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	"Who is Right and Who is Wrong?" - December 24, 2004 - Thinking Aloud - Rabbi Rafael G. Grossman
		United Torah Judaism, governed by its Moatzei Gedolei Torah, the Council of Torah Sages, has presumably already approved the withdrawal plans, thus enabling this party to become part of the Sharon-Labor coalition.
		Rav Shapiro’s ruling created a storm of anger, but with the even more pious Council of Torah Sages and the halachic Torah giant, Rabbi Yosef, approving their constituents’ participation in Sharon's government, Rav Shapiro’s edict is now meaningless.
		The NRP is now the only religious party in the opposition, but Sharon no longer needs the NRP because he has the approbation of the Council of Torah Sages and the leadership of Torah observant Sephardim.
	www.ou.org /torah/grossman/2004/122404.htm (622 words)

	United Torah Judaism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		United Torah Judaism (Hebrew: יהדות התורה המאוחדת) (UTJ) is a small Haredi political party in the Israeli Knesset.
		Degel HaTorah's pre-eminent sage and guide is Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, well into his 90s, who lives in Jerusalem.
		He chose the name "Flag of Torah" as it would be a contrast to the well-known flag of the State of Israel that was a symbol of secularity (an "anti-Torah" symbol) in his opinion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Torah_Judaism (322 words)

	United Torah Judaism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		United Torah Judaism (יהדות התורה) (UTJ) is a small ultra-Orthodox Judaism political party in the Israeli Knesset.
		The Agudat Yisrael faction takes its directions from the Hasidic rebbes, such as Ger, Vizhnitz, and Belz also steeped in Torah law and mysticism, who wield a lot of control over the daily lives of their followers (the "Hasidim").
		Originally the two factions were united under Agudat Yisrael, but the late mentor and supreme guide of the non-Hasidic group, Rabbi Elazar Shach decided to break away from the Hasidic wing when it was clear that they would not follow his decisions and wanted to follow their own rebbes guidance instead.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /u/un/united_torah_judaism.html (295 words)

	sages - OneLook Dictionary Search
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		Sages : A Modern Herbal, 1931, by Mrs.
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	www.onelook.com /?w=sages&ls=a (128 words)

	The Future Role of Religion in Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Keter Torah was originally in the hands of Moses as Eved Adonai, in essence the Lord's prime minister.
		The purpose of the establishment of the Jewish people, according to the Torah, was to single out one people to establish the holy commonwealth, which would be a model for all the peoples of the world, so as to hasten the redemption.
		Thus the Torah is oriented toward polity-building, first and foremost, and the observance of the mitzvot cannot be complete except in a Jewish state.
	www.jcpa.org /dje/articles2/relinisr.htm (4389 words)

	Jewish and Israel News from New York - The Jewish Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		When I shared the declaration of the Council of Torah Sages with the audiences, which stressed that “light cannot coexist with darkness nor can falsehood be peddled along with truth,” there was general shock that Jewish leaders, let alone rabbis, could speak of each other in this manner.
		While utterly rejecting the anti-pluralist message and the intolerant rhetoric of the Council of Torah Sages, much of American Jewry is actually interested in, and open to, evaluating Orthodox views.
		The silence of the other parts of the Orthodox world in reaction to the statement of the Council of Torah Sages was deafening.
	www.thejewishweek.com /top/editletcontent.php3?artid=2480 (907 words)

	Arutz 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Among the dozens of rabbis in attendance were the Admor of Sadigura, a member of the Council of Torah Sages headed by Rabbi Elyashiv; Kiryat Arba Rabbi Dov Lior; Kiryat Motzkin Rabbi David Druckman; and Rabbi Meir Mazuz of Yeshivat Kisei Rachamim in Bnei Brak.
		Another Council of Torah Sages member, the Bostoner Rebbe, sent a sharp letter of support for their position to be read aloud.
		Rabbi Mazuz said, "This disengagement story is our tsunami." He emphasized the "ungrateful" behavior of Sharon towards the nation in general and the Yesha residents in particular, and recalled that the Lubavitcher Rebbe saved Sharon's life by advising him not to travel in a helicopter that crashed.
	www.israelnn.com /print.php3?what=news&id=75042 (507 words)

