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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Vayikro, 5766

Sunday, 26 Adar - Shabbos, 2 Nisan 5766 (Mar. 26-Apr. 1, 2006)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Pesochim 68-74
Yerushalmi:
Kilayim 35-41

MISHNA YOMIS
Yoma 6:1-8:1

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 531:8-537:2

Rosh Chodesh Nissan falls on Thursday, May 30.

Many have the minhag to read every morning from a Sefer Torah the parshas HaNesi'im from 1 Nissan until 13 Nissan. From the beginning of Nissan when someone sees a tree blossoming for the first time he should recite birkas ha'ilonos.

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudi (HaChodesh)
Yerushalayim:
5:18 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
5:33 P.M.

London:
6:04 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:57 P.M.
Melbourne:
7:11 P.M.

Parshas Vayikro
The summer clock in Israel begins this year on erev Shabbos parshas Vayikro

Yerushalayim:
5:23 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
5:38 P.M.

London:
7:16 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:50 P.M.
Melbourne:
6:00 P.M.

 

 

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At The Center of the Universe
by Mordechai Plaut

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NEWS

Rabbonim Call on Public to Support UTJ List
By Betzalel Kahn and Tzvi Sofer

Maranan verabonon including HaRav Eliashiv shlita have issued a holy call to vote and promote only the United Torah Judaism list, which appears as a gimmel on ballot slips, in the Knesset elections scheduled to take place on Tuesday.


Krias Kodesh for the United Torah Judaism and Shabbos - Agudas Yisroel Degel HaTorah List Issued by Maranan Verabonon Gedolei Vetzadikei Hador Shlita

Be'ezras Hashem Yisborach, Adar 5766

Mi LeHashem Eileinu

We are seeking our Jewish brethren and turn to all yirei'im vechareidim ledevar Hashem with a call for chizuk and ziruz as the Knesset elections scheduled for 28 Adar of this year approach, for fateful matters relating to the principles and foundations of Judaism, the existence of the holy yeshivas and the sanctity of Shabbos in Eretz Hakodesh hang in the balance along with other matters that relate to Klal Yisroel who cling to Toras Yisroel — ki hee chayeinu ve'orech yomeinu.


Eternal Jewish Family Program Tries to Formulate Universal Standards for Conversions at Conference in Florida
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Rabbonim from 25 states and more than a dozen countries participated in the second conference on Universally Accepted Conversions in Intermarriage on March 5-7 in Hollywood, Florida. The conference, organized by the Eternal Jewish Family program, took a major step towards formulating universal standards for conversions in intermarriage.


Making of a Godol Revised, But Ban Remains
By Betzalel Kahn

Following the ban on The Making of a Godol three years ago, a revised edition was recently published, but gedolei Torah issued an outright ban against the new edition as well, after having it examined by English-speaking rabbonim.


An Interview with MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni
By Betzalel Kahn

Rabbi Gafni, with elections for the 17th Knesset less than a week away, what is the significance of this period for the observant public?



Charges of Higher Tax Evasion Rate Among Chareidim Refuted
By R. Collins

A recent study conducted by Dr. Daniel Gottlieb, a senior advisor to the Bank of Israel Commissioner, clearly determined that chareidim do not evade taxes more than other segments of the population, even though the accusation that they do so repeated often as if it were a well-known fact by various anti-chareidi elements.


Emergency Kenness on Chareidi Education in Jerusalem
By Betzalel Kahn

On Wednesday is scheduled an emergency gathering at Binyanei Ha'Uma in Jerusalem, led by gedolei Yisroel shlita, to strengthen and ensure the survival and independence of pure Torah-based education.



Snow Trucked from Golan to Negev to Provide Mikveh Water
By Betzalel Kahn

In a unique operation carried out by the Merkaz Artzi Lemaan Taharas Hamishpochoh BeYisroel, a mikveh was made kosher in Yevul, a town in the Western Negev, using snow transported in sealed sacks inside a refrigerated truck.


Thousands Mark 11th Yahrtzeit of HaRav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt"l at Gravesite
By Betzalel Kahn

Thousands of Jews, including many of his former talmidim, visited the gravesite of Maran HaRav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt"l at Har Hamenuchos Cemetery in Jerusalem to mark his 11th yahrtzeit on Monday with prayers and supplications for rachamei Shomayim, healing and yeshuoh for individuals and for Klal Yisroel.

Muslim Radio Station in South Africa Brought To Court For Antisemitic Broadcast
By Yated South African Correspondent

After nearly eight years of voluminous correspondence and multiple court applications, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) was at last allowed a hearing into its complaint against Radio 786, a Muslim community radio station in Cape Town under the auspices of the Islamic Unity Convention (IUC).

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OPINION & COMMENT

Why Should the Israeli Elections Interest Every Jew?

Many of the readers of the English edition of Yated Ne'eman live outside of Eretz Yisroel. Even among those who live in Eretz Yisroel, many of our readers may not have the right to vote in the Israeli elections for one reason or another. So why should these elections interest them?

Meaningful Prayer
by Dovid Leitner

Part 10

Va'ani sefillosi lecho Hashem Eis Rotzon . . .

The fifth and final posuk that we say as an introduction to our morning tefillos is the posuk from Tehillim (69:14) that begins with a letter vov and ends with a chof that together have a numerical value of twenty-six, the same as that of the Name of Hashem.

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OBSERVATIONS


Return
by Gita Gordon

Serializing a new novel.

Chapter 16: Esther in Jerusalem September 2001

Esther works in the public relations department of Ezrat Horeinu. She is not married and thinks about her situation a lot, as do most similar girls her age.


HOME & FAMILY

The Many Against the Few
Bais Yaakov — From a Tender Seedling to a Fruitful Tree

by Yehudit Golan

Part VI

Going out to the Transit Camps

Registration took place in cities and towns throughout the country. Through the Yeshivah Committee, teachers were even sent to Tiberias, Tsefat, Nahariya and other cities where they registered students for schools belonging to Chinuch Atzmai, the fourth sector of education.

More Home & Family . . .


IN-DEPTH FEATURES

Stealing the Gavel from the Judge!
by Chaim Arbeli

The True Influencers
By Chaim Walder

"He's Like A Father To Me
By Binyamin Y. Rabinowitz


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