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3 Cheshvan 5760 - October 13, 1999 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Lech Lecho
5760

Sunday, 7 Cheshvan-
Shabbos, 13 Cheshvan
(Oct. 17-23, 1999)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Mo'ed Koton 10-16
Yerushalmi:
Yevomos 75-81

MISHNA YOMIS
Challah 2:7-4:2

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 177:4-181:1

Taanis Sheini Kamma falls on Monday, 8 Cheshvan (Oct. 18) and Taanis Chamishi falls on Thursday, 11 Cheshvan (Oct. 21).

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Noach
Yerushalayim:
4:32 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:47 P.M.

Parshas Lech Lecho
Yerushalayim:
4:24 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:39 P.M.

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Publicizing the Aliya from Cuba is Liable to Stop It
by Arye Zisman and Mordecai Plaut

Prominent Israeli government officials have expressed the fear that the publicity given the aliya from Cuba is liable to limit its continuation.

The Government Has Decided to Cancel Rental Subsidies for Avreichim and the Special Grants in Elad-Mazor
by Betzalel Kahn

A highly disturbing decision which will cause thousands of kollel students to lose their governmental stipends for renting apartments was made two weeks ago, during government deliberations on the State's budget for the forthcoming year.

The High Court Orders the Religious Affairs Ministry to Change its Criteria and Support the Conservative Movement
by Betzalel Kahn and Ittim

When the Conservative movement in Israel could clearly not meet the general criteria established by the Religious Affairs Ministry for its support, the High Court simply ordered the Ministry to change its criteria.

Bnei Akiva Continues to Undermine Chareidi Youth Movements
by Betzalel Kahn

Pirchei Hadegel and Bnos Agudas Yisroel, large chareidi youth movements, issued a fervent plea last week to rabbis of the national-religious youth movements.


Shameful Grave Desecration in Shoham
by A. Cohen

Right after Succos, on Tuesday, 25 Tishrei, Antiquities Authority archaeologists conducted a "savage, swift pillage" of an ancient Jewish burial cave from the Second Temple period.


OPINION & COMMENT

The Murder of Morality

The Palestinian Police Commander Ghazi Jabali received a special waiver -- as a humanitarian gesture -- from Prime Minister Ehud Barak to travel from Gaza to Ramallah to attend his father's funeral, despite the outstanding warrant for his arrest for involvement in terrorist activities.


HOME & FAMILY

Visit to the Kosel - After Nine Years
by Ruthi H. Brenner

The day was sunny and unseasonably hot. As the ambulance made its way through Jerusalem's busy streets, it encountered traffic everywhere and the hustle and bustle of a big city. In short, an ordinary day for our nation's capital.


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The Blitzkrieg Against Poland, 1939
by A. Sofer


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