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7 Iyar 5764 - April 28, 2004 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Emor, 5764

Sunday, 11 Iyar - Shabbos, 17 Iyar (May 2-8, 2004)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Chulin, 100-106
Yerushalmi:
Sotah 15-21

MISHNA YOMIS
Tohoros 10:5 - Mikvo'os 2:2

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 202:13-204:7

Ovos: 4

Ta'anis Sheini Basra falls on Monday, 12 Iyar (May 3).

Pesach Sheini falls on Wednesday, 14 Iyar (May 16). Tachanun is not said and the minhag is to eat matzos during this day. The Chida writes that we should increase our simchah on Pesach Sheini since it is kodosh to Hashem.

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Acharei-Kedoshim
Yerushalayim:
6:44 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
6:59 P.M.

London:
8:07 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:21 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:15 P.M.

Parshas Emor
Yerushalayim:
6:49 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:03 P.M.

London:
8:19 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:16 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:08 P.M.

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