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On Monday, after seven hours of deliberation on the clearly
controversial measure, the Knesset passed the first reading
of a bill that would legalize military deferrals to yeshiva
students under a five-year law, but establish special
frameworks for optional service. 10 Iranian Jews Given Heavy Prison Sentences; Guilty
Verdicts Threaten all Iranian Jews On Shabbos afternoon parshas Korach, as Israeli
chareidi Jewry obeyed to instructions of the rabbonim to pray
for their welfare, 10 of the Jewish defendants in the Iranian
show spy trial were found guilty and sentenced to long prison
sentences ranging from four to 13 years in prison. Three,
including a 17-year-old student, were found innocent. Israeli French Speakers Celebrate
Torah Day Following the success of France's Torah Days for the
country's Jewish community, Israel will host a similar event
for French speakers for the first time. Last week, the Israeli media reported a surprising
"scientific discovery:" modest dress is dangerous to your
health. "Women who dress modestly are liable to suffer from
osteoporosis," the Yediot Acharonot daily screamed.
Zimbabwe Jewry Not Out Of Woods
Yet Jewish leaders in South Africa have expressed relief at the
fact that the recent elections in neighboring Zimbabwe took
place fairly peacefully and that the immediate danger to the
country's small Jewish community has receded for the time
being. About half of Zimbabwe's 800 Jews, mostly the younger
members, left the country during the elections, which were
narrowly won by Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF Party. Decline in Worldwide Jewish
Population The Jewish population of the entire world exclusive of Israel
is steadily declining. Only in Israel is there real growth.
However, contrary to previous projections which spoke of a
constant decrease in the population of the Jewish people, the
past two years have actually seen a small increase... Daylight Savings Time Period to be
Standardized The Knesset Interior Affairs Committee will appeal to the
High Court to request additional time in which to reach
agreement on a standard yearly date on which to end Daylight
Savings Time.
Efforts to Curb Traffic Accidents
Insufficient A State Comptroller's report on the battle against traffic
accidents published two weeks ago has determined that none of
the relevant ministries has done enough to reduce the number
of traffic accidents and victims. UTJ Statement After Passage of the Draft Law The UTJ party in the Knesset has expressed its satisfaction
with the efforts of the Prime Minster to pass the law on its
first reading, and hopes that it will soon be passed at a
second and third reading with the requisite amendments. Judaism is a Family-Based Way of
Life
Our feature article "DNA and the Chain Of Tradition" this
week reports on recent genetic research that shows that the
Jewish people are genetically coherent and pure. The
discoveries of molecular genetics and reading the code of the
human genome have shown that the Jewish people are closely
related to each other no matter where they lived for
thousands of years. This is a kiddush Hashem of the
highest order. BOOK REVIEW "Heart to Heart Talks" is a three-part book. It contains
twenty-five of Rabbi Chaim Pinchos Sheinberg's regular
monthly lectures to women, given over a period of about a
quarter of a century to English speaking residents of
Jerusalem's Kiryat Mattersdorf area. DNA and the Chain Of
Tradition
The first study discussed here . . . indicates, on the basis
of the genetic evidence, that Cohanim today all descended
from a single common ancestor who lived about 3,300 years ago
-- just about the time that Aharon Hacohen lived.
The second study indicates that all the Jewish communities .
. . originated in the Middle East and retained their genetic
identity for thousands of years . . . .
One can say Kiddush Levonoh in the entire world until
Sunday afternoon, 13 Tammuz (July 16), at 5:15 P.M.,
according to the Summer Clock, Israeli time. The actual final
time for the whole world is therefore the entire night of
Motzei Shabbos. However, in the eastern countries one
can make Kiddush Levonoh Sunday night according to the
difference in time zones in comparison to Eretz Yisroel.
The astronomical full moon comes together with a lunar
eclipse. The final time of Kiddush Levonoh is
therefore when the full eclipse starts which is 11:03
according to the Winter Clock in Melbourne, Australia. In
other eastern countries the final time is according to the
difference in time zones to the above time in Melbourne.
(Birur Halocho Kamma, IV and V, Orach Chaim
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