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23 Ellul 5767 - September 7, 2007 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Candle Lighting for Nitzovim-Vayeilach

Yerushalayim:
6:21 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
6:36 P.M.

London:
7:19 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:42 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:48 P.M.

Candle Lighting for First Day of Rosh HaShonnoh

Yerushalayim:
6:14 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
6:29 P.M.

London:
7:08 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:44 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:52 P.M.

CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Ha'azinu (Shuvah), 5768

Sunday, 26 Ellul - Shabbos, 3 Tishrei 5768 (Sep. 9-15, 2007)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Kesuvos 8-14
Yerushalmi:
Yoma 38 - Succah 2

MISHNA YOMIS
Bova Basra 5:4-6:6

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim, 8:15-10:12

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Ha'azinu

Yerushalayim:
6:12 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
6:27 P.M.

London:
7:03 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:44 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:52 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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NEWS

Attempt to Impose Sale of Heter Mechirah Farm Produce
By Yechiel Sever

Rabbonim and kashrus organization heads are furious over the Agricultural Ministry's attempt to force local rabbinates to approve the sale of heter mechirah farm produce in stark opposition to the opinion of gedolei Yisroel shlita,...


New Rules for Torah Study in Kiruv Programs
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The heads of outreach organization Acheinu, which offers study centers and evening classes to introduce young men to gemora and the world of yeshiva learning, received a halachic ruling from Maran HaRav Eliashiv shlita regarding the obligation to recite Bircas HaTorah while teaching secular or newly religious youths.


Chanichei Hayeshivos Establishes Beis Din
By A. Cohen

Members of the Chanichei Hayeshivos beis din, HaRav Yeshayohu Frankel, rov of the Kerem Yisroel-Kiryat Hertzog area and rosh kollel of Kollel Mercaz HaTorah in Elad, HaRav Avrohom Yehoshua Horovitz, who serves as a dayan and moreh tzedek for Belz Chassidim in Ramat Elchonon, and HaRav Mordechai Gross, who heads the beis din, agreed to a request by farmers at Yesodot to visit the vineyards and orchards in Yesodot.


HaRav Avrohom Zeidel Epstein zt"l
By S. Bruchi

A cloak of heavy mourning descended on the yeshiva world upon hearing about the histalkus of HaRav Avrohom Yaakov Zeidel Epstein zt"l, menahel ruchani at Yeshivas Torah Ohr and one of the great mashgichim of our generation, who returned his refined soul to his Maker on Tuesday.


OPINION & COMMENT

"Evil Comes on its Own to an Evildoer"

A shmuess by HaRav Shach ztvk"l given before Rosh Hashonoh

Part II

The first part discussed the force of habit, and how we reach higher levels on Yom Kippur but fall back. HaRav Shach compared the promise of eternal life of the Torah with the life of enjoyment that most of the world pursues. He noted that living longer is a burden for those whose goal in life is pleasure because one must seek pleasure for a longer time. He also noted that the Torah that one innovates is eternally quoted in Heaven.


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Additional Luach Information

Erev Rosh HaShonnoh 5768 falls on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007, and on it Hatoras Nedorim is carried out. On this morning we say tachanun at selichos but not at Shacharis or Minchah.

An eiruv tavshilim is made this year on Erev Rosh HaShonnoh.

Rosh HaShonnoh falls on Thursday, Sept. 13 and Friday, Sept. 14, 2007.

The minhag is for the Mora DeAsra to deliver a deroshah on Shabbos Shuvah to awaken the olam to teshuvah and inform the community of the halochos of Yom Kippur and Succos (see Mishnah Berurah chap. 429).

5768 is the Shmita year in Eretz Yisroel and during this year most agricultural work is prohibited. Many other issurim are connected to Shmita such as not engaging in sechorah with produce having kedushas Shevi'is, using this produce in its accustomed way, not handing over demei Shevi'is to an am ha'aretz not careful in buying only tohor produce with it, not causing a hefsed to this produce, not guarding this produce for oneself, making a bi'ur after the produce is no longer found in the fields, and not eating sefichin.

According to the Chazon Ish also vegetables from non-Jews who own farms in Eretz Yisroel, have kedushas Shevi'is, thus obliging one to be careful in all of the above.

At the end of this year, erev Rosh HaShonnoh 5769, shmitas kesofim (in the beginning of the Shmita year according to the Rosh) is in effect and a pruzbull must be made for loans or else the loans are null and void.

On Motzei Shabbos parshad Ha'azinu in Eretz Yisroel the Summer Clock is discontinued for this year and clocks are turned back one hour.


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