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OPINION & COMMENT

Do We have a Hammer . . . or a Gun?

Do we want to stop progress? No. Are we opposed to or afraid of technology? Of course not.

A Street Between Life and Death
by Chaim Walder

A few months ago, a six-year-old boy was hit and killed by a car in Bnei Brak. Naturally, one of the questions that arose was how the accident occurred and whose lack of caution was responsible.

The Value of a Prutoh — How it is Computed
by HaRav Yechiel Avrohom Zilber and R' Elchonon Cohen

Many people ask how the going rate of silver is reckoned. We have, therefore, found it relevant to explore this subject in depth, though much more remains to be said in Halachic works on the topic, which the interested reader is advised to pursue.

What's So Bad About Procrastination?
by Rabbi S. Pepper

The other day, while I was sitting on the dentist's chair and waiting for the Novocain to take effect so that the dentist could start a root canal, I almost started to laugh. I didn't go there that morning because of any pain, just for a regular checkup.

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The Incitement Campaign Has Begun

By E. Rauchberger

Just one week after Shinui resigned from the cabinet and the coalition, that party submitted a no-confidence motion over the agreement with United Torah Jewry to transfer NIS 290 million ($66 million) to the yeshivas, kollelim, kindergartens, talmudei Torah, etc.


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