Achdus Among Rabbonim & Leaders for Emanuel Parents
With the threat of jail time hanging over many fathers in connection to the Emanuel Beis Yaakov case, the response to the High Court’s ruling is one of outrage and disbelief.
Prominent Slonimer chossid Rabbi Avraham Luria released the following statement. “The High Court reached a scandalous decision. The High Court of Justice today declared war against one’s right to privacy and the chareidi community”.
The chassidus does not plan to adhere to the court’s ruling, releasing a ...
High Court: 2 Week Jail Terms in Emanuel Case
Supreme Court Justice Justices Edmond Levy, Edna Arbel and Chanan Meltzer announced their ruling on Tuesday afternoon in the case of the Emanuel Beis Yaakov School. The court ruled that any parent who does not send its child to the school, in contradiction to the court’s ruling, will be sent to jail for two weeks.
The court reiterated once again that its ruling ordering the girls back to school is non-conditional, not on any other outside party and therefore, the contemptuous behavior of ...
High Court Drama Surrounding Emanuel Beis Yaakov
12:22PM IL: The Tuesday morning court proceedings surrounding the Emanuel Beis Yaakov was surrounded by tensions of the recent months, in which the sides have failed to reach agreement. Yoav Lalum has been villainized by the Ashkenazi chareidi community, with pashkavilim bearing his photo appearing in chareidi areas, labeled as a “traitor’ and worse.
In today’s hearing, High Court Justice Edmond Levy, who was lauded for his remarks just yesterday as he supported the right of chareidim ...
More on High Court Ruling Against Avreichim
Monday’s High Court ruling against monthly payments to avreichim targeted the minimal funds received by them to feed families, a sum that permits an extremely modest lifestyle at best, less than 40% of the average government assisted income, literally “the bread and milk” from their tables as a number of chareidi MKs put it.
The High Court decision by five of the six justices presiding signaled the court was prepared for a possible call for another hearing before an expanded panel, ...
Rav Yaakov Yosef Received a Phone Threat
As tensions continue to increase surrounding the Beis Yaakov Emanuel School, it appears some feel lines may be crossed towards achieving one’s goal, including a telephone threat made to Rav Yaakov Yosef, threatening his life due to his involvement in the case, and his support for Yoav Lalum, who brought the case against the Beis Yaakov to the secular court system.
The caller remained anonymous, and police are becoming involved as the Emanuel case continues to claim a prominent slot in the ...
Emanuel Beis Yaakov Case Getting Uglier
The Chinuch Atzmai system and the Emanuel Beis Yaakov are under enormous pressure as the 3 Tammuz High Court of Justice appearance date approaches. All efforts to reach an agreement have failed, despite the involvement of many prominent rabbonim, including Rav Tuvia Blau and even Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Shlomo Amar Shlita, who has been approached as well in the hope of bringing the matter to a conclusion without the court’s interference.
Agudah officials met earlier in the week, expressing ...
Agudah Leaders in Eretz Yisrael Meet to Discuss Problems
No one was absent from Tuesday’s meeting of Agudas Yisrael leaders as the forum discussed a number of pressing issues, with the petition filed with the High Court of Justice by Prof. Uriel Reichman leading the list.
Reichman and his co-petitioners are calling on the nation’s highest court to compel the chareidi schools to include ‘core subjects’ such as math, English and science in their curriculum.
MK Menachem Eliezer Moses, known for his original ideas, suggested hiring a known ...
Report: Maran Elyashiv Refuses to Sign Against Lalum
Posek HaDor Maran Rav Yosef Sholem Elyashiv Shlita has refused to sign a kol korei against Yoav Lalum, the man behind the Beis Yaakov Emanuel court case.
According to a Kikar Shabbat report released on Sunday, askanim arrived at Maran’s home on Sunday seeking to persuade him to sign the kol korei against Lalum, but Maran refused. The askanim hoped if Rav Elyashiv would sign such a kol korei, it would compel Lalum to back down.
R’ Elyashiv refused, apparently aware that such a move ...
Emanuel Beis Yaakov Back in Court on 3 Tammuz
Once again, both sides appeared before the High Court of Justice last week, emerging unsuccessful in reaching agreement in the Beis Yaakov Emanuel dispute. The court announced on Sunday that both sides will return on 3 Tammuz for another hearing.
