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CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Candle Lighting for Parshas Toldos

Yerushalayim:
4:01 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:15 P.M.

London:
3:45 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:26 P.M.
Melbourne:
8:03 P.M.

CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Vayeitzei, 5767

Sunday, 5 Kislev - Shabbos, 11 Kislev 5767 (Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2006)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Beitzah, 30-36
Yerushalmi:
Shabbos, 24-30

MISHNA YOMIS
Kesuvos 12:1-13:10

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 672:2-679:1

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Vayeitzei

Yerushalayim:
4:00 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:14 P.M.

London:
3:39 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:31 P.M.
Melbourne:
8:11 P.M.

 

 

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At The Center of the Universe
At The Center of the Universe
by Mordechai Plaut

NEWS

Hamas Ready for Halt in Kassam Attacks
by M Plaut and Yated Ne'eman Staff

Hamas said it was prepared to immediately halt Kassam attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip. The announcement came at a meeting yesterday of Palestinian factions. This is the latest in a long line of similar declarations from Hamas, which has said repeatedly that it is ready for a temporary truce with Israel — perhaps lasting many years — but is not willing to recognize or make peace with "the Zionist entity."


American Agudah Convention Opens Thursday
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The 84th National Convention of Agudath Israel of America will open Thursday, November 23, at the Sheraton Stamford Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut.


CBS: Children Make Up One-Third of Israel's Population
By G. Kleiman

Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) figures show that at the end of 2005 there were 2,326,400 children (ages 0-17) living in Israel: 1,608,300 Jewish children, 643,000 Arab children and more than 70,000 "other" children from immigrant families whose religion is not listed in the population registry.


Electric Corporation Official Fired for Moving Transporter on Shabbos
By Eliezer Rauchberger

"This was not a case of pikuach nefesh. The transformer didn't have to be transported on Shabbat. In this case the contractor chose to transport the transformer on Shabbat for financial reasons," said Israel Electric Corporation CEO Uri Ben Nun during a meeting of the Knesset Labor and Welfare Committee two weeks ago to discuss the Electric Corporation's decision to relieve Logistics Department Director Tzvi Manor, who was responsible for the incident, of his duties.



Thousands Join Gedolei Yisroel for Gathering to Strengthen Modesty
by Betzalel Kahn

A major gathering on Motzei Shabbos at Ramat Tamir Halls in Jerusalem was attended by a number of gedolei Yisroel led by Maran HaRav Eliashiv shlita, roshei yeshivos, roshei kollelim and thousands of avreichim.


Torah-Based School in Sederot Displaced After Rocket Lands Nearby
By Betzalel Kahn

The students of the Yesodei HaTorah and Chinuch Atzmai schools in Sederot are exposed to increasing danger. The 350 students and 30 staff members learn in classrooms without protection against the Kassam rockets that fall on the city, sometimes on an everyday basis, and their fear is mounting.



Volunteers at Public Institutions Eligible for Reimbursements
By Eliezer Rauchberger

The Knesset Finance Committee unanimously passed the Finance Ministry's request to facilitate the integration of thousands of volunteers at various public institutions by making them eligible to receive reimbursements for transportation costs, refreshments and phone calls.


Swindlers Posing as Gemach and Tzedokoh Representatives Prey on the Innocent
by Betzalel Kahn

Heads of prominent gemachim warned that several swindlers have been using crooked means to cheat people out of large sums of money.

Apartment Prices in Charish to be Controlled to Accommodate Chareidi Buyers
By Betzalel Kahn

Within three weeks the construction plans for the town of Charish will be altered to accommodate the needs of the chareidi sector and the Ministry of Construction and Housing will prepare a special marketing plan to insure low apartment prices, MK Rabbi Avrohom Ravitz and Housing Minister Meir Shetreet decided last week.


Iraq's Christians Cower and Flee
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

A recent bomb blast killed two people after a Sunday services at a church in Baghdad. In the northern city of Mosul, a priest from the Syriac Orthodox Church was kidnapped. His captors demanded that his church put up posters denouncing recent comments made by the pope about Islam, but police found his beheaded body a few days later.

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OPINION & COMMENT

Challenges of the Modern World: Tsnius — the Soul of our Nation

Not over every problem do gedolei Yisroel led by Maran HaRav Eliashiv shlita all come in person to attend a kenes aimed at improving the situation. In their capacity as advisors of countless individuals and organizations, they would certainly come only when they see for themselves the tremendous need to deal with a growing issue that has caused serious damage and could, if not checked, do much worse.

Telolei Oros: Medicine and Halochoh
By Rav Yissochor Dov Rubin

"For I Am Hashem Your Healer"

Telolei Oros presents sources relating to doctors and patients. May it be Hashem's will that the verse be fulfilled in us: "The entire malady that I inflicted upon Egypt I will not inflict upon you, for I am Hashem your Healer" (Shemos 15:26).

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OBSERVATIONS


HOME & FAMILY

The Blackout
by Yehudit Dolgin

It had been a long day. Malka Weiss, nee Braun, sat on the bus on her way home. As she gazed out the window, her mind played over the conversation she'd had earlier in the day with her best friend Tzippora.

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IN-DEPTH FEATURES

Rabbi Meir Kessler: Don't Feel Poor, Feel Happy
by Rabbi Rafael Berlson

HALF-A-ZLOTY
Fiction by Chaim Walder


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