Violent Riots in Jerusalem, Judea & Samaria

In recent days, Palestinian rioters have intensified their initiation of violent clashes with Israeli forces in order to demonstrate solidarity with four Palestinian terrorists that were released as part of the Gilad Shalit deal yet were re-captured for violating the terms of their pardon. These four Palestinian terrorists are Samer Issawi, Tareq Qaadan, Jafar Ezzedine and Ayman Sharawna, and they are presently on hunger strike.

Recently, another Palestinian terrorist on hunger strike, Arafat Jaradat, passed away because he refused to eat. This has added ammunition to the Palestinian Authority's desire to initiate disturbances.

'Book of Esther' in Sign Language for the Hearing Impaired

The need for the deaf and the hearing impaired to participate in the mitzvah of listening to the Megillah (Book of Esther) being read is definitely there. 18,000 Israeli citizens are deaf, while an additional 200,000 Israelis are hearing impaired.

However, the communication difficulties that accompany one losing their ability to hear often prevents' deaf people from fully participating in Jewish religious rituals.

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