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5 Iyar 5759 - April 21, 1999 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
NEWS
OPINION & COMMENT
HOME & FAMILY
IN-DEPTH FEATURES
VAAD HORABBONIM HAOLAMI LEINYONEI GIYUR
TOPICS IN THE NEWS
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CALENDAR FOR
Emor
5759

Sunday, 9 Iyar
Shabbos, 15 Iyar
(Apr. 25 - May 1, 1999)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Succah, 24-30
Yerushalmi:
Shekolim, 10-16

MISHNA YOMIS
Kilayim, 4:3-5:7

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim, 90:21- 92:8

Pirkei Avos: 4

Taanis Sheini Kamma falls on Monday, 10 Iyar (Apr. 26) and Taanis Chamishi falls on Thursday, 13 Iyar (Apr. 29). Pesach Sheini falls on Friday, 14 Iyar (Apr. 30). Tachanun is not said and the minhag is to eat matzos during this day. The Chidah wrote that we should increase our simchah on Pesach Sheini since it is kodosh to Hashem.

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Acharei- Kedoshim:
Yerushalayim:
6:38 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
6:53 P.M.

Parshas Emor:
Yerushalayim:
6:43 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
6:58 P.M.

TOPICS IN THE NEWS

REFORM & CONSERVATIVES

GRAVES

WOMEN IN
JUDAISM

GIYUR
LEGAL ISSUES
LEV L'ACHIM
YESHIVA DRAFT

NEWS

An Israeli Judge Permits "Mercy" Killing
by Betzalel Kahn

A precedent establishing verdict, which permits the killing of an invalid, was set last week in Tel Aviv's regional court. The decision, which was made known last Friday in Yediot Acharonot aroused much astonishment.

Admor of Vishnitz Meets With UTJ Slate
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

"When we work to strengthen Yiddishkeit with complete harmony and unity, and work together out of ahavas Yisroel and camaraderie with the full cooperation of all representatives, we will be able to make great achievements and raise kevod Shomayim."

Deri Gets Four Years, NIS 250,000 Fine
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Shas party officials are saying that MK Arye Deri will continue as their leader, despite being sentenced to four years in prison and fined NIS 250,000 for accepting bribes.


Rav Refoel Rubinstein, zt"l
by Betzalel Kahn

Monday night, the 26th of Nisan, a shocked, pained crowd of residents of the Bayit Vegan neighborhood accompanied Reb Refoel Rubinstein, zt"l on his last earthly journey. One of the most prominent avreichim of his neighborhood, he was killed in a tragic car accident at the age of 44.

Gilo Synagogue Arson Apparently Criminally Motivated
by Eliezer Rauchberger

At a recent special session of the Knesset plenum, Deputy Minister Michael Eitan, stated that the Police investigation of the fire in the Jerusalem Gilo synagogue which took place a number of weeks ago has reached new conclusions: the arson was criminally motivated.


OPINION & COMMENT

Stop the Suffering in Kosovo

The conflicts in what was once Yugoslavia have been festering for years with recurring horrors and atrocities. It is an area that is hard to understand because of the many different ethnic groups interacting in one area.


HOME & FAMILY

Body Language - Part One
Prepared for Yated by R. GIL

Children send us wordless messages even before they learn to speak. Actually 97% of communication between people is non- verbal. How can we know if the child is upset, confused or afraid?


IN-DEPTH FEATURES

He Frees Agunos
by B. Rabinowitz

Jewish Demography -- 5759 (1999)
by M. Samsonowitz


Additional Calendar Information:

The last day for Kiddush Levonoh -- Iyar

One can make Kiddush Levonoh in the entire world until Friday morning, 14 Iyar (May 30), at 6:50 A.M., according to the Summer Clock, Israeli time. The final time in most of the world is therefore actually the entire Thursday night. In the far western countries Kiddush Levonoh can be said according to the difference in time zones in comparison to Eretz Yisroel. In the eastern countries if bedi'eved someone did not yet make Kiddush Levonoh it is preferable to make it on leil Shabbos according to the difference in time zones in comparison to Eretz Yisroel than to forfeit it altogether.

The astronomical full moon is at 5:55 A.M., fifty-five minutes earlier than the nigud emtzo'i.

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