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Thank Hashem for Daily Miracles

We must heartily thank Hashem for the wonderful way He has saved us over the past weeks. The dizzying speed with which events follow one upon the other, makes it hard to fully appreciate what He has been doing for us recently, but it is worthwhile to at least make an attempt. With all the pain and sorrow there is for those innocent souls who have been murdered by terrorists, we must be very grateful for the horrible events that have been averted.

On Our Ideological Purity
by HaRav Chaim Shaul Karelitz, zt'l

The essay from which this article has been prepared was originally published in the journal Lechoshvei Shemo in Tammuz 5737, in the wake of Agudas Yisroel's entry into the right wing Begin government.

Who Goes First? A Look At Some Of The Halachic Issues Involved In Waiting In Line
by HaRav Yitzchok Silberstein with Rabbi Tzvi Yabrov

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There are many areas of life where waiting in line is unavoidable. When there are a number of applicants for treatment, for services or for assistance, they are usually attended to on a first-come-first-served basis. This article deals with whether and under what circumstances, it may be justified to put a later arrival ahead of others in line. In the course of the discussion, the halachic basis for the whole idea of waiting in line is examined.

With a Discerning Eye
by L. Jungerman

"And you shall say in your heart: my might and the power of my hand has wrought for me this wealth, but you will remember Hashem your G-d for He is the One Who gives you the power to make this wealth" (Devorim 8:17).


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