	Agudath Israel of America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Israel, Degel and Agudah are in a political coalition called United Torah Judaism, UTJ.
		After the Holocaust, some prominent rabbis made their home in America who established a moetzes (council) and the movement began to grow rapidly with the rise of the yeshiva-based and Hasidic Orthodox communities.
		Its policies and leadership is directed by a moetzes (or Moetzet Gedolei Hatorah, in Hebrew): Council of Torah Sages, comprised primarily of roshei yeshiva (a rosh yeshiva is the chief spiritual and scholarly authority in a yeshiva) and Hasidic rebbes (who head Hasidic dynasties and organizations).
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agudath_Israel_of_America (932 words)

	Rabbi Chaim Meir Hager Vizhnitzer Rebbe
		His d'var Torah was always preceded by a serious niggun sung in undertones, and erratically interrupted by the Torah itself.
		His Torah words were filled with mystical combinations and numerical equivalents, laboriously put together.
		After each bachur divested himself of his d'var Torah the Rebbe would add to it, correct it, and make sure that the source be given due credit.
	www.famousrabbis.com /rebchaimhager.htm (2576 words)

	ACM SIGCAS
		Even the greatest critics of the Internet, like the Council of Torah Sages, see benefits in the technology, and even the greatest advocates recognize that there are drawbacks to the medium.
		In contrast, the values Council of Torah Sages are values of Hareidi, a variety of orthodox Judaism, according to which the highest good is obedience to God's law as laid out in the Torah, and they concluded, based on these values, that the Internet is harmful.
		It is for this reason that I emphasized in section 1 that the Council of Torah Sages is operating according to the value system contained in Hareidi, a variety of orthodox Judaism, and that Esther Dyson can be (loosely) identified as a libertarian author.
	sigcas.acm.org /sigcas/subpage/sub_page.cfm?article=935&page_number_nb=1 (5210 words)

	Jewish Law - Commentary/Opinion - Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover
		The sages felt that sharing common platforms with movements so antithetical to the religion of our ancestors would give them an aura of legitimacy they did not deserve.
		The declaration of the Council of Sages simply reaffirmed what we already knew - that the distinctions had failed to register with all those people eager to portray the book in a light that suited them better.
		Unfortunately, the media ridiculed the Council of Sages as beady-eyed ayatollahs issuing fatwas against me and my family and bans of excommunication against anyone who dared pick up the book.
	www.jlaw.com /Commentary/dontjudge.html (1297 words)

	The Satmar Rebbe - Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum
		Perhaps Klal Yisrael was deprived of the greater riches that would have been theirs had he been allowed the luxury of extending the full measure of the hasmadah of his youth into his later years, and not suffered the distraction of being father to his community.
		A large number of those at his funeral had come as children mourning a very personal loss, many of them ripping their garments in kriyah for the loss of a father who had cared for their every need, both spiritual and material.
		To be sure, the explanation for this growth lies in part in the large families generally prevalent in the Torah community.
	www.famousrabbis.com /satmarrebbe.htm (4634 words)

	The Best Response - Torah.org
		But, from an authentically Jewish perspective, it is infinitely more meaningful (not to mention more difficult, a telling fact) to make the effort to change oneself.
		To undertake and sustain a new or intensified Jewish observance, to recommit oneself to honesty and integrity, to shun the ugly materialism that has crept into our lives, to increase our study of the Torah that is the ultimate Jewish missile defense shield.
		But posessing peace while living there is the fruit of our studies of Torah...
	www.torahmail.com /features/israelmatters/response.html (870 words)

	Bridges For Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In addition, we know that the Pharisees were advocates of the Oral Law, which was a running commentary by the Jewish sages and instructions to help the people of Israel to practice the Law in their everyday life.
		He was known as a saint and the sage who, in his private life and in his dealings with men, practiced the highest virtues of morality.
		He was a prominent rabbi, being a member of the Council of Yavneh, which decided the fate of Judaism after the destruction of the Second Temple in AD 70.
	www.bridgesforpeace.com /publications/teaching (4517 words)

	Jewish Professionals Institute (JPI) - Holocaust Thesis Chapter 6
		In the climate that existed in the post-war era, he nurtured his yeshivah dedicated to Torah learning to the exclusion of all other secular studies be they on the secondary or tertiary level.
		The zeal for Torah learning that was enhanced by the Shanghai interlude was an inspiration for those who witnessed the yeshivah's arrival in New York.
		He was at the helm of the American Council of Torah Sages of the Agudath Israel, and chairman of Torah Umesorah's Rabbinical Advisory Council.
	www.jpi.org /holocaust/hlchp6a.htm (8266 words)

