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8 Av 5762 - July 17, 2002 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Eikev, 5762

Sunday, 12 Av - Shabbos, 18 Av
(July 21-27, 2002)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Bova Basra, 123-129
Yerushalmi:
Bikurim, 11 - Shabbos, 4

MISHNA YOMIS
Ovos, 6:7 - Horiyos, 2:4

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 690:15-693:2

Ovos:5

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Voeschanan (Nachamu)
Yerushalayim:
7:09 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:24 P.M.

London:
8:52 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:17 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:04 P.M.

Parshas Eikev
Yerushalayim:
7:05 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:20 P.M.

London:
8:43 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:21 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:08 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


Inflation in Israel Up in June
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

According to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Monday (July 15) the Consumer Price Index shot up 1.3 percent in June, far exceeding even the most pessimistic forecasts. The CPI has risen 6.3 percent in the last six months. This compares with a rise of 6.6 percent for the entire secular year 2001.


Knesset Approves Yeshiva Student Draft Law; Revote Expected on Unacceptable Amendment
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The ad hoc committee preparing the yeshiva student draft deferral legislation for its second and third readings approved the legislation on Tuesday morning. However, a controversial proposal -- entirely unacceptable to the Torah world -- to require all yeshiva students to serve for two weeks every year in the Civil Guard was, unexpectedly, approved. Therefore, instead of going directly to the Knesset for final approval, there will be a revote in the committee next week.


U.S Aguda to NYS Officials: No State Constitutional Bar to Vouchers
by B. Isaac

In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision that educational vouchers do not violate the U.S. Constitution, attention is turning to the states, where most of the actual voucher programs to be proposed will be crafted.

Chareidi Jew Murdered in Toronto
by Yated Ne'eman Staff and M. Plaut

Toronto police are not sure if the murder of 49-year-old charedi Jew David Rosenzweig, stabbed by a skinhead outside a kosher pizza restaurant just after 1 A.M. motzei Shabbos, was a hate crime. "The evidence and research that we've done does not support this as being a hate-related crime," Staff Insp. Bob Clarke of the Toronto police said at a news conference on Monday. Two suspects were arrested.

Israeli Packers Now Meet Halachic Requirements Regarding Wax on Apples
by Betzalel Kahn

Following extensive efforts and an uncompromising battle, rabbonim from the Jerusalem Rabbinate's Department for Mitzvot Haaretz, in cooperation with rabbonim from the Center for Agriculture According to Torah Law -- Kashrus Lemehadrin headed by Rav Yosef Efrati, began to enjoy the fruits of their labors as Seipack of Kfar Saba, Israel's largest apple- coating manufacturer, joined other companies that already produce kosher wax for polishing apples.

Chareidi Environmentalist
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Chareidi MKs usually deal only with topics closely connected with the public that elected them. This is only to be expected, since they were sent to the Knesset for that purpose. However, the Chairman of the Knesset Interior and Environment Committee, Rabbi Moshe Gafni, has proven that when a chareidi MK accepts a task upon himself, he goes out of his way to do a superb job in every respect, even when he is dealing with issues that do not interest the chareidi public at all, per se.


OPINION & COMMENT

Looking to the Immediate Future

Things have been much worse. Only four short months ago we were battered almost daily. Over a hundred were murdered in one month. Now things are much quieter and the security forces even claim that there are no senior criminal terrorists at large in Yesha. For several weeks, bli ayin hora, there have been no bombings. We pray that this continues.


OBSERVATIONS


HOME & FAMILY

Social Pressure
by R. Chadshai

Who hasn't encountered this phenomenon? Social pressure puts stress on the child and on the parents as well, forcing them to give in. Often, children have not thought through whether they need something or if they are doing something merely because of social pressure, and it seems to them, or so they convince themselves, that this is something they really want or need. It is impossible to ignore the influence of the peer group on the child's behavior and desires, especially among adolescents, and it is important to know how to relate to it.


IN-DEPTH FEATURES

Doing Something about Media Bias Against Israel
by S. Fried

The Jews of Libya
by C. Ofek


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