16 March 2008

Avodah Ivrit & Other News


Top Hareidi Rabbi Bans Arab Labor Following Merkaz HaRav Attack
...“According to Jewish law, it is completely forbidden to hire Arabs, especially in yeshivas,” Rabbi Kanievsky said. “There is a concern of endangering lives.”

The rabbi continued, explaining, “After all, we are at war with them…and are there not Jews that can work and make a living?”

...Rabbi Kanievsky is one of the most recognized authorities in hareidi-religious society. He is the son of the Steipler Rebbe, Rabbi Yisrael Yaakov Kanievsky, and the son-in-law of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, the leader of Lithuanian Hareidi Jewry.

Attention Turns to Israel-Arab Fifth Column

Jewish Youth in Paris Call Peres 'Traitor' for Arming Arabs

High Alert as Mughniyeh Mourning Period End Approaches

(IsraelNN.com) As the 40-day mourning period following the death of Hizbullah second-in-command Imad Mughniyeh comes to a close, Israeli security officials have raised the alert at home and abroad.

Israeli tourists and business travelers have been instructed to postpone their trips to Islamic countries embassies have increased security measures as have other Israeli and Jewish establishments abroad.

Hizbullah terrorists have blamed Israel for Mughniyeh's assassination, as has Iran, the terror group's primary patron. The terror organization has vowed to retaliate against Israel for the killing. The customary 40-day mourning period for the arch-terrorist ends this coming Saturday.

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