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Though some of the details were released earlier than he
seemed to have planned, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's
unilateral approach to a settlement with the Palestinians
will involve withdrawing from 17 out of 20 settlements in the
Gaza Strip, it was revealed on Monday. Deputy Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert said that the evacuation of settlements in the
Gaza Strip will commence as early as June or July this year. "The government promised the religious services it provides
citizens would not be affected [by dismantling the Religious
Affairs Ministry]. In practice a large segment of the
population is in need of religious services, but there is a
total collapse in the provision of these services," said MK
Rabbi Moshe Gafni on Monday at a special meeting of the State
Control Committee...
After five months of relative quiet a powerful blast shook
the center of Jerusalem last week when a suicide bomber blew
up on a Line 19 bus traveling from Hadassah-Ein Karem
Hospital toward downtown. Eleven people were killed in the
explosion, Hy"d, and over 50 were injured, including
13 who sustained serious injuries.
After several long months of concerted efforts in cooperation
with local government heads in the Levov and Barzen areas the
precise location of the grave of the Maharsham of Barzen, the
leading posek of his generation in Galicia, was
discovered.
A large majority of the Knesset plenum passed a bill in
second and third readings that will make Rabbinate Botei
Din subordinate to the Justice Ministry, currently headed
by Tommy Lapid. Bnei Brak Education System Not Striking The Bnei Brak Education System did not take part in the
national strike that began on Sunday and schools,
kindergartens and nursery schools were in session as
usual.
Analysis The Prime Minister has long been planning his new diplomatic
plan. He invited reporter Yoel Marcus of Ha'aretz--a
newspaper that has been criticizing him on a daily basis and
demanding that he be thoroughly investigated about the Greek
Island scandal and other affairs--to join him for breakfast
at his Shikmim Ranch home on Monday. Tools of the Yetzer Hora or Not
Cell phones are certainly one of the wonders of modern
technology with their ability to talk from almost anywhere to
almost anywhere on earth, but even the secular world is
recognizing that they must have limits.
Our Children of Truth and Our Truth
Part I
"How greatly did Chazal emphasize the virtue of truth and
said, `The seal of Hashem is truth' (Shabbos 31a).
Hashem created everything but the trait of faleshood and the
trait of injustice." Each of the negative character traits is
sometimes necessary, but the trait of falsehood would be
unnecessary, were people not to sin.
This article is translated excerpts from HaRav Vaye's new
Hebrew book that includes information about infestation in
fruits and how to check them (see review).
Because of the practical importance of this material, we are
making an exception in this case and including the graphical
material that accompanies the article in print which
illustrate infestation in some common fruits.
Bug-Free Fruits
The following fruits do not have to be checked (assuming they have no
holes, and
no soft spots). This addresses only the presence of bugs, and not other
kashrus
questions that may arise.
Avocado; Coconut; Kiwi; Pear; Star-fruit; Fresh dates (sold frozen); Pecan
in shell; Candied esrog; Candied kumquats; Candied apricots; Candied
peaches; Dried apples; Dried mango; Dried papaya; Fruit leather (in closed
wrapper)
Bedikas Hamozone Cahalochoh A Ray of Light
Journey to Far-off Jews in Far-off Lands
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