	Judaism and Democracy: The Reality
		The particular character of Jewish republicanism had a certain aristrocratic tinge because of the prominent role it gave to notables from leading families, and priests, prophets, and sages who had responsibilities for interpreting the Torah, all of whom had to share power in some way.
		According to the Torah and halakhically, it must be constituted by all of the people, including women and children, and it may be changed by the people.
		The relationship between Judaism and democracy has to be judged whole, not just in connection with specific religious laws, and it must be judged in light of this classical and continuing division of powers.
	www.jcpa.org /dje/articles2/jud-democ.htm (2186 words)

	A True Jewish Leader - Torah.org
		Though most Jews may never have heard of Rabbi Avraham Pam, who returned his soul to his Creator that night, he was beloved and revered for decades throughout the Orthodox community as one of the truly great spiritual leaders of our generation.
		The funeral, mere hours after "Rav Pam", as he was known, departed this world, drew thousands to Torah Vodaath, the yeshiva he led for over three decades in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn.
		There was recitation of several Psalms, one of Rabbi Pam's sons said a few tearful words and the long funeral procession made its way to a Queens cemetery where the yeshiva dean and member of the Council of Torah Sages was laid to rest.
	wap.torah.org /features/firstperson/ravpam2.html (892 words)

	The House of Hock
		However, it seems to me the common usage of al pi in Torah is that it does not denote a new utterance, but means consistant with or in accordance with a previous utterance.
		The difference, although small, is that in one case it is totally dependent on the person their talents, and study, and in the other case, there is some sort of Divine intervention in addition to the talent and study.
		We are not supposed to use this paradigm, because the Torah is "b'ficha oo'b'levavcha la'asoto" it is in your mouth and in your heart for you to do.
	houseofhock.blogspot.com (9072 words)

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		Shas' Council of Torah Sages to decide on ministers Wednesday evening - Israel News, Ynetnews
		Shas' Council of Torah Sages to decide on ministers Wednesday evening
		Shas' Council of Torah Sages, headed by the party's spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, is expected to convene Wednesday evening in order to elect Shas' ministers in the new government.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3246726,00.html (56 words)

	CJNews Books Page - December 19, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		They are polite to each other, and both are extremely knowledgeable, persuasive and provocative in presenting their points of view, but, essentially, they remain in two different worlds.
		Rabbi Hirsch responds that even if a Jew believes with perfect faith in the literal transmission of the Torah from God to Moses and ultimately to today's generation, the Judaism practised today is not at all the Judaism practised in biblical times.
		"One wonders if the sages are mindful of, or care, that the perception many non-Orthodox Jews have is that their Orthodox brethren look down on and fear any social contact between the two groups.
	www.cjnews.com /books/dec19.htm (484 words)

	Greeting the pope - Jewish Media Resources
		At a March 8 press conference, Rosen charged that the 2,000 rabbis who expressed their concern to the Vatican over the Shabbat desecration occasioned by the pope's visit were seeking a pretext to sour the atmosphere surrounding the pontiff's visit and score "brownie points" within their own constituency.
		The request to the pope to alter his schedule to minimize Shabbat desecration was made with the full expectation that the pope, as a man of faith, would be sensitive to the religious sensibilities of the Jewish people, and the pope was in fact responsive to these concerns.
		One of the guiding principles of the Torah community from time immemorial has been to avoid any action that might provoke the nations of the world and thereby increase enmity towards Jews.
	www.jewishmediaresources.com /article/55 (929 words)

	United Press International: Analysis: Coalition talks to begin Sunday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		On the other hand Torah Judaism has not endorsed Sharon's plan for a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the northern West Bank.
		The Council of Torah Sages that sets that faction's policies is to be consulted "in a few more months," Ravitz said.
		The next major decision regarding the separation plan is expected in March 2005 when preparations are to be completed and actual decisions on the withdrawal need to be taken.
	www.upi.com /view.cfm?StoryID=20040714-061109-8163r (1033 words)

