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	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met Tuesday evening with Knesset Members Moshe Gafni and Avraham Ravitz from the Degel Hatorah faction (part of the United Torah Judaism party) in order to discuss an option of negotiations on joining the coalition, on the backdrop of the possibility that the Labor Party will leave the government.
		It appears that the parties will now begin discussing the possibility of Degel Hatorah supporting the government from the opposition, although the government will first be required to prove that it is implementing the demands raised during the talks.
		The Degel Hatorah faction presented a number of preconditions for negotiations, which included the allocation of budgets for the maintenance and renovation of schools belonging to the ultra-Orthodox education system, as well as the budgeting of transportation.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3397208,00.html (497 words)

	Degel HaTorah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Degel HaTorah (or Degel haTorah) (דגל התורה Hebrew for "Flag/Banner [of] the Torah") is an Israeli mostly Ashkenazi Haredi Judaism political party with a small number of seats (2-3) in the Knesset, Israel's national parliament.
		Degel HaTorah mostly reprents the so-called "Lithuanian wing" of the non-Hasidic Haredim (known by some as "Mitnagdim") as opposed to the Hasidic dominated Agudat Israel party.
		The Degel HaTorah party was founded as an independent party by Rabbi Elazar Shach in 1988 splintering off from Agudat Israel because of policy disputes with the Hasidic rebbes within Agudat Israel which had been the only party for all Ashkenazi Haredi Jews in Israel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Degel_HaTorah (231 words)

	United Torah Judaism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Degel HaTorah ("Flag of Torah") party that is guided by the rabbinic heads (usually the leading rosh yeshivas ("deans") of the Lithuanian yeshivas) of non-Hasidic Haredi Ashkenazi Jews.
		Degel HaTorah's pre-eminent sages and guides are presently Rabbis Yosef Shalom Eliashiv and Aharon Shteinman, both well into their nineties.
		He chose the name Degel HaTorah meaning "Flag [of] The Torah" to be a contrast to the well-known flag of Israel and its connection with the secular-dominated State of Israel (an "anti-Torah" symbol) in his opinion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Torah_Judaism (901 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Degel HaTorah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is actually an amalgum of two factions: The Degel HaTorah party that is guided by the rabbinic heads o...
		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.
		The ultra-Orthodox parties are Shas (the Sephardic religious party), Aguda (the Hasidic) and Degel Hatorah (the Flag of the Torah or the "Lithuanian party").
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Degel-HaTorah (1883 words)

	United_Torah_Judaism
		As of early February 2006, in preparation for the Israel legislative election, 2006, Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel agreed to revive their alliance under the banner of United Torah Judaism in order not to waste votes by combining all votes that would be cast for them cumulatively rather than as seperate parties.
		Degel HaTorah's pre-eminent sages and guides are presently Rabbis Yosef Shalom Eliashiv and Aharon Shtainman, both well into their 90s.
		As of early February 2006, it was reported in the Israeli media that Agudat Israel and Degel HaTorah had once agreed to run together as United Torah Judaism and the party is expected to obtain at least 5 or 6 seats in the next Knesset.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/u/un/united_torah_judaism.html (828 words)

	United Torah Judaism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Degel HaTorah's pre-eminent sage and guide is Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, well into his 90s, who lives in Jerusalem.
		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.
		At that point he split from them, and created the Degel HaTorah party for the "Lithuanian" Mitnagdim Haredi Jews.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /United_Torah_Judaism (315 words)

	United Torah Judaism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Degel HaTorah's pre-eminent sage and guide is Rabbi Shalom Eliashiv well into his 90s who in Jerusalem.
		Policy decisions are also weighed and by a Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah ("Council of Torah Sages") a council experienced communal rabbis made up of mostly and elderly heads of Yeshivas all very learned in Talmud devoted to halakha classical Jewish law and guided by knowledge and application of the classical Code Jewish Law the Shulkhan Arukh.
		He chose the name of Torah" as it would be a to the well-known flag of the state of Israel that was a symbol of secularity "anti-Torah" symbol) in his opinion.
	www.freeglossary.com /United_Torah_Judaism (609 words)