Last week, Yoav Lalum presented his side along with the representatives of the school and Agudas Yisrael. In the upcoming hearing, in nine days, a number of parents and students are likely to appear as well.
A decision that will compel all ...
Chacham R' Ovadia Speaks Out on Emanuel Beis Yaakov
Despite the high-profile media case, Shas officials to date have more or less remained silent as the Beis Yaakov Emanuel case continues to unfold in the High Court of Justice and the nation’s newspapers. On motzei shabbos, this changed, when Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita addressed the ongoing dispute, in a harsh tone.
The weekly address included the laws of lighting shabbos candles, with the Rav state Sephardi girls in a Beis Yaakov are taught incorrectly, to first make a bracha ...
'Lalum Has a Place in Gehenom'
Interestingly, the international diplomatic assault against Israel following the Gaza flotilla operation continues to dominate the news, and chareidi media sources point at that one wanted result of the unfortunate reality is that the chareidi bashing has abated, at least for now. Nevertheless, the chareidim are no less occupied and concerned regarding the Beis Yaakov Emanuel, with efforts continuing to reach a mutually acceptable agreement, but to date, this has not proven likely.
Rabbis ...
R' Tuvia Blau Called in to Assist in Beis Yaakov Emanuel Talks
HaRav Tuvia Blau, a prominent mashpia in the Yerushalayim Chabad community and menahel of the Beis Chana School in the city has been called upon to assist in the deadlocked talks surrounding the Beis Yaakov in Emanuel.
Rav Blau is a good friend of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, the court-appointed arbitrator in the talks. Rav Yosef is one of the driving forces behind struggle to end segregation in the Beis Yaakov. They have worked together in the past, especially during the years the Rebbe ZT”L ...
Emanuel Case Leading to Split in Chinuch Atzmai
It appears that Chinuch Atzmai’s Rabbi Tzvi Baumel a number of weeks ago sent a letter to parents involved in the Emanuel Beis Yaakov case, indicating that the court’s solution of combing the classes is acceptable, and the organization would act in compliance with the court. This letter reportedly enjoys the support of Gedolei Yisrael Shlita following consultations with them, along with MKs Moshe Gafne and Uri Maklev. Two names mentioned supporting the move are Maran Rav Elyashiv Shlita and ...
Emanuel Parents Seeking Solution as the Hourglass Runs Down
The time limit on the High Court of Justice-imposed decision to halt segregation in Emanuel’s Beis Yaakov School lapses today, demanding compliance or both parents and Chinuch Atzmai face stiff daily fines.
Many of the parents of the students boycotting the classes are in negotiations with two mosdos in Bnei Brak, seeking to circumvent the court ordered desegregation, realizing the clock is rapidly running down.
Speaking with Ynet, attorney Mordechai Green, who represents the parents, ...
Emanuel Parents Threatening to Leave the Community
It appears that at least some of the families boycotting the Emanuel Beis Yaakov are unwilling to comply with a High Court of Justice order to desegregate the school, and realizing a subsequent court decision will soon result in a NIS 200 daily fine against parents, they are contemplating relocating to another community. They explain the government cannot dictate how they will educate their children and what rules will apply surrounding chareidi chinuch.
Speaking to Israel Radio on Thursday ...
Meeting with Gedolei Yisrael Regarding Emanuel Beis Yaakov
Following the latest High Court of Justice decision to end the segregation in the Emanuel Beis Yaakov, ordering parents and Chinuch Atzmai to act immediately or face stiff fines, meetings were held with Maranan V’Rabbanan Gedolei Yisrael Shlita throughout the day on Thursday, seeking their advice as how to proceed.
HaMevaser reports Gedolei Yisrael heard the voices of rabbonim and askanim, legal experts and others involved in the case, seeking their sagely advice as the state seeks to ...
High Court Rules Sternly on Emanuel Beis Yaakov
The High Court of Justice in the matter of the Emanuel Beis Yaakov pointed out that the matter has been dragging for four months, and the segregation, which has been ruled unacceptable by the court, continues. Therefore, the court has announced that in another eight days, if students are still segregated, the NIS 5,000 daily fine for Chinuch Atzmai will increase to NIS 10,000 daily. In addition, each family whose child is involved will be compelled to pay NIS 200 per day.
The court simply ...
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