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Reaction to Conference continues
Reaction to the Rabbis'' conference of last week supporting the refusal of Rabbis Dov Lior and Yaacov Yosef to submit to police investigation for incitement to violence and racism, continues. In particular, the public condemnations of the conference by Rabbi Yoel Bin Nun and Rabbi Benny Lau have drawn widespread interest. In a communication to Ynet Hebrew edition, Rabbi Bin Nun was sceptical that the Rabbis participating in the conference including Rabbi Shaar Yashuv HaCohen, Chief Rabbi of Haifa and Rabbi Haim Druckman, head of Yeshivot Bnei Akiva, had even read the vengeful material contained in “Torat Hamelech”. Rabbi Lau recalled, how, as an IDF soldier in the First Lebanon War in 1982, he had listened with horror to Rabbi Lior’s fiery speeches, full of hate for non-Jews. With regard to the presence of major Zionist Rabbis at the conference he adds: “There is no way that these radical Piskei Halacha should be legitimized. The leaders of the National Zionist movement should not have attended this conference, supporting the refusal of the (police) investigation into Torat Hamelech.”

Conference of Rabbis:Forum Reaction
At the emergency conference of Rabbis convened yesterday in Jerusalem, it was unanimously decided to support the right of Rabbis to create new Halachic rulings dealing with capital issues affecting Jews and non-Jews alike. The Yod Bet Heshvan Forum/ Yod Bet Heshvan movement and the Coalition of Hoshech LeGaresh comprising fifteen non-profit organizations condemns this decision and will continue the struggle to safeguard both the moral fiber and humanity of the State of Israel.

Rabbi Dov Lior & Torat Hamelech
Rabbi Dov Lior Ignores Police Enquiry. Rabbi Dov Lior has not complied with a court order to report to the police to undergo investigation for possible incitement for his authorship of the book: “Torat Hamelech”.

Baruch Dayan Ha'Emet
Shmuel Gvaryahu z"l, the father of Gadi Gvaryahu, passed away on Shabbat.

The funeral will be held tonight (Sunday, 21.12) at the Rehovot cemetery at 8:30pm.

Shiva will be at 12 Rehov HaEgoz (4th floor), Rehovot until Sunday morning after Shacharit. The schedule for tefillot has not yet been announced.

Yehi Zichro Barach.