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Many reactions, from all sides of the political
system, were heard yesterday, to the decision of
Attorney General Eliakim Rubinstein to instruct the
Police to open a criminal investigation of HaRav
Ovadia Yosef, the leader of Shas. Harav Zev (Wolf)
Rosengarten zt"l A massive throng, headed by maronan
verabonan, the gedolei haTorah, and led
by Maran Hagaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Eliashiv, Harav
Aharon Leib Steinman, as well as by the members of
the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, roshei yeshiva,
roshei kollel, ramim, dayanim and thousands of
bnei Torah participated in the levayo of
Harav Zev (Wolf) Rosengarten zt"l, the
president of Lucerne yeshiva and the Toras Chaim
yeshiva of Moscow. "NIS Three Million for new Shabbos bottle cap,"
said the headlines. What's the story behind this
welcome innovation for shomrei Torah
umitzvos?
Meretz and Shinui Try to
Undermine Kashrus A group of eleven Knesset members -- mainly from
the Shinui and Meretz parties -- have placed a
somewhat innocent-looking proposal on the Knesset
agenda that would really undermine kashrus
in the country and limit the authority of those
responsible for issuing kashrus
certificates. Police: "Report Tefillin
Thefts" "The fact that people do not file complaints about
the theft of tefillin is the main reason
police cannot open a comprehensive investigation
which could curb the trend," according to Rabbi
Yisroel Yod of the Pe'er Institute. He Who Loves Money Will
Never Have Enough
About six months ago a writer named Michael Lewis
published a book about Jim Clark, a man who can be
called the embodiment of the technological
revolution and the runaway financial success that
has come in the wake of public fascination with the
hi-tech wizardry and its promise for the future. Investing in a Positive
Balance Leah bit into the fresh strudel which her neighbor,
Miriam, had just baked and whose tantalizing aroma
filled the room. "Mmmmm! What a scrumptuous cake!"
she complimented her. "Indirect" Chilul
Shabbos
Many have the minhag to read from a Sefer
Torah the parshas HaNesi'im from 1
Nissan until 13 Nissan every morning. From the
beginning of Nissan when someone sees a tree
blossoming for the first time he should make a
birkas ha'ilonos.
The earliest time of Kiddush Levonoh --
Nissan
The time of Kiddush Levonoh everywhere in
the world begins when it is Motzei Shabbos
parshas Tazriya, the eve of 4 Nissan (April 8).
However, in certain extreme western countries one
can make Kiddush Levonoh on Thursday night
according to the difference in time zones in
comparison to Eretz Yisroel.
The astronomical new moon follows the molad
this month by eleven and three quarters of an hour,
and is on Tuesday night, the eve of 29 Nissan
(April 4) at 8:12 P.M. During the three days
following the astronomical new moon the moon passes
near its lowest point (perigee) and advances very
quickly. As a result almost all of the moon's late
appearance of almost twelve hours is canceled. In
the whole world even according to the Chazon Ish
one can make Kiddush Levonoh on Motzei
Shabbos since the moon will be then extremely
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