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A Tense Cease-Fire and Hopes for the Future
Under UN Security Council Resolution 1701, Israel and
Hizbullah are to stop fighting, Hizbullah is to be removed
from southern Lebanon and the border is to be patrolled by an
enlarged U.N. peacekeeper force of 15,000 personnel. The
Lebanese army is also expected to send thousands of troops to
the South in an implementation of previous U.N. resolution
1559 that was passed six years ago when Israel withdrew from
Lebanon.
Not a single Tiberian was free of fear following that
terrible Shabbos when a missile rammed into an apartment
building on Rechov HaRav Werner in the chareidi neighborhood
of Kiryat Shmuel there. Several more missiles struck the
city, but for chareidi residents the missile that landed
right in their neighborhood was more real.
The levaya of Avinoam Grossman, an 18-year-old yeshiva
bochur from Long Island, NY who drowned off the western
coast of Australia, was held on Monday 20 Av in Australia.
The aron was taken from Perth to Melbourne on the way
to be buried in Israel. Hundreds of Melbournians turned out
to pay their final respects in front of the Adass Israel
Shule.
Arachim held a seminar for 50 families from the North that
participated in previous seminars and shiurim.
Maayenei Hayeshua administrators offered to provide northern
residents staying in the Central Region free examinations
without requiring them to submit Form 17 or make an
appointment.
The Jerusalem District Court handed down a life sentence and
another 20 years' imprisonment for the murderer of Shmuel
Mett Hy"d, who was studying at Yeshivas Mir in
Jerusalem.
This is already the longest war the State of Israel ever
fought. Although it is far from the worst in terms of
casualties, it is also unprecedented in the fact that so much
of the Home Front has been under fire. Otzros Yemei Elul
Who is Afraid of Elul?
In opposition to the call of the shofar that echoes
these days in our botei medroshos, the Soton raises
his voice and seeks to decrease and weaken the influence of
the shofar's call. As the shofar's call arouses
our hearts to strengthen ourselves in avodas Hashem,
the Soton claims there is no reason for this strengthening.
Secrets
(Based on a true story)
Libby was one of those girls who had everything going for
her. Her family was respected and well established. Her
siblings had made excellent shidduchim. She was known
to be a fine teacher. She had presence, attractive features,
and a charming personality. Her character traits were
refined and she had, above all, a good reputation. [And even
some respectable savings in the bank.] No one was more
surprised then she was when time passed by and she was still
single.
Until When? "This actually happened to me two nights ago!" the author
tells me.
A powerful `Shivisi . . . lenegdi' word picture for
awaiting Moshiach!
"Veyishme'u Rechokim Veyovo'u" Too Close a Shave?
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