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Bill proposed to stop state rabbis accepting wedding fees

Following the storm that erupted two weeks ago surrounding the issue of wedding licenses for rabbis, MK Uri Orbach (Habayit Hayehudi) proposed a new bill to address one of the core complaints in the controversy.Orbach’s bill, submitted last week, would make it illegal for a rabbi employed by a local religious council to accept money or any other form of ...

Bill Clinton: Rabin would have approved of Chelsea marrying a Jew

If the Israelis and Palestinians cut a peace deal, Syria likely would ally itself with the West over Iran, and Lebanon would be truly independent, Bill Clinton said.The former president also warned that Israel will need friends in the region for a future when attacks from Gaza are conducted not with crude, inaccurate rockets but with rockets that inevitably will ...

Bill Clinton: Hillary and I are too old to be appointed to the Supreme Court

Bill and Hillary Clinton have both held big jobs in their lives, but the ex-president said Sunday that Supreme Court justice shouldn’t be among them – they’re too old.Read more: @ nydailynews.comTags: Bill Clinton, Clinton, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, Supreme Court

Bill Approved to Separate Hesder Yeshivot,Tal Law

The status of hesder yeshivot will be legislated separately from haredi yeshivot, thus removing the threat of closure following the Tal Law’s cancellation, according to a bill by MK Zevulun Orlev (Habayit Hayehudi) approved by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday.Hesder yeshivot, religious- Zionist institutions that have combined Torah study and IDF service for the last 59 years, are included in the Tal Law, ...

Bible lessons move to Facebook

Who wrote on whose wall and in what context? One of the most hated subjects among students is Bible. Many of them think it’s archaic and boring, but according to a newly developed teaching program, instead of sitting in the classroom and memorizing textbooks, the students go on Facebook and learn about the activity, wars, heroism and even the affairs ...

Bet Shemesh man on annual Hanukka-donut binge for charity

For the third year in a row Elie Klein is putting his gluttony to good use by raising Hanukka gelt for charity.The 31-year-old Beit Shemesh man is collecting donations for dozens of organizations by going on a donut binge.“What started as a gentlemen’s bet two years ago regarding which one of my neighbors could eat more sufganiyot [jelly-filled donuts] between ...

Besht Hosts Women’s Evening Discussing Marriage

Recently, the Besht Center held its first ever event for women of the community. Over 60 women attended the event which was on the topic of communication within marriage.Mrs. Bronya Shaffer gave an inspiring speech covering many different aspects of how couples relate and passed on some tips to enhance the communication we already have with our spouse.Among the topics ...

Bergen County Teen Launches Initiative Focusing On Israeli MIA Gilad Shalit

In conjunction with his upcoming Bar Mitzvah, 12-year old Ari Hagler of Bergenfield, New Jersey has unveiled an innovative initiative aimed at calling attention to the plight of Israeli MIA Gilad Shalit.Hagler, a seventh grade student at Yeshivat Noam in Paramus, New Jersey, launched a website, www.shabbatgilad.com, and is hoping to have as many schools and synagogues as possible focus ...

Benjamin Netanyahu Making A Direct Appeal On Iran To US Voters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a direct appeal to American voters on Sunday to elect a president willing to draw a “red line” with Iran, comparing Tehran’s nuclear program to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and reminding Americans of the devastating repercussions of failed intelligence.His remarks were an impassioned election-season plea from a world leader who insists he doesn’t ...

Benetton opens 1st Israel store

It’s official: Italian fashion brand United Colors of Benetton has opened its first store in Israel.The brand’s franchise store was inaugurated Sunday in the Dizengoff Center shopping mall in Tel-Aviv, on an area vacated by the Shekem Electric electronics chain store of the Electra Consumer Products Group.Benetton franchise owners in Israel, Dubi Shneidman and Eran Weizer, have signed agreements for ...

Ben Stiller signs for HBO pilot on Jewish family living in Washington

Ben Stiller has signed for the HBO pilot “All Talk”, which will focus on a Jewish family living in Washington D.C., an individual familiar with the project told TheWrap.The source also confirmed that “M*A*S*H” star Alan Alda is in talks to co-star with Stiller.The pilot – whose tone has been described as “politically, religiously, culturally, intellectually and sexually irreverent” – ...

Beit Shemesh mayor faces possible libel lawsuit

Rabbi Dov Lipman, who has been campaigning against ultra-Orthodox extremism in Beit Shemesh, has threatened to sue Beit Shemesh Mayor Moshe Abutbol for libel following his recent interview in the weekly magazine Ami on January 4.Lipman, who heads the Committee to Save Beit Shemesh, has taken particular issue with how Abutbol described him as having “fought against every building that ...