	Agudat Israel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the 1980s Rabbi Elazar Shach, leader of Israel's "Lithuanian" Haredi Jews and its pre-eminent rosh yeshiva ("yeshiva dean") at the time, split with Agudat Israel and created the new Degel HaTorah ("Flag [of] Torah") party, that was Haredi but not beholden to the Hasidic leaders who controlled Agudat Israel.
		Thus, Agudat Israel became the Hasidic wing of the United Torah Judaism (Yahadut HaTorah) (UTJ) party following Degel HaTorah's creation, with Agudat Israel representing mostly the Hasidim, and Degel HaTorah representing the non-Hasidic Haredi Jews (sometimes known by the old label of mitnagdim) in Israel.
		For the Israel legislative election, 2006 Agudat Israel and Degel HaTorah have once again put their differences aside and have officially revived their United Torah Judaism alliance in order to win the maximum amount of seats in the 17th Knesset.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agudath_Israel_of_Israel (572 words)

	Arutz Sheva - Israel National News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The talks are testimony to the widening rift between Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael, which ran under the combined United Torah Judaism banner in the last election, resulting in five mandates.
		Degel officials insist this is not the case, explaining talks are headed towards forming a sizable ultra-Orthodox list.
		Agudat Yisrael and Degel HaTorah represent the Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox, with Agudah representing the Hassidic stream and Degel the Lithuanian.
	www.israelnationalnews.com /news.php3?id=89215 (158 words)

	Olmert holds talks with Degel HaTorah over joining coalition - Haaretz - Israel News
		The Olmert-Degel Hatorah meeting Monday night was aimed at reaching an agreement on terms that would convince Degel Hatorah to join the coalition.
		Agudat Israel MK and chairman of United Torah Judaism Yakov Litzman accused Ravitz of operating against the stance of the Lithuanian Haredi leaders, which Degel HaTorah is supposed to represent.
		The bulk of the negotiations between the prime minister and the MKs surrounded Degel HaTorah's demands to legislate a "Haredi education law" which would encompass all the aspects of religious education, including state budgets and educational autonomy from the state board.
	www.haaretz.com /hasen/spages/857131.html (716 words)

	To bring us out of the <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>yeshivas and into the Israeli ...
		The blaze destroyed the contents of a few cupboards, and flened part of the ceiling and walls in the office, but no one was hurt as the the fire broke out at night when the Degel Hatorah office was empty, and the flames did not spread to any of the neighboring residential apartments.
		Yeted Ne'eman, Degel Hatorah's journal, wrote that investigators found among charred remains a container of flammable glue which was apparently used to intensify the blaze.
		These supporters hinted that the year of decision might even trigger a process of change throughout the entire Haredi society, a society which is increasingly hard-pressed to overcome the lopsided structure caused by the requirement of continuing with yeshiva studies until an age is finally reached at which IDF conscription is no longer a threat.
	www.jafi.org.il /education/ACTUAL/society/talcom.html (1050 words)

	The Head Heeb: UTJ is in
		UTJ is a sometimes-uneasy union of two parties, the Hasidic Agudat Yisrael movement and the primarily Lithuanian Degel Hatorah (Torah Flag), and earlier reports indicated that the former wanted to join the government while the latter didn't.
		The fact that Rabbi Eliyashiv's roots are with Degel Hatorah rather than Agudat Yisrael, though, may diminish this report's credibility, and both parties are aware that they might have difficulty meeting the electoral threshold by themselves.
		Given the previously stated positions of some of the Degel Hatorah sages, I think UTJ's participation was a genuine toss-up.
	headheeb.blogmosis.com /archives/027257.html (764 words)

	Brooklyn-bred Hasid Takes Position of Power in Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Litzman had incurred the wrath of the party's smaller, non-Hasidic wing, the two-man Degel Hatorah faction, by accepting the chairmanship of the Knesset Finance Committee as part of the coalition deal.
		Degel Hatorah's rabbinic mentor, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, had authorized the party to enter the coalition only for a three-month trial period, with no jobs attached.
		The political leader of Degel Hatorah, lawmaker Rabbi Avraham Ravitz, told the Forward that the disputes between the two wings of United Torah Judaism have been persistent since the alliance was formed 14 years ago.
	www.forward.com /main/article.php?id=2614 (1392 words)

