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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Mishpotim, 5765

Sunday, 20 Shevat - Shabbos, 26 Shevat (Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2005)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Niddah 43-49
Yerushalmi:
Bova Metzia 6-12

MISHNA YOMIS
Kilayim 6:8-8:4

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 317:7-319:1

Molad: Wednesday 4:56 A.M.

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Yisro
Yerushalayim:
4:35 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:49 P.M.

London:
4:27 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:15 P.M.
Melbourne:
8:19 P.M.

Parshas Mishpotim
Yerushalayim:
4:41 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:55 P.M.

London:
4:40 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:15 P.M.
Melbourne:
8:14 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



Religious Council Fires Rabbinical Head of Jerusalem Kashrus Department
By Betzalel Kahn

Gedolei Yisroel expressed shock and resentment over the decision by Jerusalem Religious Council Chairman Moshe Ausditcher to dismiss HaRav Binyomin Adler from his post as rov posek of the Jerusalem Rabbinate's Kashrus Department. It is unprecedented for a politician-lay person to assert control over the rabbinical functions of a kashrus department.


Quiet in Gaza — For How Long?
by M Plaut and Yated Ne'eman Staff

It has been a quiet week so far in southwest Israel as the deployment of Palestinian Authority police, with the intensive negotiation efforts of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas — with great rachamei Shomayim — have produced several days of calm. After beginning patrols in the north of the Gaza Strip, the PA deployed its forces in the southern Gaza Strip near Rafah and Khan Younis on Tuesday.


Antisemitic Attacks in London's Stamford Hill
by Arnon Yaffeh, Paris

The chareidi community in North London's Stamford Hill has been forced to organize a special neighborhood watch program following a series of antisemitic attacks in the chareidi neighborhood while at the same time ceremonies are held throughout Europe to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.


Jerusalem Chareidi Education Budget to Increase by Over NIS 9 Million in 2005
By Betzalel Kahn

The Jerusalem City Council approved the 2005 budget submitted by Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky. The budget contains happy tidings: an increase of NIS 9 million ($2 million) in funding for chareidi education and an increase of NIS 1 million ($440,000) in funding for Torah culture.



Festive Meeting of New Modi'in Illit Local Council
By A. Cohen

The Modi'in Illit Local Council held a festive meeting after its recent formation. All of the speakers noted the prevailing unity and the privilege of being able to participate in such an event. The meeting, held at the community center in Achuzat Brachfeld, was attended by the moro de'asra of the city HaRav Meir Kessler, local rabbonim, roshei kollelim, MKs, principals of local educational institutions and other public figures.


Dozens of Demonstrators Prevent Street Repairs on Shabbos in Bnei Brak
By A. Cohen

The City of Bnei Brak has asked the Dan District Police to refrain from summoning contractors to repair interurban streets on Shabbos and chagim within the city limits.

Chareidi Education System will Not be Required to Employ Teachers With Academic Degrees
By Eliezer Rauchberger

The Knesset Education Committee decided not to include teachers in the chareidi education system in a law that requires teachers to have a college degree.


Three No-Confidence Motions Rejected
By Eliezer Rauchberger

Three no-confidence motions submitted by HaIchud HaLeumi and the NRP, Shas and Shinui were rejected last week by a large majority of the Knesset plenum.

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OPINION & COMMENT

An Inauspicious Beginning

Last week George W. Bush was inaugurated as President of the United States. His 20 minute speech was short enough so that it was heard very well around the world.

Tu BeShvat
By Rav Zev Leff

Rav Eliezer and Rav Yehoshua argue whether the world was created in Tishrei or in Nisan (Rosh Hashonoh 10b). Tosafos explains (Rosh Hashonoh 27a) that both opinions are in fact valid as the world was created on the plane of thought in Tishrei and on the plane of action, in actuality, it was created in Nisan.

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HOME & FAMILY

Why So Sad, Today?
By Aharon Grossnass

"Why are your faces so sad today?"

"Do you know what those words mean?" asks the man sitting next to me at a bar mitzva.

More Home & Family . . .


IN-DEPTH FEATURES

Memoirs of HaRav Shlomo Lorincz, Shlita

A Mission for Tomorrow: HaRav Eliyohu Meir Bloch and the Rebuilding of Telz
By Rav E. Ozer and B. Re'eim


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