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This is a double issue for Shabbos Hagodol and Pesach. We do not publish during the intermediate days of Pesach. The next scheduled issue is to be dated 28 Nisan - May 3.
This past Monday, 5 Nisan, an announcement signed by
maranan verabonon the gedolei Yisroel of our
times was circulated. It calls for everyone to beseech Hashem
to have mercy on the thirteen Iranian Jews whose trial is
scheduled for Thursday 8 Nisan, and for them it is certainly
an issue that is a matter of life or, Rachmono
litzlan, death. The Justice Minister Arouses a Storm in Saying that Large
Families are Not a Blessing A storm has erupted in the political system as a result of
the untoward remarks of Justice Minster Yossi Beilin who, on
Sunday (4 Nisan) launched a sharp and unprecedented attack on
the concept of "families blessed with many children." Beilin
made his remarks in an interview in Sunday's Ha'aretz,
in one of a serious of articles attacking the extra monthly
allocations paid by the government to large families.
Maranan verabonon the gedolei Yisroel have for
the first time issued a statement advising the chareidi
community to arrange a "Hishtadlus Plan" for life insurance.
The Tvuna company will operate under the supervision of the
Vaad HaRabbonim LeInyonei Tzedoko and will offer the
insurance at a fair cost, under their supervision.
New Research on Marketing in U.S.
Sheds Light on Chometz After Pesach Mr. Yosef Herman, who gets a large share of credit for the
current worldwide revival in the lechatchila approach
to keeping the mitzva of chodosh, has found a new
field of research: chometz she'ovar olov haPesach. Syrian and Palestinian Tracks on Barak's Agenda Our next issue will not appear for almost three weeks but the
world will not sit still on the interim, so we will try to
summarize the major stories as they are today -- now. Building a Mikva In South Africa It is only in the last few hundred years that manmade mikvas have become so prevalent all over the world. In dry areas such as Eretz Yisroel there was an ancient need to build suitable mikvas but elsewhere, where public water is more common, those needing immersion just used a natural spring or gathering of water suitable for the purpose.
Sefer Torah in Memory of HaRav
Arye Leib Berenbaum zt'l to Nachlas Dovid Yeshiva A hachnosas sefer Torah celebration was held in memory of HaRav Arye Leib Berenbaum, zt"l in the Nachlas Dovid yeshiva last week in Petach Tikvah.
A Sefer Torah is Ushered into the
Toras Yechiel Yeshiva in Yerushalayim Thursday night 2 Nisan, a hachnosas sefer Torah
ceremony was held for the Toras Yechiel yeshiva, named after
HaRav Yechiel Wilensky zt"l. It is headed by HaRav
Ephraim Yitzchok Vladomirski who, in addition to his unique
ability to guide and train young students to probe the
gemora in-depth, is known for his special closeness to
his students. Pesach: The Victory of Light
and Truth
"Will the formula at last be found, by which love can coexist peaceably with justice, and freedom with law -- on this earth? Will light and truth finally gain genuine victories? Or will science and art debase themselves and increasingly become accomplices of sensualism and despiritualization? Will the mind of man bend ever lower under the yoke of sensuality?" Attic Cleaning She had known all along that it would be difficult. Yet this spring, after pushing off the unpleasant task for many years, pragmatism had finally overrun her emotions and here she was, in the attic, rummaging through what seemed the fiber of her own being. Who Was R' Shlomo Dubno? Let Him Not Be Shamed Additional Luach Information On Tuesday night, the eve of 14 Nissan (April 18) is the search for chometz - bedikas chometz, and the chometz is burnt the next morning on Erev Pesach until the end of the zman sereifas chometz. On Wednesday, Erev Pesach, 14 Nissan (April 19), is the fast of the firstborn - Ta'anis Bechoros. Pesach falls on Thursday, 14 Nissan (April 20), in Eretz Yisroel, and on Thursday and Friday in Chutz Le'aretz. The days until Shevi'i Shel Pesach are Chol HaMo'ed. Eruv Tavshilin must be made on Wednesday, Erev Pesach (April 19) for those living in Chutz Le'aretz or intending to return to Chutz Le'aretz. From Mussaf of Yom Tov we say morid hatal in Shemoneh Esreih instead of vesen tal u-motor livrocho. From Thursday night, Motzei Yom Tov Rishon Shel Pesach, we count sefiras ha'omer until Shavuos. The seforim hakedoshim write to make a meal on the sixteenth of Nissan to remember the se'udas Esther that she made when Homon was hung (Mishnah Berurah, 490:2 from the Mogen Avrohom). Shiurim of a Keziyis Matzoh Hand Matzoh If the shiur of a keziyis is the volume of 50 cubic centimeters its weight is 22.5-27.5 gram (.7875-.9625 ounces). If the shiur of a keziyis is the volume of 45 cubic centimeters (a half of a double-sized beitzah without its shell) its weight is approximately 20.3-24.8 gram (.7105-.868 ounces). If the shiur of a keziyis is the volume of 33.33 cubic centimeters (a third of a double-sized beitzah without its shell) its weight is approximately 15.0-18.3 gram (.525-.6405 ounces). Machine Matzoh Concerning the shiur of a keziyis machine matzoh the Chazon Ish ruled (as cited by HaRav Yaakov Yisroel Kanievsky zt'l) it being a half to two thirds of a matzoh. For actual practice one should ask a moreh horo'oh. See Birur Halocho Orach Chaim Kamma VeTeliso'oh 475. The last day for Kiddush Levonoh -- Nissan One can make Kiddush Levonoh in the entire world until Tuesday, the eve of 14 Nissan (April 19), at 3:38 A.M., according to the Summer Clock, Israeli time. In most of Europe the final time is 2:38 A.M., in New York until 8:38 P.M., but in western USA and Canada it is impossible to make Kiddush Levonoh on the night of bedikas chometz and their final time is the entire Monday night, the eve of 13 Nissan (April 17). In the eastern countries one can make Kiddush Levonoh the entire night of bedikas chometz. The astronomical full moon is Tuesday night at 8:41 P.M., approximately seven hours earlier than the nigud emtzo'i, and twelve hours and thirty-five minutes earlier than the end of the full fifteen days from the molad. This month one should not make a berochoh even bedi'eved following the fifteen full days after the molad, and it seems that he should only make a berochoh with shem and malchus until the nigud emtzo'i. (Birur Halocho, IV, Orach Chaim 426 (pg. 300). |
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