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1 Kislev 5763 - November 6, 2002 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Vayeitzei, 5763

Sunday, 5 Kislev - Shabbos, 11 Kislev
(Nov. 10-16, 2002)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Sanhedrin 60-66
Yerushalmi:
Eiruvin 17-23

MISHNA YOMIS
Chulin 1:6-3:2

HALACHA YOMIS
Kitzur Shulchan Oruch, 153:5-157:1

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Toldos
Yerushalayim:
4:09 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:23 P.M.

London:
4:06 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:12 P.M.
Melbourne:
7:44 P.M.

Parshas Vayeitzei
Yerushalayim:
4:04 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:19 P.M.

London:
3:55 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:15 P.M.
Melbourne:
7:51 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


Elections in 3 Months
by Yated Ne'eman Staff and M. Plaut

The main focus of the country for the next three months was determined, as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon dissolved the Knesset and set early elections. Scheduled to be held anyway next November, they are now scheduled for the early part of February, 2003 or late in January. By then, Sharon will have served as prime minister for almost two years, and it will be close to four years since the last elections in May, 1999.


One in Five in Poverty
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

On Monday the National Insurance Institute (NII - Bituach Leumi) released a report stating that 33.77 percent of families in Israel are poor, compared to 32.27 percent in 2000 and 31.9 percent in 1999.


HaRav Chaim Avrohom Pincus zt"l
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

As we went to press we received the sad news of the passing of HaRav Chaim Avrohom Pincus zt"l, one of the Torah pioneers of America.

HaRav Chaim Shalom Yisrael zt'l
by Betzalel Kahn

Hundreds of mourners participated in the levaya erev Shabbos of HaRav Chaim Shalom Yisrael zt'l, head of Yeshivas Ner Shmuel and Mosdot Ner Shmuel in Har Nof, Jerusalem, who passed away unexpectedly Friday morning at the age of 57.

HaRav Mattisyohu Salomon to Lead Mission of Vaad Lehatzolas Nidchei Yisroel to Russia
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Final preparations are currently underway for another major chizuk tour, led by HaRav Mattisyohu Salomon, to the countries of the former Soviet Union. The Vaad Lehatzolas Nidchei Yisroel which, over the past two decades, has pioneered the miraculous renewal of Yiddishkeit in those lands, has organized a mission that will be visiting some of the centers of its activity. The mission will be following an itinerary very like one followed three years ago by a similar group.

"Red Haifa" Becomes the First City to Levy Heavy Fines for Chilul Shabbos
by Aryeh Zissman

When the administration of Luna Grand in Haifa decided to keep that amusement park open on Shabbos and chagim, the director of the mall where the amusement park is located, Yisrael Sevion, told a Yated Ne'eman reporter, "Religious people don't have to come on Shabbat as far as I'm concerned. I'm convinced they'll come on weekdays."


OPINION & COMMENT

Morality is Destiny

The economic system of the modern world is based on greed: everyone is always supposed to try to make as much money as he or she can. Since, if something is scarce its price will rise, all resources will always be employed in the most efficient way as they chase the greater profits brought about by those high prices. This system is by far the most successful at creating great wealth.


OBSERVATIONS


HOME & FAMILY

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
Are Computers Worth the Price?

by R' Zvi Zobin

In 1913, just after he had invented the Kinetophone, a device which synchronized sound and projected images, Thomas Edison wrote, "Books will soon be obsolete in the schools. It is possible to teach every branch of human knowledge through the motion picture. Our school system will be completely changed in the next ten years."


IN-DEPTH FEATURES

The Jews of Bukhara - Mitzvos in Hiding
by C. Ofek

HaRav Aharon Kotler, zt"l - His Fortieth Yahrtzeit


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