Written by Rabbi Menachem Krybus, a father of one of the imprisoned ????? ???  There is a fascinating medrash Chazal about the way Queen Esther went about trying to annul the decree of the wicked Haman. After meticulously planning one feast after another with Achashverosh and Haman, she finally reached the deciding moment with her famous [...]

The Emanuel Beis Yaakov case may have bought a bit of tranquility inside the divided Chinuch Atzmai operation, and with the Emanuel affair behind us, at least for the time being, Chinuch Atzmai officials are preparing for their day in court on Sunday, July 4th, as the sides continue efforts to take control of the [...]

With the Emanuel Beis Yaakov affair behind us, MK (Yahadut HaTorah) Menachem Eliezer Moses called for achdus in Knesset on Tuesday, stating that on 17 Tammuz, it is appropriate more than on other days to call for unity and to focus on ‘ahavas chinam’. Moses addressed the speaker, explaining that in shachris slichos we read about [...]

Some are asking where Chabad Chassidus stands regarding the Emanuel issue and the allegations and denials surrounding charges of discrimination in the Emanuel Beis Yaakov. It is a known fact that Chabad mosdos are open to all, regardless of ethnic background, prompting some to wonder if the chassidus is for or against the battle. Following are [...]

HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Yosef, 64, who was working with Yoav Lalum in the Emanuel case remains in Shaare Zedek Medical Center. His condition appears good after sustaining a “cardiac incident” and the rav remains under observation. He is admitted to the hospital’s cardiac unit. As the Emanuel Beis Yaakov girls complete their three-days of desegregated classes, [...]

Perhaps the agreement that was reached in the Emanuel Beis Yaakov case will do more than keep the mothers from serving a jail term, maybe, just maybe, it will take down the barriers of separation that have scared the girls of Emanuel. During the interim period from the agreement until of the end of the [...]

7:10PM IL: Channel 2 correspondent Uri Revach reports that HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Yosef has suffered a cardiac incident and is admitted to Shaare Zedek Hospital since Sunday. The rav is admitted to the cardiology unit and is conscious and alert, speaking with those around him, and undergoing diagnostic tests. It appears the pressure of the Emanuel [...]

The Slonimer Rebbe Shlita spoke out on the Emanuel affair at a special tisch held in Yerushalayim on Sunday (June 27th), and the Rebbe spoke in Hebrew, not his usual Yiddish, to accommodate the many participants who do not understand the latter. The Rebbe spoke of the miracles, explaining on erev shabbos the court rejected the [...]

In his judicial ruling accepting the agreement presented to the High Court of Justice to end the Emanuel conflict, Justice Edmond Levy refers to HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita using the title “Maran”, exhibiting his respect for the Gadol HaDor. Today, Levy is being praised by many for accepting the deal, only a number of days [...]

After being released from Massiyahu Prison four days ahead of schedule, the Emanuel fathers were driven to the Har Nof home of Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita, who met with them. The day started with a visit to the Slonimer Rebbe’s home by Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai, who was accompanied by Deputy Minister Meir [...]