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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Bechukosai
5760
Sunday, 16 Iyar - Shabbos, 22 Iyar
(May 21-27, 2000) |
DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Kesuvos, 52-58
Yerushalmi:
Gittin, 1-7
MISHNA YOMIS
Shekolim, 3:2-5:2
HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 298:12-301:6
Pirkei Ovos:
5
Ta'anis Sheini Basra falls on Monday, 17 Iyar (May
22).
Lag B'Omar falls on Tuesday, 18 Iyar (May 23).
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CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:
Behar
Yerushalayim:
6:56 P.M.
Bnei Brak:
7:12 P.M.
Parshas Bechukosai
Yerushalayim:
7:01 P.M.
Bnei Brak:
7:16 P.M.
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NEWS
Caught in the Act
Everyone wonders about the photographer who takes the annual picture of the chareidi who does not stand still during the siren on Israel Memorial Day. This year someone photographed the photographer, so the whole world can now see what he does during the siren. Just click.
Maranan Verabonon Issue Special
Call to Support Shmitta Fund
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
In a heartfelt call to Jews all over the world to become
partners in the mitzvah of shmitta by contributing
generously to the community-wide Keren Hashevi'is, maranan
verabonon the gedolei hador note, "Our generation
has merited to witness a tremendous increase in the
observance of the mitzvah of shmitta. In the past,
shmitta was observed by only a few agricultural
settlements, while today it is very widely observed."
Unprecedented Fourth Reelection of
Hackney Mayor Lobenstein
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
In an unprecedented development, councilor Joe Lobenstein MBE was reelected Mayor of the London Borough of Hackney for a
fourth consecutive year.
Concern For Zimbabwean Jewry
by Yated Ne'eman South African Correspondent
Concern is mounting for the safety of Zimbabwe's small Jewish
community following months of political and racial tension in
the country.
The First Bell of Shmitta
by Udi Mor
The National Center of Shmitta Observant Farmers Ltd. is next
to the Moshav Kommemiyus shul, in the home of the
Center's founder and former rav of Kommemiyus, HaRav Binyomin
Mendelsohn zt"l. Coordinators from all parts of the
country took part in a meeting held a few weeks ago in the
Center.
OPINION &
COMMENT
New Realities and Old Attitudes
Events surrounding this year's Israel Independence Day (Yom
Ha'atzma'ut) provide important indications of current and
future social trends.
HOME & FAMILY
No Small Change
by Shoshana Schwartz
Change. We all fear it, worry about it, agonize over it,
daydream about it and, paradoxically, yearn for it and
anticipate it. Any change, no matter how small, forces us to
deviate from the familiar and predictable. And frankly, that
can be frightening. Think about it: what happened the last
time someone gave you skim milk in your coffee instead of
whole milk? Or your regular parking space was occupied?
Hopefully, it didn't ruin your day, but you did need to
adapt.
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