Reuven Stein 13/12/2009 22:31The installation of under-floor heating in the sloth’s cage has been completed in the Safari Park in Ramat Gan. The monkeys and turtles also enjoy the same conditions.
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Hesder Yeshiva Rejected
Reuven Stein 13/12/2009 22:14Who is against who? The Defense Minister invited Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Bracha, to a hearing. Rabbi Melamed agreed to come on condition that Barak will declare that it is a talk and not a hearing. The Defense Minister refused. Rabbi Melamed did not come. Defense Minister to the students: "Look for another hesder yeshiva."
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Approved Despite Opposition
Eitan Fried 13/12/2009 20:22With a majority of 21 in favor against five opponents from the Labor party, the National Priorities Map was approved in the government. Shas voted in favor of the map after developing communities less than five years old and the Gush Katif evacuees were included. This approval occurred after it appeared this morning the vote would be postponed.
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Israelis Unwanted in India
Reuven Stein 13/12/2009 19:30A book is published in India that describes the misconduct of Israeli tourists, "because they grow crazy from military service."
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Illegal Meetings
Eitan Fried 13/12/2009 18:11The Attorney General will issue and indictment against the Arab Knesset member Said Naffaa, from the "Balad" party, for meeting with the Deputy Director General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Syria, and for visiting and enemy country after a request to do so was denied. The Knesset member's parliamentary immunity will be temporarily suspended. Naffaa: "This decision is very strange. I will fight it with all the tools I possess."
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Yeshivat Heichal Eliyahu
Aharon Roth 13/12/2009 16:48Today there will be event to give a name to a new Yeshiva in Sderot that is sponsored by Yeshivat HaNegev, headed by Hagaon Rabbi Meir Yissachar Meir shlita.
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Barak Opposes Map
Eitan Fried 13/12/2009 16:11Barak attacked the National Priorities Map and called on the government not to support communities that encourage activities such as “the severe incident in the mosque."
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Locals Support R. Sheinin
Aharon Roth 13/12/2009 15:18Ashdod's Chief Rabbi Rabbi Sheinin has the support of Ashdod residents following the High Court intervention in the city's kashrus system
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