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14 Adar I 5765 - February 23, 2005 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Vayakhel, 5765

Sunday, 18 Adar I - Shabbos, 24 Adar I (Feb. 27-Mar. 5, 2005)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Niddah 71 - Berochos 5
Yerushalmi:
Bova Metzia 34 - Bova Basra 3

MISHNA YOMIS
Shevi'is 4:3-5:6

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 323:3-324:13

Molad: Thursday 5:40 P.M.

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Ki Siso
Yerushalayim:
4:59 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
5:13 P.M.

London:
5:18 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:15 P.M.
Melbourne:
7:49 P.M.

Parshas Vayakhel
Yerushalayim:
5:04 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
5:19 P.M.

London:
5:31 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:15 P.M.
Melbourne:
7:39 P.M.

 

 

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

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Israel Officially Decides: Disengagement to Begin in the Middle of Tammuz
Cabinet votes to complete fence around Yerushalayim; 500 prisoners released

by Mordecai Plaut and Yated Ne'eman Staff

Last Sunday the government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon overwhelmingly approved a unilateral withdrawal of all the Israeli settlements in Gaza and four in the northern West Bank by a vote of 17-5.


Shabbos Parshas Ki Sisa: A Day of "Introspection and Invigoration."
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Since the evening in 1968 when 1,000 people packed the auditorium of Bais Yaakov of Borough Park for the sixth Siyum HaShas, the excitement surrounding a Daf Yomi Siyum celebration — both in the weeks prior to the respective event and on the exhilarating day itself — has triggered an increased interest in Daf Yomi learning and Torah study in general.


Final Arrangements for Shas Siyum Completed
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The Preparatory Committee working to coordinate the various Shas siyum events held a series of meetings on Sunday to finalize arrangements in advance of the event scheduled to take place at Yad Eliyahu.


Payment of Religious Council Workers and Religious Services — a Festering Problem
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Public outrage is growing over the failure to pay religious council workers, who say they have had enough of the promises issued by the Prime Minister and Finance Ministry officials to pay their salaries in the near future while not the slightest progress has been made toward a solution.


Rabbi MK Eichler Makes Way for Rabbi Shmuel Halpert as Part of Rotation Agreement
By Eliezer Rauchberger

MK Rabbi Yisroel Eichler (Agudas Yisroel) submitted a letter of resignation to Knesset Chairman Reuven Rivlin on Monday night based on the UTJ rotation agreement signed prior to the last Knesset elections.



English-language Daf Yomi Siyum in Jerusalem Draws Torah Learners from Around the World
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Thousands of seats have been reserved for the first English- language Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi in Jerusalem, which will be held on Wednesday evening 21 Adar I (March 2, 2005). While most of the participants live in Israel, there are many who will be attending from abroad.


Ezras Torah Manchester: Annual Dinner 5765
By E. Pruim

The annual Dinner of Yeshivas Ezras Torah that took place recently was another timely reminder of the central place that the Yeshiva has taken in the lives of many families throughout the world.

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OPINION & COMMENT

Who is Counted in Klal Yisroel?

When a group comes together to do something — whether it is a neighborhood committee, or a sports team, or a business organization, or an army — they are united by a common goal but the individuals may be sharply divided in their individual motives.

Remembrance of the Exodus in Yeshiva

In the Shadow of Rabbenu, the Mashgiach HaRav Yechezkel Levenstein ztvk'l, whose yahrtzeit is 18 Adar. HaRav Levenstein was Mashgiach in Mir Yeshiva in Europe and Shanghai and later in Ponovezh Yeshiva, Bnei Brak.

More Opinion & Comment . . .


OBSERVATIONS

Observations: Nanotechnology — the Next Big Change?
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Nanotechnology is the realm of the very small, but it could be the next big thing. Advances in understanding and controlling structures less than 100 nanometers — a fraction of a human hair — hold the promise of affecting just about every part of our lives.


HOME & FAMILY

Wandering Through Strange Lands
by Yisca Shimony

The author took this true story from a sefer by Don Yosef ibn Yichye, in which he describes the brave escape of his daughter-in-law, Dina.

More Home & Family . . .


IN-DEPTH FEATURES

The Daf Yomi — from the Beginning to the Eleventh Siyum
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The Lubliner Rov, Reb Meir Shapiro and his mentor the Rebbe of Chortkov
by F. Avrohom


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