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12 Adar 5761 - March 7, 2001 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Ki Siso (Poroh), 5761

Sunday, 16 Adar - Shabbos, 22 Adar
(Mar. 11-17, 2001)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Gittin, 32-38
Yerushalmi:
Sanhedrin 23-29

MISHNA YOMIS
Nedorim 2:2-3:10

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 392:5-397:8

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

On Shabbos Parshas Poroh is read in the beis knesses. There are many Poskim who rule that also the reading of this parshah is mederaisah (Rav Yechiel Michel Tuketzinsky).

Parshas Tetzaveh
Yerushalayim:
5:07 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
5:22 P.M.

London:
5:39 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:13 P.M.
Melbourne:
7:30 P.M.

Parshas Ki Siso (Poroh)
Yerushalayim:
5:12 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
5:27 P.M.

London:
5:51 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:06 P.M.
Melbourne:
7:20 P.M.

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

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NEWS


Government to be Installed Before Purim
by M. Plaut

About a month after he was elected but before his self- imposed deadline of Purim, Ariel Sharon is expected to present his government on Wednesday. According to Knesset regulations, the Likud must submit the coalition agreements it has signed to the Knesset clerk 24 hours before the vote, which Sharon did on Tuesday afternoon.


"Conversions in the IDF Are not Orthodox"
by G. Lazar

The top education officer of the army, deputy General Eliezer Stern, has confirmed that the conversions which are conducted in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are not Orthodox.

Renovation of Gravestones in Eastern Europe
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Two weeks ago a gravestone left Eretz Yisroel for Kovna which commemorates HaRav Elchonon Wassermann Hy"d and the other kedoshim killed by the Nazis ym"sh and buried together with him in a communal grave.


Rabbonim Denounce Plan to Publish "Rabbinical Order" for Reconciliation With Church
by Arnon Yaffe, Paris

The Chief Rabbi of Strasbourg, Renee Guttman, has announced that he will publish "a declaration by the French Rabbinate" denouncing the abrogation of Christianity and any criticism of its actions throughout the years.

The Last Laugh -- Yeshivas Mordechai HatzaddikAn interview with international coordinator, R' Naftoli Falk
by Sheindel Weinbach

Hashem has His laughs; King David testifies to this in Tehillim. And I dare presume He is enjoying a sweet revenge these days as Mordechai is repeating history and gathering all Jewish children to study Torah. On Purim of all days!

Religious School Enrollment in Johannesburg Reaches 40%
by Yated South African Correspondent

Four Jewish children in ten in Johannesburg who attend a Jewish day school are now enrolled at one of the eight religious schools operating in the city according to the latest enrollment figures.

Relief for Syrian Jewish Immigrants to U.S.
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

More than two thousand Syrian Jewish immigrants residing in the United States are eagerly awaiting the issuance of a directive from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service's headquarters in Washington that will allow them, after a wait of nearly a decade, to apply for permanent residency.


The Truly Jewish Response
by Rabbi Avi Shafran

In a widely published recent opinion piece, UAHC (Reform) president Rabbi Eric Yoffie cites the case of four men serving prison sentences for misappropriating public funds and claims to have been unable to find more than "a single example" of an Orthodox leader "who has spoken out publicly against [the] reasoning" that misusing such funds in order to keep Jewish communities or institutions afloat is wrong.

Machine Matzo Baking Underway In Yad Binyomin
by B. Rabinowitz

Machine matzo baking has begun in the Yad Binyomin Hamatzos Hamehudoros Bakery under the supervision of Shearis Yisroel.

Chevra Kadishos to Have Public Board
by Eliezer Rauchberger

At a convocation held by the Knesset Interior Committee, Chanania Shachor, director of the Kehillas Yerushalayim Chevra Kadisho, announced the founding of an impartial public committee.

HaRav Shammai Zahn, zt"l, Sar Vegodol Nofal beYisroel
by S. Baruchi and Yated Ne'eman Staff

At a massive levaya, headed by roshei yeshiva, rabbonim, dayanim and communal figures from the front ranks of England's Torah Jewry, HaRav Shamai Zahn zt'l was accompanied on his last earthly journey.

Infant Hypothermia Liable to Cause Irrevocable Damage
by N. Katzin

Infants are particularly susceptible to hypothermia in cold weather, according to Professor Chagit Horowitz, director of the Bikur Cholim Hospital Pediatrics Department. Professor Horowitz warns that the damage caused by hypothermia is liable to harm various systems in the body, endangering the infant's life.

Viewpoint: Headquarters Abandoned
by V. Mandosh

The dread and fear Palestinian terrorists instill in every place they have carried out terrorist attacks has led to paradoxical results.


OPINION & COMMENT

Mass Aliyah is No Goal

Prime minister Sharon has been very free with declarations of intent in the weeks before he actually took office, and he has informed us of his goals and plans in many areas. One of these that is of special interest to most of the English- speaking Jewish world is the subject of aliya -- moving to Eretz Yisroel.


HOME & FAMILY

Living it Up

by P. Chovav

It's a downright shame! After all the effort we invested in the attempt to claim that the chareidi public is victimized and deprived, along comes the Central Bureau of Statistics and reveals to one and all that the opposite is true: not only aren't the chareidim deprived, they actually have the advantage over the general public.


IN-DEPTH FEATURES

HaRav Moshe Feinstein -- In honor of his 15th yahrtzeit 13th Adar

Ten Years Since the Persian Gulf War: 1991-2001;
The Israeli Experience: Remembering the Miracles

by S. Fried



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