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15 Av 5762 - July 24, 2002 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Re'ei, 5762

Sunday, 19 Av - Shabbos, 25 Av
(July 28-Aug. 3, 2002)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Bova Basra, 130-136
Yerushalmi:
Shabbos, 5-11

MISHNA YOMIS
Horiyos, 2:5 - Zevochim, 1:3

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 693:3 - Kitzur Shulchan Oruch 11:1-5

Ovos:6

Molad: Thursday, Aug. 8, 6:10 P.M.

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Eikev
Yerushalayim:
7:05 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:20 P.M.

London:
8:43 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:21 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:08 P.M.

Parshas Re'ei
Yerushalayim:
7:00 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:15 P.M.

London:
8:32 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:24 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:17 P.M.

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Thousands Attend Funerals of Emanuel Victims
by S. Bruchi

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Maranan Verabonon Say: Save the Souls of French Immigrants
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision that educational vouchers do not violate the U.S. Constitution, attention is turning to the states, where most of the actual voucher programs to be proposed will be crafted.

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by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Jews and Christians together make up about 30 percent of the population of Jerusalem's Old City, making them minorities in a place that is central to their religion, said speakers at the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies.


OPINION & COMMENT

The Shekel May Rise Considerably Against the Dollar

The American dollar has dropped against the shekel by about six percent from its highs of last month. The official middle bank rate (sha'ar yatzig) is now about NIS 4.65 per dollar, about where Bank of Israel economists said they wanted it to be.


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by Devora Piha

Carpentry appeals to many who have free time during bein hazemanim or after yeshiva hours at home when it doesn't interfere with their learning sessions.


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