	Yeshiva University Commentator -- Volume 62, Issue 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The speech, made before assembled musmakhim and subsequently published for distribution, reiterated the avowed mission of RIETS to complement its primary commitment to Torah lishmah with "service to the Jewish community." Rabbi Svei took exception to Rabbi Lamm's failure to explicitly acknowledge contributions the "yeshiva" community has made to Orthodoxy during the RIETS address.
		This criticism appears to be particularly contrived in light of the nature of the function at which Rabbi Lamm delivered his oration, an event devoted not to provision of a candid reckoning of the relative contributions to Orthodoxy made by its warring factions but to recognition of the educational objectives and historical legacy of RIETS.
		The Rabbinical Council of America exhorted the Agudah to "retract or disassociate itself from Rabbi Svei's degrading and extremist remarks" so as to avoid suffering a severing of ties with that organization.
	yuweb.addr.com /archives/v62i7/columns/haredim.html (1324 words)

	Shas - Zionism and Israel -Encyclopedia / Dictionary/Lexicon of Zionism/Israel/
		Shas was formed in 1984 due in part to the refusal of the Israeli government to extend the term of Sephardic chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef, and lack of Sephardi representation in Agudath Israel's Council of Torah Sages, the party organization, and educational and social welfare institutions.
		He blamed a bus accident in which 22 school children were killed, on incorrect mezuzot (amulets) affixed to the doors of the school.
		In the negotiations to form the National Unity Government in 1984, Shas outmaneuvered the NRP and gained the Ministry of Interior portfolio.
	www.zionism-israel.com /dic/Shas.htm (1252 words)

	Torah Sages Council and the Disengagement - Jewish World - Israel News - Arutz Sheva
		The decision made earlier this month by the Council of Torah Sages to allow the United Torah Judaism party to enter the coalition has not gone unchallenged.
		The complaint states that the Council never convened a quorum of members to discuss the issue, and that the five members who opposed the decision – the Rabbis of Sadigura, Erloi, Alexander, and Boston, as well as Rabbi Zilber – comprise a majority of Agudat Yisrael members of the Council.
		A hearing on the complaint was held on Jan. 14, and another one is to be held in the near future.
	www.israelnationalnews.com /news.php3?id=75751 (381 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The ruling, issued by the Council of Torah Sages, is an attempt by the rabbis to halt the infiltration of "sin and abomination" from the internet into the homes of the ultra-orthodox, whose children have hitherto been shielded from the temptations of the modern world.
		The Torah Sages recommended that those who make a living in computers should be allowed to use them only at the work place.
		Those who do not have rabbinical permission to use a computer are called on to delete the web browser, which makes it impossible to surf the net.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Library/3661/ub131.html (501 words)

	Shas--The Sephardic Torah Guardians: Religious "Movement" and Political Power by Aaron P. Willis
		The United Torah Party placed Peretz at the forefront of its advertising campaign, trying to convince the Sephardic public that Peretz was their representative to the Knesset.
		Their Rebbe had issued a sacred proclamation to vote for Torah Judaism, but after negotiations broke down over whether the Belz would be able to field a representative to the Knesset, their leader turned against UTJ and urged his followers to vote Shas.
		United Torah supporters argued that Shas's jump into the coalition agreement was motivated by Deri's fear of prosecution on corruption charges (he is immune from prosecution as a minister; that immunity may be taken away, but it is a more complicated process and one more subject to political manipulation and bargaining).
	members.tripod.com /alabasters_archive/shas_political_power.html (7612 words)

	Rabbi Chaim Leib Shmulevitz Rosh Yeshivah in Mir-Poland, Mir-Shanghai, and Mir-Jerusalem
		At the age of 22, he headed a group of students who transferred from Grodno to Mir, and for the next 54 years, Reb Chaim Stutchiner (as he was called) taught, guided, and inspired thousands of talmidim by word and by deed, individually and collectively, with his way of life and his approach to learning.
		His awesome clarity in every part of Torah was such that Zeraim and Taharos (sections dealing with agricultural laws and ritual purity), which unfortunately are not studied with the same frequency as the other Sedorim (sections), were as familiar to him as any more popular mesechta.
		Our sages deduce from this that one is required to look after the welfare of anything from which he benefits.
	www.famousrabbis.com /shmulevitz.htm (5810 words)

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