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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Behaalosecho, 5765

Sunday, 5 Sivan - Shabbos, 11 Sivan (June 12-18, 2005)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Shabbos, 41-47
Yerushalmi:
Sanhedrin, 15-21

MISHNA YOMIS
Ma'aser Sheini 2:4-3:7

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 363:7-363:27

Pirkei Ovos: 1

Shavuos falls on Monday, 6 Sivan (June 13) and in Chutz Le'aretz also on Tuesday, 7 Sivan (June 14).

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Nosso
Yerushalayim:
7:10 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:24 P.M.

London:
9:01 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:06 P.M.
Melbourne:
4:59 P.M.

Parshas Behaalosecho
Yerushalayim:
7:12 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:27 P.M.

London:
9:05 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:06 P.M.
Melbourne:
4:49 P.M.

 

 

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During the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday the government approved the setup of a department of religious services in the Prime Minister's Office as part of the reform program for religious services the Prime Minister pledged to launch.

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by Yated Ne'eman Staff

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In the wake of the recent correspondence in London's Jewish Tribune about HaRav Wolbe's view on Torah- im- Derech Eretz, the following extracts from his sefer Alei Shur (vol. I p. 295) are relevant. It should be noted that the issue here is the view of HaRav Wolbe in light of his background. (The translation is literal, and all bracketed notes are in the original unless otherwise indicated.)

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