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3 Cheshvan 5763 - October 9, 2002 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Lech Lecho, 5763

Sunday, 7 Cheshvan - Shabbos, 13 Cheshvan
(Oct. 13-19, 2002)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Sanhedrin 32-38
Yerushalmi:
Shabbos, 81-87

MISHNA YOMIS
Menochos, 7:6-9:6

HALACHA YOMIS
Kitzur Shulchan Oruch, 67:5-91:4, 143:4-144:1

Ta'anis Sheini Kamma falls on Monday, 8 Cheshvan (Oct. 14) and Ta'anis Chamishi falls on Thursday, 12 Cheshvan (Oct.19).

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Noach
Yerushalayim:
5:36 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
5:51 P.M.

London:
6:02 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:55 P.M.
Melbourne:
6:15 P.M.

Parshas Lech Lecho
Yerushalayim:
4:28 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:43 P.M.

London:
5:46 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:58 P.M.
Melbourne:
6:22 P.M.

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