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>JN July 14, 1998, Vol. 6, No. 123
Sephardic Rabbi Ben Tzion Abba Shaul Dies
By Arutz07 News Service
Rabbi Ben Tzion Abba Shaul, one of the leading rabbis and halachic
authorities of Sephardic Jewry, died Monday morning at the age of
75. His funeral, which drew tens of thousands of participants,
departed Monday afternoon from his Yeshiva in Jerusalem, and he
will be buried in the Sanhedriah cemetery. All the rabbinic bodies
of Jerusalem declared that all work in Jerusalem must cease during
the funeral, as is the custom when a great sage passes away.
Jewish Technicians Hired for Hamas Weddings
By IsraelWire
Yesterday, we reported that there was a community wedding of many Hamas members in Nablus last week. We have now learned that the sound engineers at the wedding of the 35 Hamas couples were Jews, one of whom was from the Petach Tikvah area.
According to the technician, his office received a call to inquire
into providing technicians for a "large Islamic wedding in Shchem
(Nablus)." According to Hamas leaders, the Jewish sound technicians
were most uncomfortable, worrying for their wellbeing during the
entire ceremony, until they left the Shchem area.
Arafat Issues Invitation to Ghadafi to Pray on Temple Mount
By IsraelWire
PLO Authority Chief Yasir Arafat extended an invitation to Libyan
leader Moammar Ghadafi to pray on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's
Old City, after it becomes a Palestinian state in May 1999.
Despite Israeli objections, Arafat has announced that he will
unilaterally declare statehood in May 1999, regardless of any
Israeli position on the issue.
According to the official Libyan news agency JANA, Arafat extended
the invitation, which the Libyan leader accepted, during an
overnight visit to Libya to see Ghadafi who is recovering from hip
surgery.
JANA reported Arafat as saying, "I invited him to conduct Muslim
prayers soon, with God's will, in Jerusalem, capital of the state
of Palestine."
Piercing One's Ear May Increase Risk of Contracting AIDS
By IsraelWire
According to Ma'ariv, quoting Professor Shimon Pollack, the
director of the AIDS clinic in Rambam Hospital, one takes a
risk by deciding to have one's ear pierced. The professor pointed
out that it is of the utmost importance of being certain the actual
piercing is done with a sterile instrument.
The professor added that during the summer months when many street
vendors sell pierced earrings and are willing to pierce the
clients' ear(s), one should be absolutely certain the procedure is
being conducted in a sterile fashion to avoid the possibility of
contamination.
Immodestly Dressed Student Refused Driving Test
By IsraelWire
A female student who came to the Northern District of the Ministry
of Transportation Monday morning for a driving test, was turned
away by a certified tester because he felt she was immodestly
dressed.
The 18-year-old told Israel Radio that the tester gave her the
opportunity to find a more modest dress, but her instructor refused
to permit her to comply, explaining she is here to be tested for
her driving skills, and nothing more.
The driving instructor brought the matter to the attention of the
district supervisor, who decided to test the teenager himself.
According to the director-general of the Ministry of Transportation
Nachum Lengental, this actions of the tester were totally
inappropriate, and he will be given an opportunity to explain his
actions to senior officials, and then it will be decided what
actions are appropriate.
It was pointed out that the instructor did have a kippa seruga (knitted yarmulke) on his head, indicating he was an observant Jew. It was not revealed if the teenager, who told Israel Radio she was very nervous following the ordeal, passed her first road test.
New Shtetl in Kfar Chabad
By Arutz-7 News Service
A unique educational-entertainment attraction has opened in Kfar
Chabad: a reconstruction of a Jewish village in Eastern Europe from
the time of the Baal Shem Tov. Geared mainly for children, their
adult chaperons (who are not charged admission) also benefit,
according to the management.
The visitors first enter a type of time-tunnel, with special
effects that transmit a feeling of the period: the forest where the
Baal Shem Tov -- the founder of Chasidism - would pray; pious Jews;
a famous synagogue; the Chmielnitzki pogroms, etc.
The next stop is the reconstructed village, including a shoemaker's
hut, market, chickens, and the like. Kfar Chabad had planned to
keep the exhibit open only through the end of the summer vacation,
but it now appears that it will remain open by popular demand for
an additional few months.
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