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27 Teves 5764 - January 21, 2004 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Bo, 5764

Sunday, 2 Shevat - Shabbos, 8 Shevat (Jan. 25-31, 2004)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Chulin, 2-8
Yerushalmi:
Yovomos 74-80

MISHNA YOMIS
Nego'im 14:2 - Poroh 1:2

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 158:4-159:11

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Voeiro
Yerushalayim:
4:29 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:43 P.M.

London:
4:17 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:15 P.M.
Melbourne:
8:22 P.M.

Parshas Bo
Yerushalayim:
4:36 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:50 P.M.

London:
4:29 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:15 P.M.
Melbourne:
8:17 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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-MISCELLANEOUS
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-MONEY
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-(DEMOGRAPHY)
USEFUL NEWS (SHMITTA)
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FEATURES

NEWS


Lebanese Border Quiet but Tense
by M Plaut and Yated Ne'eman Staff

Israel was likely to retaliate for the antitank missile attack Monday by Hizbullah on one of its military bulldozers near the Lebanon border that killed one soldier and seriously wounded another.


Agudas Yisroel of America's Yarchei Kalloh Opens in Jerusalem
by Betzalel Kahn

"Every Jew no matter what his circumstances must constantly reinforce his efforts in Torah, avodas hatefilloh and chinuch habayis," said HaRav Michel Yehuda Lefkovitz in his opening address to the 200 participants at Agudas Yisroel of America's Yarchei Kalloh, which began last Monday afternoon at the Renaissance Hotel in Jerusalem.


Notice from Vaada Ruchanit

Recently there have again been various attempts through inappropriate notices in public and in the secular press to attack Yated Ne'eman in different ways.


Stockholm Envoy: Israeli Embassy Asked to Relocate
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Israel's ambassador to Sweden, Zvi Mazel, said that the owner of the building which currently houses the Stockholm embassy has asked the Israeli government to relocate it, citing concern for the security of other tenants.


32 Yeshiva Students Injured in Bus Accident
by Betzalel Kahn

Over 32 yeshiva students from the US were injured in a serious road accident last week late Thursday night near Yanai Junction in the Sharon Region. Two of the victims are listed in serious condition and three in moderate condition, while the rest sustained only minor injuries.

Backgrounder
Core Curriculum: The Attempt to Reeducate the Chareidi Sector

by S. Fried

It started with the best of intentions, recounts MK Rabbi Avrohom Ravitz (UTJ). During the previous term, while Rabbi Ravitz was serving as Deputy Education Minister, the Education Minister arrived at the conclusion that schools were plagued with astonishing ignorance in the areas of Jewish heritage, Judaism and Jewish values. In the Knesset and in other forums she announced she wanted to introduce a program into the curriculum that would ensure at least minimal knowledge of Judaism.


French Interior Minister: French Government "Suppresses All Antisemitism"
by Arnon Yaffa, Paris

A group of Israeli journalists was invited to France to meet with government officials. The French purpose is to show that France is not anti-Israel.

El Al Might Fly on Shabbos Following Arkia Buyout
by G. Kleiman

According to airline industry sources national airline El Al will begin to fly on Shabbos and holidays after the government begins to implement its plan to privatize the company, which it appears will involve a takeover by Arkia.

Torah World Continues to Demand Eida Chareidis Denounce Violence and Cease Degrading Rabbonim
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The entire chareidi community, particularly the Torah world, is shocked by continued attempts by the organizational leadership of the Eida Chareidis to hush demands from the Torah and yeshiva world to put an end to the campaign of defamation and incitement against maranan verabonon gedolei Torah shlita.


OPINION & COMMENT

Art Must Not be Immoral

Israel's ambassador to Sweden broke the diplomatic and artistic rules. In response to a work of art that consists of a photo of a smiling woman who murdered 22 people in a restaurant in Haifa, floating in a large pool of what is intended to represent Jewish blood, Zvi Mazel did not suffice with a polite diplomatic protest -- however strongly-worded -- but he actually ripped out some of the wires and tossed a spotlight into the basin.


OBSERVATIONS


HOME & FAMILY

The Shidduch That Did Not Match
by Yisca Shimony

It was early in the afternoon, on an early autumn day. The weather was chilly, with more than a hint of rain in the air. Inside the big kitchen in the home of R' Boruch Teomim Frankel, famous author of Boruch Taam and the Chief Rabbi of Leipnik, a town in Germany, the warmth from the cooking and baking made it warm and cozy.


IN-DEPTH FEATURES

Rav Eliyohu Eliezer Dessler, Zt'l, His Fiftieth Yahrtzeit
By Rav Meir Wunder

Journey to Far-off Jews in Far-off Lands
by Yitzchok Roth and Eliezer Rauchberger

HaRav Eliyohu Eliezer Dessler, zt'l -- A Short Biography
by Binyomin Shaler (guest writer)


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