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11 Sivan 5763 - June 11, 2003 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Behaalosecho (Parshas Shelach in Eretz Yisroel), 5763

Sunday, 15 Sivav - Shabbos, 21 Sivan
(Jun. 15-21, 2003)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Zevochim 6-12
Yerushalmi:
Sukkah 12-18

MISHNA YOMIS
Keilim 6:4-8:7

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 39:3-43:1

Ovos:2 in Chutz La'Aretz, 3 in Eretz Yisroel

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Nosso in Chutz La'Aretz and Parshas Behaalosecho in Eretz Yisroel
Yerushalayim:
7:10 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:25 P.M.

London:
9:03 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:06 P.M.
Melbourne:
4:48 P.M.

Parshas Behaalosecho in Chutz La'Aretz and Parshas Shelach in Eretz Yisroel
Yerushalayim:
7:12 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:27 P.M.

London:
9:06 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:07 P.M.
Melbourne:
4:49 P.M.

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Removal of Outposts Begins
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Settlers in Judea and Samaria vowed to fight the IDF as it started to act on the road map by taking down 10 uninhabited outposts from an initial list of 15. On Tuesday it is taking down the other five, which include five that are inhabited. According to reports, the army intends to remove 94 outposts in the near future in what is called Operation Naked Hilltop.


Abbas Won't Use Force
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his opposition to using force against rejectionist Palestinian groups on Monday, saying the only alternative to dialogue is dialogue. It was not clear how he could make progress on terrorism as called for by the road map without using force, since Hamas and the Islamic Jihad have declared that they are continuing the armed struggle.


Expect Growth, Says Klein
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Central bank governor David Klein said on Monday that the conditions necessary for renewed economic growth have now been created. Klein said three things had set the stage for renewed growth: the government's economic program, the resumption of the Palestinian peace process, and the start of a worldwide economic recovery, albeit so far a slow one.

Jerusalem Election Results Confound the Polls
by M Plaut

The ballot box election results in the mayoral elections were completely different from those that the polls predicted.

Jews In The Anglo-Boer War
by D. Saks

The recent surfacing in Johannesburg of a collection of letters written during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 has provided interesting insights into the difficulties and dilemmas faced by Jewish soldiers seeking to maintain at least a semblance of their Jewish identity whilst on active service in those years.

Dorog Torah Center Avreichim Awarded Rabbinical Diplomas
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

There was rejoicing in the chassidic Dorog community in Eretz Yisroel at the news that thirty of its leading avreichim passed the examinations that will entitle them to receive rabbinical diplomas - semichoh. The thirty, all students at Dorog's Bnei Brak kollel, devoted thousands of hours to their learning and spent hundreds of days immersed in study.

Mishmeres Hasholem: A Loshon-Hora Free Klal Yisroel is Achievable
by M. Samsonowitz

It all started as the private initiative of Rabbi Sholom Goldstein, the principal of the Detroit Bais Yaakov. Rabbi Goldstein, a selfless and caring father to all his students, was also a founder and pillar of the Detroit religious community. In the last year of his life, he energetically pushed the study of shemiras haloshon in Bais Yaakovs around the U.S.


OPINION & COMMENT

Our Hopes for the Mayor of Jerusalem

The mayor of Jerusalem, as head of the largest city and the capital, is one of the senior public officials of the State of Israel. With its diverse population, and encompassing sites that are of deep religious and cultural interest to all Christians and Moslems as well as Jews, Jerusalem draws international attention and its mayor has to deal with that as well.


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MISCELLANEOUS
Eitzes

A tip to help children become accustomed to chewing and eating solids, which is also recommended for brain- damaged children with this problem:


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From Yerushalayim To Lakewood: HaRav Eliashiv Answers Questions By Live Satellite Broadcast
by Yisroel Friedman

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by Chaim Walder


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