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12 Iyar 5760 - May 17, 2000 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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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).

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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At The Center of the Universe
At The Center of the Universe
by Mordechai Plaut

TOPICS IN THE NEWS

REFORM & CONSERVATIVES

GRAVES

LIVING JUDAISM

WOMEN IN
JUDAISM

GIYUR
LEGAL ISSUES
YESHIVA DRAFT
CULTURE WARS
-MISCELLANEOUS
CULTURE WARS
-MONEY
CULTURE WARS
-SHABBOS

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.


IN-DEPTH FEATURES

Full Cycle
by S. Yud


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