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On Tuesday morning, four commercial airlines were hijacked in
the United States: two planes of American Airlines and two of
United Airlines. They were commercial flights full of
passengers. Two crashed into the World Trade Center,
collapsing both 110 story towers. A third crashed into the
Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and the fourth crashed in western
Pennsylvania. Hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- lost their
lives in a vicious, cruel, mindless spasm of destruction. In Honor of Shmittah and its Heroes This past Sunday, 21 Elul, two stirring events of public
kiddush Hashem marked the end of the shmittah
year of 5761 -- a seudas mitzvah in Tel Aviv and a
massive. moving parade in Bnei Brak. Even two hundred and four years after the Vilna Gaon passed
away, we still meet new chiddushim of his. Lately a
manuscript has been discovered, which was written by someone
very close to the Gaon namely, HaRav Mordechai Epstein
zt"l, the son of the famous Rav Arye Leib zt"l,
the baal Hapardes. It contains more than seventy items
which he heard from the Gaon. The UN World Conference on Racism concluded by adopting a
declaration that did not specifically criticize Israel, but
which recognized the "plight" of the Palestinians and the
injustice of slavery and colonialism, after nine days of
contentious debate that repeatedly threatened to unravel the
gathering.
IDF Surrounds Jenin On Monday the IDF, in response to a wave of bombs, surrounded
the Arab city of Jenin. Some months ago they went into Jenin
but left after a few hours. This time the operation appears to
be planned to last longer. Sharp Criticism of Advertisements Encouraging Working
Careers for Bnei Torah Rabbonim and marbitzei Torah have had sharp criticism
of a new wave of advertisements encouraging avreichim
to leave the beis medrash to study a trade or
profession. In fact, such appeals seek to change the career
aspirations of bnei Torah and to create the impression
that a "revolution" is in the works among bnei Torah
who are taking up these courses of study. Kohanim Traveling on Highway 444 Must Keep Right
In response to a question from the moro de'asra of
Modi'in Illit HaRav Meir Kessler, HaRav Sholom Yosef Eliashiv
has determined that kohanim traveling on Highway 444
must remain in the right lane. This directive pertains to the
part of the road from its intersection with Highway 443 until
the Chadid cemetery junction only. It was recently discovered
that part of the road runs over a burial cave. Transport of Consignment on Shabbos Averted At the intervention of communal leaders in Haifa and Kiryat
Ata and UTJ Knesset members, the Shabbos shipment of an over-
sized consignment from Israel Shipyards to the Haifa
refineries was prevented. In the presence of the chairman of
the Knesset Internal Affairs Committee Rabbi Moshe Gafni,
Government Secretary Gideon Saar repeated his pledge of
government policy not to move freight on Shabbos.
What does a new year mean to most of the people in the world?
"Celebrating" with eating and drinking and wild abandon. Have
a blast in honor of the new year. Observations: Study Ties Heart Disease to Depression by B. Kravitz Angina pectoris is a heart condition that affects more than
two million Americans, and is responsible for the highest-
priced medical treatments in the US -- more than seven billion
dollars annually.
Rosh Hashona in New York
The interior of the car was sweltering.
"September this year is hotter than usual, and you sit there
cooped up in a closed metal box, motorized, for... say...
about sixteen hours a day. Whew! Hmmm? What's that? What did
you say, Mister?" IN-DEPTH FEATURES To Rededicate Koenigsburg -- He Established Elul REBBE, A YEAR HAS GONE BY . . .
Erev Rosh HaShanah falls on Tuesday, Sep. 18. Hatoros
Nedorim must be made on Erev Rosh HaShanah. In addition, a
pruzbull, to be able to collect debts, is made,
according to most poskim, at the end of the Shmitta
year on Erev Rosh HaShanah 5762. This morning we say
tachanun at Selichos but not at Shacharis or
Minchah.
Rosh HaShanah falls on Tuesday, Sep. 18 and Wednesday,
Sep. 19.
Thursday, 3 Tishrei (Sep. 20) is Tzom Gedalyah on which
we fast in memory of the killing of Gedalya ben Achikom who
was appointed by Nevuchadnezer to protect the Jews after the
destruction of the first Beis HaMikdash.
The custom is to make kaporos during the Aseres
Yemei Teshuvah.
The minhag is for the Mora DeAsra to say a
deroshah on Shabbos Shuvah to awaken the
olam to teshuvah and inform the community of the
halochos of Yom Kippur and Sukkos (see Mishnah
Berurah chap. 429).
END OF FAST - TZOM GEDALYAH
Yerushalayim: 6:06 P.M.
Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak and nearby cities: 6:07 P.M.
Haifa: 6:07 P.M.
Beer Sheva: 6:07 P.M.
Elad: 6:07 P.M.
Beit Shemesh: 6:07 P.M.
Kiryat Sefer: 6:06 P.M.
New York: 7:26 P.M.
London: 7:40 P.M.
Gateshead: 7:50 P.M.
END OF FAST ACCORDING TO CHAZON ISH:
Yerushalayim: 6:09 P.M.
Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak and nearby cities: 6:11 P.M.
Haifa: 6:10 P.M.
Beer Sheva: 6:10 P.M.
Elad: 6:10 P.M.
Beit Shemesh: 6:10 P.M.
Kiryat Sefer: 6:10 P.M.
New York: 7:30 P.M.
London: 7:45 P.M.
Gateshead: 7:55 P.M.
(Birur Halocho Tinyana, Orach Chaim 562, and Yoreh
De'ah 262).
It is a mitzvah to eat on Erev Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur falls on Thursday, 10 Tishrei (Sep. 27).
Yizkor is said on Yom Kippur.
On Yom Kippur one must observe all the five
inuyim.
Kiddush Levonoh is said on motzei Yom Kippur for
those who do not follow the Gaon's ruling to make Kiddush
Levonoh during the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah.
The minhag is to start building a Sukkah on
Motzei Yom Kippur.
Shiurim for Yom Kippur
When the doctor does not require a person to eat normally but
rather he or she can eat less than the halachic shiur,
the person may drink every nine minutes a volume of 40 cubic
centimeters of liquid and eat 34 cubic centimeters of food.
A cubic centimeter and a gram are an identical amount only in
water where 40 grams of water is equal to 40 cubic centimeters
of volume. In other drinks the amounts are not identical, and
as far as food is concerned there is no comparison between
weight and volume.
The weight of a cookie is approximately 18 grams.
The weight of a matzoh is 15-18 grams but it is 34
cubic centimeters.
The weight of 40 cubic centimeters of milk is 41 grams.
The weight of 40 cubic centimeters of grape juice is 44
grams.
The weight of 34 cubic centimeters of natural honey is 57
grams.
(Birur Halocho Kamma and IV Orach Chaim 612)
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