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• Rabbis Refuse Israel Police Investigation

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment

  

  Storm surrounding “The King’s Torah”: Tens of Rabbis, moderates among them, stood by Rabbis Dov Lior and Yakov Yosef. “It is intolerable that the police should investigate whether the halachic interpretation is correct or not.”

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• Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Rhode Ysland

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on August 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment

  

  Concern is draped around the Providence, RI Jewish leadership. They are concerned that the local school district will not recognize Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur as official holidays this year.

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• Right Wing Hebrew University Professor Fired; Suspect Denied Lawyer

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment

  

  Discrimination against the right wing in Israel? Popular philosophy professor rated #1 by students is notified he will not return to Hebrew University this coming school year. Meanwhile, Haim Pearlman, suspected of murder by the Shabak (Israel Security Agency) is being denied access to a lawyer and may not see his wife and children. Brother of another suspect also denied access to a lawyer threatens suicide if right to a lawyer not granted for his brother.

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• Haredi-Supreme Court Showdown Tomorrow, Enormous Protests Expected

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment

  

  World of Judaica Jewish News exclusive: In what is turning out to be one of the biggest challenges to Supreme Court authority in Israel’s history, tens of thousands of Haredim, Ultra Orthodox Jews, are planning to take to the streets in Israel and cities in the Diaspora in an effort to show massive support for the parents of schoolchildren in Emanuel, Israel.

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• Israeli Supreme Court: Yeshiva Students No Longer Guaranteed a Stipend

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on June 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment

  

  Israeli Supreme Court justices have ruled that beginning from 2011, the clause enabling the assurance of stipends to full time Yeshiva students can no longer be included in budgetary bylaws.

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• IDF Lieutenant mortally wounded in Cast Lead has baby daughter

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on June 09, 2010 | Leave a Comment

  

  A new life begins: This morning, a firstborn daughter was born to Lieutenant Aharon Karov, critically wounded during Operation Cast Lead in January 2009, and his wife Tzivya.

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• Converts Not Allowed To Israe

  Posted By Mike Rosenthal on March 07, 2010 | Leave a Comment

  

  In the midst of yet another scandal threatening to end his political career, Avigdor Lieberman’s Israel Beiteinu faction has decided to propose a radical new law, one that would forbid converts in Israel to request Israeli citizenship based on their being Jewish.

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