by Emanuel Shilo, Besheva, translated by Hillel Fendel
What exactly happened in the Knesset this past week that caused such drama and tension? The nationalist right-wing camps of both the coalition and the opposition accused each other of the same thing: selling out the national interest for their own narrow political interests – and many observers are totally confused.
Last Monday, the Bet El Yeshiva celebrated for the first time in its history...a bat mitzvah! About 35 daughters of the Yeshiva's graduates came for a special experiential day prior to reaching the "age of mitzvot."
The following Wednesday, the Yeshiva held a "Bar Mitzvah Day" with the same number of sons of Yeshiva graduates. Barukh HaShem, the participants of the two events had very warm reactions and enjoyed the events very much.
