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20 Teves 5760 - December 29, 1999 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Voeiro
5760

Sunday, 25 Teves - Shabbos, 1 Shevat
(Jan. 2-8, 2000)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Yevomos 33-39
Yerushalmi:
Kesuvos 67 - Sotah 1

MISHNA YOMIS
Shabbos 9:7-12:1

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 217:2-219:5

Rosh Chodesh Shevat falls on Shabbos parshas Voeiro, Jan. 8.

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Shemos
Yerushalayim:
4:10 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:24 P.M.

Parshas Voeiro
Yerushalayim:
4:15 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:29 P.M.

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At The Center of the Universe
At The Center of the Universe
by Mordechai Plaut

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NEWS


Bnei Brak OK for Y2K
By A. Cohen and M. Plaut

The city of Torah and Chassidus has made its own preparations for the threats of problems caused by the computer glitch known as Y2K, or the millennium bug.

Dulberg Court Custody Decision Annulled
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

An Italian Court of Appeals has annulled a decision by the country's Minors Court, which had granted custody of two Orthodox Jewish girls to their self-professed Catholic father. Another custody hearing will be held at a date to be determined.

Work To Marry off the Children Joyfully and Honorably
By Chaim Walder

The recent discussion about the need to solve the problem of the expense of marrying off children brought a wave of responses. What was truly remarkable, however, was the nationwide organizing of avreichim and communal activists to seriously and practically address this need.

The Vaad LeInyonei Giyur Demands That Melchior's Membership in the Conference of European Rabbis be Revoked
by Betzalel Kahn and Yated Ne'eman Staff

Last week, in a very controversial step, the Israel Government's Minister for Diaspora Affairs, Michael Melchior, said that even though the Orthodox establishment speaks only about conversions conducted for those who declare that they will observe the mitzvos,...


Former Supreme Court Justice Elon Criticizes Barak Court Activism
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Retired Supreme Court deputy president Menachem Elon has told the Knesset Law Committee that over the past seven years he has turned from a cautious supporter of basic human rights legislation to an outspoken opponent-- because of the activism of the High Court under President Aharon Barak.

UTJ Makes Impressive Achievements in the Budget
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

UTJ's representatives in the Knesset have made important gains for the entire religious community during deliberations over the budget for the year 2000.


OPINION & COMMENT

A Biased Press is Unhealthy for a Democracy

Unfortunately, in Israel it is not only the courts that are unhealthy, democratically speaking. The press is also behaving in a way that is not compatible with its generally assigned role in a healthy free society.


HOME & FAMILY

Battle of the Spirit in Tzoran
by Chedva Ofek

Rikva A. and Rachel R., women employed in the secular workfield in top positions and formerly of the secular society of the settlement, Tzoran, tell of the spiritual upheaval in their lives, and of their struggle to establish a Chinuch Atzmai Torah school in their settlement.


IN-DEPTH FEATURES

Italian Jewry -- Impressions from a Journey - Part Two
by Udi Mor


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