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4 Sivan 5762 - May 15, 2002 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Nosso (Parshas Behaalosecho in Eretz Yisroel), 5762

Sunday, 8 Sivan - Shabbos, 14 Sivan
(May 19-25, 2002)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Bova Basra, 60-66
Yerushalmi:
Ma'aser Sheini, 30 - Chalah, 3

MISHNA YOMIS
Avodah Zoroh, 4:2-5:3

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 645:9-648:7

Ovos:2

An eruv tavshilin should be made on Thursday, erev Yom Tov.

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Yom Tov Shavuos
Yerushalayim:
6:54 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:09 P.M.

London:
8:29 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:11 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:00 P.M.

Yom Tov Sheini Shavuos (Parshas Nosso in Eretz Yisroel)
Yerushalayim:
6:55 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:10 P.M.

London:
8:29 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:11 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:00 P.M.

Nosso (Parshas Behaalosecho in Eretz Yisroel)
Yerushalayim:
6:59 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:15 P.M.

London:
8:43 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:08 P.M.
Melbourne:
4:54 P.M.

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by Mordechai Plaut

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Likud Votes Against Allowing Palestinian State
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The Likud Party voted Monday night never to allow the creation of a Palestinian state, defying Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and apparently supporting his rival Binyamin Netanyahu.


Israel "Postpones" Gaza Incursion
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Israeli postponed or called-off its plan to move into the Gaza Strip in order to root out terrorists there. It sent home some reservists who had been called-up, but others remain on alert. The army remains poised around Gaza and it is not clear if these moves are the result of genuine decisions to postpone the action, or an attempt to put the terrorists in Gaza off balance to restore the element of surprise in a subsequent attack.


23rd Biannual Convention of the CER
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The 23rd biannual Conference of European Rabbis (CER) convention took place in Brussels last week with the participation of 230 European rabbis including all the European chief rabbis as well as the two chief rabbis of Israel, Rabbi I M Lau and Rabbi Bakshi Doron, and the Minister of Religion Rabbi O Ohana and Deputy Minister of Housing Rabbi M Porush. The convention was held under the patronage of the European Commission who put their building at the disposal of the conference.

Still No Solution for Haifa's Jaffa St.
by Y. Ariel

Chareidi community leaders in Haifa and representatives of United Torah Judaism on the Haifa City Council are warning that continued construction on Jaffa Street without building the necessary ceilings above the burial caves lying beneath the street could pose a problem of tumas kohanim.

Agudath Israel's 80th Anniversary Dinner
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

80 years of accomplishment, 80 years of service, 80 years of advocacy for the Torah community were the foci of a celebration that drew a crowd of 1400 to the New York Hilton on Sunday night, May 5, for Agudath Israel of America's 80th Anniversary Dinner.

Thousands of Teachers Eligible for Refunds
by N. Katzin

Thousands of teachers and other educators are eligible to receive refunds from Bituach Leumi for overpayments that resulted from misinformation regarding the National Insurance Law.

Airlines Prepare for Summer Price War in Israel
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Foreign and Israeli airlines have recently announced price cuts on airfares and holiday packages for May and June, apparently heralding a trend toward lower prices for the summer months.


OPINION & COMMENT

Thank You for the Torah

Thank you Hashem.

We thank you Hashem for Mattan Torah on that first Shavuos, for bringing us to the foot of Mount Sinai where we were truly one, "as one man with one heart." We are grateful for the unforgettable experience that day -- when the whole creation received the first two Commandments directly -- which all of us, who were immediately present in spirit, recall at least subliminally to this day and forever.


OBSERVATIONS

No Psalms in Israel
by Jonathan Rosenblum

Remember the intensive ad campaign: "Say Tehillim -- for the Soul" that blanketed the country at the beginning of the Jewish year? Ever wonder what happened to the catchy jingle proclaiming the power of Psalms to bring "more happiness -- to you, to your family, to all of us?".


HOME & FAMILY

Fighting Terror With Love
From Heart to Heart

by Chava Dumas

"Hashem will not proclaim the Redemption to Yisroel until there is peace amongst them" (Devorim Rabba 5).

Almost thirty years ago, in 1973, several women got together in Kiryat Mattersdorf to study the classic work of the Chofetz Chaim about guarding one's tongue from slander, gossip and all forms of negative speech.


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In Close Conversation: The Meetings Between HaRav Shach zt'l and ylct'a HaRav Eliashiv
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