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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Pinchos, 5766

Sunday, 13 Tammuz - Shabbos, 19 Tammuz 5766 (July 9-15, 2006)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Yoma 32-38
Yerushalmi:
Ma'seros 6-12

MISHNA YOMIS
Megillah 4:2 - Mo'ed Koton 1:5

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 582:4-586:4

Ovos: 1

Ta'anis Shivah Asar BeTammuz falls on Thursday, July 13.

From Shivah Asar BeTammuz until after Tishah B'Av (midday 10 Av) there are certain acts of simchah that are prohibited.

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Chukas-Bolok (Parshas Bolok in Eretz Yisroel)

Yerushalayim:
7:13 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:28 P.M.

London:
9:03 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:2 P.M.
Melbourne:
4:59 P.M.

Parshas Pinchos

Yerushalayim:
7:11 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:27 P.M.

London:
8:57 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:15 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:03 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

Israel Working to Ensure no Supply Crisis in Gaza
by M Plaut and Yated Ne'eman Staff

Israeli authorities have been very careful to monitor the level of basic supplies in the Gaza area to ensure that there are adequate amounts of the basic necessities.


Jerusalem Rabbinical Conference to Focus on Conversion
By Betzalel Kahn

A delegation of rabbonim made a round of visits at the homes of gedolei Yisroel in preparation for the World Rabbinical Conference scheduled to take place in Jerusalem from Tammuz 21-23, addressing the issue of conversion.


Israeli Reform Movement Tries to Disrupt Chinuch Atzmai
By Betzalel Kahn

The Reform Movement filed a High Court petition against the Education Ministry and Chinuch Atzmai, demanding the cancellation of transportation funding for Chinuch Atzmai. Lacking any other controversial issues to bring before the High Court, the Reform Movement is trying to force Chinuch Atzmai students to enroll at institutions close to home.


Degel HaTorah Representatives Absent from Egged Seminar
By Tzvi Sofer

Degel HaTorah did not send representatives to a seminar for Egged department managers and branch heads on the topic of the way of life and transportation needs of chareidi passengers.



Knesset Representatives Named to Dayan and Judge Selection Committees
By Eliezer Rauchberger

The Knesset named its representatives to the dayan and judge selection committees as well as the committees for the selection of Muslim and Arab kadis. Five MKs vied for two spots on the Dayanim Selection Committee. Of the 113 MKs who took part in the vote on Monday five ballots were disqualified. Each MK voted for two representatives.


Kosel Regulars Request Women's Section be Expanded
By Betzalel Kahn

A demand to restore the original arrangement for the ezras noshim at the Western Wall Plaza was among a list of requests women who pray at the Kosel Maarovi on a daily basis sent to PM Ehud Olmert.



Confrontation with Missionaries Trying to Operate in Meah Shearim
By Betzalel Kahn

Christian missionaries try to ensnare unsuspecting Jews around the world and recently they ventured into Jerusalem's Meah Shearim neighborhood. Furious residents tried to oust them from the neighborhood, but a show of violence by one of the missionaries led to a confrontation with the intruders and the police, who were summoned to protect the missionaries and even wound up beating residents.


Netivot Moshe Students and Parents Demonstrate Against Haifa Mayor
By Y. Ariel

Students from the Netivot Moshe School in Haifa's Kiryat Shmuel neighborhood demonstrated alongside their parents against Mayor Yonah Yahav to protest the municipality's failure to meet the school's basic needs. The municipality recently reneged on pledges to allocate land for the construction of a larger building, leaving the students to contend with crowded, difficult conditions.

Dozens of Lots Allocated for Botei Knesses and Religious Institutions in Jerusalem
By Betzalel Kahn

The Jerusalem Municipality recently allocated dozens of lots for the construction of botei knesses and religious institutions around the city. The move was made possible following the success of Mayor Rabbi Uri Lupoliansky in reactivating the Municipal Siting Committee.

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OPINION & COMMENT

Who is an Authentic Jew?

Most of Klal Yisroel — certainly most of the residents of Israel, judging by the way they answer surveys about their relationship to Jewish tradition — greeted as good news the announcement that Kibbutz Degania was building a beit knesset. Not so Reform Rabbi Dr. Dalia Sara Marx, a teacher at the Hebrew Union College.

The Task of a Jewish Mother
A letter from HaRav Shimshon Pincus, zt'l

Dear Parent,

I am writing with regard to the articles that appeared in the paper, on the topic of hosting married children in their parents' home for Shabbos, chagim, and the like. I wish to bring our readers' attention to a very important point and explain what I understand to be a basic problem, and even a fundamental error in hashkofoh.

More Opinion & Comment . . .


OBSERVATIONS


Return
by Gita Gordon

Serializing a new novel.

Chapter 25: Eli and Fay Tell their Story — Part 1

Daniel has been acting very strangely, since he has seen the New York mobsters who threatened him on the streets of Jerusalem. Eli and Fay, Daniel's parents, have also come to Jerusalem. They went to the Kosel for forty days to daven to find their son, and now Eli and Daniel have met.


HOME & FAMILY

"Something Strong Encompasses Me and Holds Me"
a story by S. Bat Sofer

We sat on a bench in Metzudah Park in Tzfas. The sun was leaning towards the west, casting long shadows, dancing all the way to the Kinneret that we saw reflected from where we sat. It had only been a week ago that I had met Limor. We're neighbors for two weeks of vacation in a wide courtyard in the Old City of Tzfas.

More Home & Family . . .


IN-DEPTH FEATURES

Make a Lot of Laughter Among the Jewish People!
by David Gross

HaRav Shteinman's Trip to Kehillos Yisroel Abroad: Chinuch Guidance for Troubled Times
by Rabbi Yisroel Friedman


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