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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Chukas, 5764

Sunday, 1 Tammuz - Shabbos, 7 Tammuz (June 20-26, 2004)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Bechoros 8-14
Yerushalmi:
Nedorim 17-23

MISHNA YOMIS
Niddah 4:3-5:9

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 225:3-230:4

Ovos: 5

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Korach
Yerushalayim:
7:12 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:27 P.M.

London:
9:06 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:06 P.M.
Melbourne:
4:49 P.M.

Parshas Chukas
Yerushalayim:
7:14 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:28 P.M.

London:
9:07 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:08 P.M.
Melbourne:
4:50 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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High Court Allows Sale of Pork in Israel
By Betzalel Kahn

In yet another decision against Judaism and kedushas Eretz Yisroel the High Court effectively ruled to allow the sale of pork inside cities if the majority of a given neighborhood is in favor, and not allowing a municipal council to set rules that apply throughout the area.


Bill to Exempt Botei Knesses from Lease Payments
By Betzalel Kahn

A large majority of the cabinet approved a bill that will exempt botei knesses from having to pay to lease the land from the Israel Lands Authority, rejecting a cabinet recommendation by a team of government ministers headed by Tommy Lapid not to pass the bill.


Religious Council Workers' Salaries Included in Withholding Law
By Eliezer Rauchberger and Ittim

At the end of a long day of marathon meetings the Knesset Finance Committee decided to include the religious council employees in new legislation to regulate salary payments for local authority employees.


A PUBLIC SERVICE NOTICE
Airline and Credit Card Points Can Be Used to Save Lives

by R. F.

El Al Airlines recently notified members of its Frequent Flyer & Loyal Traveler `club' of changes in its policies. As of July 1st, as part of a number of changes in its point system, points more than three years old can no longer be combined with new points accumulated thereafter.


Mayor Lupoliansky Cancels Ceremony for Christian Tourism Group After Discovering it Was Led by a Missionary
by Betzalel Kahn

Jerusalem Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky cancelled a ceremony scheduled to take place at the Jerusalem City Council hall, after it was learned the head of the group of Christians who was slated to receive a certificate for bringing tourists to Jerusalem, Olaf Hackman, is a missionary figure in the US.

Torah Book Week in Jerusalem
By Betzalel Kahn

Torah Book Week (Shovu'a Hasefer Hatorani), sponsored by the City of Jerusalem's Department of Torah Culture, will continue until motzei Shabbos parshas Korach.

Major Daf Yomi Event in Jerusalem
By Betzalel Kahn

Thousands of Daf Yomi learners, from avreichim to baalei batim to yeshiva students, are eagerly awaiting a large gathering on Sunday 1 Tammuz to mark the end of maseches Chulin (a week after the worldwide Daf Yomi) and the beginning of maseches Bechoros in the international Daf Yomi cycle, including a practical demonstration of the mitzvah of reishis hageiz whose laws are detailed near the end of maseches Chulin.

High Percentage of Orloh in Summer Fruits
By Betzalel Kahn

Kashrus figures are reissuing warnings that fruits sold this summer will contain a higher percentage of orloh fruits than in previous years. The increase follows a wave of tree plantings in 5762 due to the minimal amount of planting in the previous Shmittah year, largely thanks to battles waged by the Institute for Torah-Based Agricultural Research. This year the trees from these orchards that have begun bearing fruit are orloh.

MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni Challenges Firing of Population Administration Head
by Eliezer Rauchberger

"I demand to know whether Herzl Gedj did his job faithfully. As head of the Population Administration, was his work done properly according to the Administration? Did he act according to the policy and the laws in place in the State of Israel?" asked MK Rabbi Gafni during a plenum on the issue of Interior Minister Avraham Poraz' dismissal of the director of the Population Administration from his post.


OPINION & COMMENT

Living in Eretz Yisroel: Cause or Effect?

When you think about the pure concepts, it would seem that it is quite easy to distinguish a cause from its effect. The effect is dependent on the cause, but the cause is not dependent on the effect. The cause will bring about the effect, but the presence of the effect does not always indicate the prior presence of the cause unless it is exclusive.


OBSERVATIONS


HOME & FAMILY

Hair Today, Gone Today
by Bayla Gimmel

Hair seems to be a focus point of the Yetzer Hora. We encounter Eisav -- full of hair. Hair comes into play with Yosef Hatzaddik, who, the Midrash tells us, curled his hair, which aroused the evil inclination. Hair is an issue with the Nozir, as with Shimshon and again, hair comes into play with Avsholom. It crops up with a fascinating episode concerning `bald' Eliyohu and with Elisha.


IN-DEPTH FEATURES

Hashem's Torah is Perfect and Complete: The Vilna Gaon's Monumental Torah Edifice
by Rabbi Dov Eliach

Jewish Bratislava, Vienna and Eisenstadt
by M. Samsonowitz


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