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Though there is still time for last minute maneuvering, at
press time it appears that Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak of
the One Israel party will enjoy a broad coalition of 77
members, based on Shas as the second largest party and not
the Likud. Both Moetzos Gedolei HaTorah Approve the Coalition
Agreement with a Number of Corrections The Moetzos Gedolei HaTorah of Degel HaTorah and Agudas
Yisroel met on Monday to deliberate on the negotiations for
the establishment of the government, and the proposed
agreement. Report: Iran Admits Nine Jewish Detainees Are Innocent;
Prayers Recommended The Iranian regime has informed Germany that nine of the 13
Jews it is detaining on espionage charges are not spies,
according to a report in the US News & World
Report. Archaeologists Arrested for Refusing Police Orders: Tense
Struggle at the Site Giora Biran, Deputy Director of the Antiquities Authority,
was arrested for ignoring police orders to halt excavation of
the graves located on the edges of the Trans-Israel highway,
at the Ben Shemen interchange. Shabbos Tent Highlights Call To Sanctify Shabbos at Petach
Tikvah Yarkonim Mall In an effort to convince stores in Petach Tikvah's Yarkonim
Junction Mall not to open on Shabbos, a "Shabbos tent" was
set up near stores which continue to open on Shabbos. Last
Shabbos, hundreds of people walked from their homes to the
Shabbos tent. Israel-Hizbullah Battles in Lebanon Worst in 3 Years In a spiraling cycle of violence in Israel's north, nine
Lebanese were killed when Israel bombed power stations and
bridges near Beirut in an operation that began June 25. The
Israeli air assault came in response to Hizbullah rocket
attacks that day which killed two residents in northern
Israel and wounded at least 12, one seriously. A New Guide for Torah Institutions Will Prevent
Fraud The well known joke about the donor who asks for a "nedovo
far mir," [i.e. for himself and not of course for the
Mirrer yeshiva] whose meaning is imbedded within the literal
translation of the Yiddish phrase, causes a bittersweet smile
to cross the lips of many a Torah institution and yeshiva
director. Sticking with the Truth in our
Lives America is aging, and product design and marketing are
tracking this change. The way it is being handled is a
classic example of the way in which modern values --
especially those that may be only subtly evident and implied -
- can clash deeply with the Torah person's approach to the
world. A Place of Hope Perhaps it's because I was born in Switzerland that I always
think of the three weeks as a mountain tunnel, from which we
emerge, after a long drive, once again into the light of day...
Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess Tzedokoh and
the Foundation of Kollel Shomrei Hachomos
The earliest time of Kiddush Levonoh -- Av
The time of Kiddush Levonoh everywhere in the world
begins when it is Tuesday, 3:02 P.M., 3 Av (July 16).
Therefore in the extreme western countries one can make a
brocho from the eve of 3 Av according to the
difference in time zones in comparison to Eretz Yisroel.
However, in the rest of the world the beginning time is
Motzei Shabbos, the eve of 5 Av, from the beginning of
the night.
The astronomical new moon precedes the molad this
month by approximately nine and a half hours and is at 5:24
A.M. In addition, during the three days following the
astronomical new moon the moon approaches its lowest point
(perigee) and advances extremely quickly. This information is
significant for those who act according to the Chazon Ish and
do not make a brocho on the moon until it is big and
high in the sky (Dinim VeHanhogos Orach Chaim pg.
86).
"One should not make Kiddush Levonoh before Tisha
B'Av or on Motzei Tisha B'Av" (Ramo). The
minhag of Belz is like the Ramo but the Mishnah
Berurah rules in the name of the Acharonim to make
a brocho on Motzei Tisha B'Av. The Vilna Gaon
and the Perushim in Eretz Yisroel, the Chazon Ish and
the Steipler Rav, made Kiddush Levonoh before Tisha
B'Av when it was three days after the molad as on
every month` (Birur Halocho, V, Orach Chaim,
426).
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