	Last political maneuver to postpone disengagement fails
		While not delaying disengagement, the bill has succeeded in causing political problems for Sharon, who will have to decide how to respond to Degel Hatorah MKs, who voted in favor of at least one of the bills calling for a delay, and Netanyahu, who absented himself from the vote.
		They said talks were being held with Degel to resolve their differences and that they hoped Netanyahu would decide to show up.
		Degel Hatorah leader Rabbi Shalom Yosef Elyashiv ordered Degel MKs Avraham Ravitz and Moshe Gafni to vote for the delay because he was concerned about the prospect of bloodshed between security officials and settlers if disengagement is implemented on time on August 17.
	www.benadorassociates.com /pf.php?id=17147 (999 words)

	Musings of a Jewish Soul
		Eleven years ago, a small political party in Israel, Degel Hatorah, threatened to pull out of an extremely fragile coalition.
		The party was called Degel Hatorah and its spiritual Mentor was Rabbi Eliezer Man Shach.
		At the same time that the Degel Hatorah party was considering pulling out of the coalition, they were to hold their annual convention.
	jewishsoul.rediffblogs.com /2005_10_07_jewishsoul_archive.html (1094 words)

	United_Torah_Judaism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Degel HaTorah ("Flag of Torah") party that is guided by the rabbinic heads of Haredi Ashkenazi Jews who are Mitnagdim (those who were not, and were often historically opposed to, Hasidism).
		The Agudat faction proceeded to follow the rebbe of Ger's instructions, with MK Yaakov Litzman accepting a job as chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee.
		This infuriated Degel Ha-Torah and its leaders, and in response they left the party, dissolving a twelve-year-old partnership.
	q-basic.xodox.de /United_Torah_Judaism (634 words)

	(Israeli politics:) Elyashiv, Barak support referendum (on Gaza disengagement) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Degel Hatorah's preeminent halachic authority Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv said Monday that he would support the Disengagement Implementation Bill if it includes a national referendum.
		Degel Hatorah (Torah Flag) is a religious party that is part of the current coalition government together with Likud, Labour, and Agudat Yisrael.
		Degel Hatorah holds two seats in the current Knesset.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1337959/posts (824 words)

	Judaism - The Jewish Website
		Aish HaTorah is a non-profit, apolitical network of Jewish educational centers, with 25 branches on 6 continents.
		Aish provides opportunities for Jews of all backgrounds to discover the beauty and meaning of their heritage in an atmosphere of open inquiry and mutual respect.
		Click here to read more about Aish HaTorah.
	www.aish.org (297 words)

	United Jerusalem - - Historical Perspectives -- 3/23/2005
		The vote was split as expected, with Likud MKs Michael Ratzon, Yuli Edelstein, Naomi Blumenthal, Gideon Sa´ar, Ayoub Kara and Michael Eitan voting against, as did Eliezer Cohen from the National Union, Yitzhak Levy of the National Religious Party and Avraham Ravitz of Degel Hatorah.
		Shas MK Nissim Ze´ev, Eitan Cabel and Yuli Tamir from Labor, Eti Livni and Reshef Chen of Shinui, Zahava Gal-On of Yahad, Ahmed Tibi from Hadash and Azmi Bishara from Balad all voted against.
		Elyashiv has not yet instructed Degel Hatorah MKs how to vote when the issue comes to the Knesset plenum.
	www.unitedjerusalem.org /index2.asp?id=570496 (358 words)

	katif.net in English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The visit comes as the council of Gedolei Hatorah are to decide on Yahadut Hatora’s joining the Sharon and Peres government.
		Despite not having made a prior appointment as is acceptable with Rabbi Kneivesky, the Rabbi accepted them when told that a delegation from Gush Katif came to speak with the Rabbi.
		Furthermore, the delegation told the Rabbi of the danger posed to the residents of the Gush, even of Pikuach Nefesh (a threat to life) if G-d forbid the decree of the deportation would be implemented.
	english.katif.net /index.php?id=599&sub=1 (248 words)

	S.C.J. FAQ: Section 2.7. Who We Are: What are some of the Orthodox sub-groups?
		This group tends to be "non-Zionist" in the sense that they love the land of Israel and its holiness (many spend years in Israel for Torah study), but are unenthusiastic about secular Zionism and Israeli secular culture.
		In Israel, Agudah Yisroel is chassidic, and Degel haTorah is yeshivish.
		This is partially because in America, the Agudah is a communal organization that runs a number of charitable, humaniterean and outreach projects and lobbies and advocates for the rights of Torah-observant Jews and to protect and strengthen Torah observance.
	www.shamash.org /lists/scj-faq/HTML/faq/02-07.html (829 words)

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