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>JN Sept. 10, 1999, Vol. 7, No. 168
Palestinian Authority Forbids Wedding Gunshots
By Arutz-7 News Service
The Palestinian Authority has issued orders forbidding gunshots at weddings within the autonomous areas. The new rules stipulate that the groom will be arrested if celebratory shots are fired at his wedding. Several weeks ago, a 10-year-old boy was killed by gunfire at a wedding in a village north of Ramallah, and the 12th such victim this year was claimed last week.
IDF Instructor: Druze Citizens Endanger Israel
By IsraelWire
According to new inductees attending classes in a tank-training base in southern Israel, a lecture entitled "Profile of the Enemy" dealt with racist and inciteful material against members of Israel's Druze community.
The new inductees accused the instructor of saying, "The Druze
soldiers do not enlist in the army because of their concern for our
security, but for the money. Half of them are spies for Arab
nations, passing information for the money. Most of the IDF bases
are located in northern and southern Israel and that presents a
security risk. The Druze are in the north and the Bedouins in
the south."
The Aug, 24 lecture, according to the complainants, was given to
inductees who are in the military for one month. When the three
members of the Druze unit heard the words of their instructor, they
stood up and left the lecture hall in anger. They immediately
sought their commander, presented him with their weapons and
states, "We do not want to remain here any longer."
The commander summoned the lecturer and immediately relieved her
from her assignment pending a more in-depth investigation. The
instructor apologized to the three but they did not accept it. They
told their unit commander that had they not been present, the
lecture would have continued and the Jewish soldiers would have
formulated a racist opinion based on her disinformation.
Chabad Launches "The Complete High Holidays"
By IsraelWire
"The Complete High Holidays" web site was launched at the Lubavitch
World Headquarters and includes hundreds of web pages, with
information -- from how-to guides and interactive quizzes -- to
deep Talmudic and mystical insights
(http://www.chabadcenters.com/high).
"The Complete High Holidays" features include prayer excerpts,
Bible readings, stories for children, and a thorough and exciting
look at the layers upon layers of meaning associated with the
holidays. The site provides, for example, more than 35 different
explanations for the sounding of the shofar, or ram's horn, on Rosh
Hashanah.
In addition, the site spans the entire history of the Jewish
People, citing sources and practices ranging from the biblical
Patriarch Abraham to ancient Rome to Turkish Izmir in 1729.
A lengthy analysis of one of the Rosh Hashanah readings yields the
prayer rituals that were first introduced by a Jewish woman.
Medieval philosopher Maimonides is given much play as he explains
how one can make amends for past iniquities.
An introspective piece allows each visitor to "test your nature"
and see how it can be changed for the New Year. An interactive quiz
helps visitors test their knowledge, and an "Ask the Rabbi" button
allows people to get answers to any of their questions: where to
find a prayer service, how to keep the holidays while far away from
a Jewish community and any other question, including probing,
advanced questions about deep mysticism and philosophy.
But perhaps the most important feature of the site is its
presentation -- one that is straightforward enough for even small
children to attain a better understanding of the many holidays and
precepts.
"Our goal is to help every single Jew throughout the world gain a
deeper understanding and heightened appreciation for the upcoming
month of High Holidays," said Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky at the launching
of the site at the Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, N.Y.
"The Web is the perfect medium for this, as it allows each person
to learn at his or her own pace, while maintaining autonomy
and even anonymity, if he or she so desires."
The Jewish month of Tishrei, beginning with Rosh Hashanah on the
eve of Sept. 10, includes both solemn and joyous holidays, and is
considered to be the "head" of the New Year, from which spiritual
energy is derived for all the months that follow. Perhaps most
famous are Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, but this month also
includes Sukkot (festival of the booths), Shemini Atzeret and
Simchat Torah.
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