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Saved from the Swine Flu

It all began with a routine case of flu which is common in many homes during the course of the winter. The father, an upstanding avreich, felt that his case of flu was taking longer than usual to pass and went to the doctor. It was diagnosed as pneumonia but it refused to respond to the regular treatment, which caused the doctor to believe that it was the Swine Flu, which is a disease difficult, if not impossible, to overcome.

"We Were Asked to Give Our Opinion Regarding the Dangers of the Internet"

The most frequent questions asked on the subject:

Q. In this recent period, there has been a heightened awareness regarding the dangers and disasters caused by exposure to the Internet. Is the situation really as critical as they make it out? Isn't it exaggerated out of hand?

Special Atzeres to Pray for Help Against the Ministry of Education

A special prayer rally was held this Tuesday in the Wagshall auditorium in Bnei Brak to protest and to pray for the preservation of pure chinuch as transmitted to us throughout the generations. Participating were the principals of the various educational institutions, headed by gedolei Yisroel, in view of the threat to the souls of the tens of thousands of students attending chadorim throughout Eretz Yisroel.

A Shmuess About Kabolas HaTorah for Parshas Yisro

This article was first published in the English language Yated Ne'eman of Eretz Yisroel in 5758. This is the first time it has appeared on the website.

Part II

In the first part, HaRav Schwadron explained that Hashem stressed that Klal Yisroel saw by themselves that Hashem took them out of Mitzrayim and only punished Mitzrayim because of what they did to the Jews, though they richly deserved it for other things. This was to show Klal Yisroel Hashem's great love for them. Also, at matan Torah and afterwards, once can hear the echo of Hashem's voice in his Torah study. This is one of the prefaces to the Torah. Furthermore, Hashem said that not only is the Earth full of spirituality, but earthliness itself can rise to a tremendous level of spirituality. That is the meaning of the posuk, Ki Li kol ho'oretz -- that all the world and the worldliness itself can come unto Hashem.

Rain and Kinneret Watch

Our weekly report of the rain and the level of the Kineret.


The Atzei Chaim — Ha'Admor Rabbi Chaim Zvi Teitelbaum zt"l of Sighet


In honor of his yahrtzeit 6th Shevat 5686/1926

The Atzei Chaim was named after two of his grandfathers, the Divrei Chaim of Sanz — who had promised his father the Kedushas Yom Tov that he would have a child — and the Chacham Zvi.

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Raising His Hand Against Toras Moshe! Aspects of the Prohibition Against Going to Court

by Rav Elyakim Dvorkes

Note: The first posuk in this week's parsha is one of the main sources for the prohibition against going to non-Torah courts. This two-part article discusses this important halochoh.




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