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The grand jury investigation into the New York City police
shooting of Gidone Busch in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn
has found that some of the statements made by police and city
officials are not supported by witness accounts of what
happened,... Activists of Lev L'Achim's Anti-Cult Department are currently
waging a stubborn battle to close a kindergarten and school
recently opened by followers of the cult of Scientology in
Tel Aviv. Shearis Success -- Rabbonim Praise High Standards The kashrus network of Shearis Yisroel was markedly
successful in its extensive efforts for the yomim
tovim, whereby it provided bnei Torah throughout
the country with a large variety of food products as well as
additional services. HaRav Mattisyohu Salomon to Lead Historic Mission of Vaad
Lehatzolas Nidchei Yisroel to Russia Final preparations are currently underway for an event of
major significance in the annals of the revival of Jewish
life in the countries of the former Soviet Union. The "conversion" industry in Ohr Etzion, headed by National
Religious Party MK Rabbi Chaim Druckman, is continuing its
activities in defiance of the directives of the Chief
Rabbinate.
More than 50 years ago, David Ben Gurion, one of the most
prominent of the early founders of the State of Israel, often
referred to the Biblical roots of the Jewish people and their
claim to the Land of Israel. Ben Gurion himself, although
markedly anti-religious, was an avid Bible student, though he
studied it using rules of his own making. Developing Constructive Communication Between
Parents and Children The first basic rule in communication: Listening.
Understanding the world of the child is acquired through
listening; this is the basis for a positive bond between him
and the parents and this, in turn, enables the parents to
educate their child and have him accept their guidance and
guide rules and to execute them in the manner which will
satisfy them. A Torah Sense of Smell -- A Hesped
on the Brisker Rov
Davening for Rain
In Eretz Yisroel we start to say vesein tal umottor
livrocho on the night of 7 Cheshvan, that falls this year
on Motzei Shabbos, parshas Noach, October 16. In
Chutz La'aretz we do not request rain (this year
because it precedes a civil leap year) until Sunday night,
the night between Dec. 5 and Dec. 6. There are years when
this comes out as late as the eighth night of Chanukah (once
in a hundred years).
1. If one who lives permanently in Eretz Yisroel began to say
in Eretz Yisroel vesein tal umottor on 7 Cheshvan and
afterwards traveled to chutz la'aretz, if he intends
to return to live permanently in Eretz Yisroel he continues
to say vesein tal umottor. However, if he has decided
to live permanently in chutz la'aretz he must stop
saying vesein tal umottor, and only start when
everyone starts in chutz la'aretz.
2. If one who lives permanently in Eretz Yisroel traveled to
chutz la'aretz before 7 Cheshvan, even if he intends
to return to Eretz Yisroel before December 5, since he is in
chutz la'aretz he does not say vesein tal
umottor in the brocho of shomei'a
tefillah.
3. If one who lives permanently in chutz la'aretz
visits Eretz Yisroel after 7 Cheshvan, even if he intends to
return before December 5, since he is in Eretz Yisroel he
must say vesein tal umottor in its regular place--the
brocho of boreich aleinu.
(Mishnah Berurah and Birur Halocho Kamma Vetanina,
117).
The earliest time of Kiddush Levonoh -- Cheshvan
The time of Kiddush Levonoh everywhere in the world
begins on Wednesday night, at 4:08 A.M., 3 Cheshvan (Oct. 13)
in Eretz Yisroel. In western USA and Canada we are therefore
able to make Kiddush Levonoh at the eve of Wednesday,
3 Cheshvan (Oct. 13) beginning from 6:08 P.M.
The astronomical new moon precedes the molad this
month by approximately fourteen and a half hours and is on
Shabbos 1:34 P.M., in Eretz Yisroel. Although on Motzei
Shabbos parshas Noach there are "seven true full days"
from the molad, since during this time the moon passes
its apogee (its highest point) and advances very slowly the
entire influence of the astronomical new moon's early
appearance is canceled.
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