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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Tetzaveh, 5765

Sunday, 4 Adar I - Shabbos, 10 Adar I (Feb. 13-19, 2005)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Niddah 57-63
Yerushalmi:
Bova Metzia 20-26

MISHNA YOMIS
Shevi'is 1:3-2:8

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 320:6-321:6

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Terumah
Yerushalayim:
4:47 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
5:01 P.M.

London:
4:53 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:15 P.M.
Melbourne:
8:06 P.M.

Parshas Tetzaveh
Yerushalayim:
4:53 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
5:07 P.M.

London:
5:05 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:15 P.M.
Melbourne:
7:58 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



Abbas and Sharon Declare Separate Cease Fires in Sharm
by Mordecai Plaut and Yated Ne'eman Staff

At the end of a summit at Sharm-el-Sheikh organized by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas declared, "We have agreed with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to cease all acts of violence against the Israelis and the Palestinians wherever they are."


Employment Project for Modi'in Illit Women Gains Momentum
By A. Cohen

An employment project for the women of Modi'in Illit (Kiryat Sefer-Brachfeld) is gaining momentum and approaching the implementation stages. Within two weeks another business, Image Store, will set up a work center, joining companies already operating in the city under a government program called Call Center initiated by Local Council Head Rabbi Yaakov Guterman.


Spitting in Jerusalem Fans Antisemitism in Armenia
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Armenia's tiny Jewish community is growing concerned by what it says is mounting antisemitism in the South Caucasus country. Recent incidents of Jewish youths spitting at Armenian priests in the Old City of Jerusalem have been cited by those who are trying to stir up hatred of Jews in Armenia.


Funding to be Transferred to Yeshivas Despite Budget Delay
By Betzalel Kahn

Through concerted efforts by Degel HaTorah Secretary MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni, funding for the months of January and February will be transferred to the yeshivas within the next few days although the national budget for 2005 has not yet been approved in its second and third readings.



MK Gafni: NRP Resigned from the Coalition Due to the Disengagement Plan, Not Collapse of Religious Services
By Eliezer Rauchberger

The Knesset plenum rejected on Monday two no-confidence motions submitted by opposition parties, one on the issue of the failure to pay religious council employees their salaries and the other on the dire state of hospital wards.


MK Ravitz Protests Failure to Rescind Budget Cut for Chareidi Kindergartens
By G. Lazer

MK Rabbi Avrohom Ravitz sent a sharply-worded letter to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday accusing certain government figures of failing to meet a promise made to Degel HaTorah to work toward reversing a harsh 15 percent budget cut for chareidi kindergartens.

Government Unanimously Approves Plan to Advance Religious Services
By Betzalel Kahn

The government unanimously approved a series of proposals by the Prime Minister's Office and the Housing Ministry intended to improve state religious services, including the immediately resumption of construction work on mikvo'os and botei knesses, offsetting the local authorities' debts to the religious councils and transferring the funds directly and increasing the number of positions and funding for mikveh workers.


Manchester Prepares for Central Shas Siyum
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

The Manchester kehilloh is eagerly awaiting the central event to mark the Siyum HaShas for participants at the Daf Yomi Beis Medrash, headed by HaRav Simchah Chaim Bamberger.


CER Delegation Participates in European Memorial Ceremonies
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

A prominent delegation from the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) attended the Auschwitz memorial ceremonies in Cracow and Auschwitz/Birkenau. It included the Chief Rabbi of Moscow (Rabbi P Goldschmidt), Chief Rabbi of Ukraine (Rabbi Y Bleich) and Cllr A Dunner, Executive Director of the CER.

Bezeq Donated NIS 2.8 Million to Charity Organizations
By G. Kleiman

On every 20th of the month during the current fiscal year, Bezeq donates 5 percent of the income from phone calls made that day to community organizations for the sick and needy.

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OPINION & COMMENT

The Mishkan in Everyday Life

The sections about the construction of the Mishkan open with a call for a commitment of the heart: " . . . from every man whose heart moves him, you should take My terumoh" (25:2). The goal of this effort is: "And they will make Me a Mikdosh, and I will dwell amongst them" (25:8).

Risky Bets
by A. Lederman

Recently we have been witness to the collapse of many businesses and factories due to the difficult economic conditions in the State of Israel. It's no secret that many sectors considered stable and sure are struggling for survival and on the verge of financial ruin.

More Opinion & Comment . . .


OBSERVATIONS


HOME & FAMILY

Giving More
By A. Flam

Leah Avrahami cast wondering eyes on the girls in front of her:

"So why didn't you come to ask?"

The question hung for several seconds in the small room. Larissa didn't hurry to respond, while Esther stubbornly played with her braid. Leah motioned for them to sit and they did so silently, slightly embarrassed. Suddenly she had a new idea.

More Home & Family . . .


IN-DEPTH FEATURES

Memoirs of HaRav Shlomo Lorincz, Shlita

The Most Awful Thing Was the Screeching of the Ravens . . .
By Yisroel Friedman


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