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They All Went to the Annual Lev L'Achim Gathering in Bnei
Brak
Thousands of bnei Torah outreach activists joined
dozens of gedolei Torah, roshei yeshivos and
marbitzei Torah to sanctify Sheim Shomayim at
the annual Lev L'Achim conference held at Heichalei Malchut
Halls in Bnei Brak Monday night 26 Nisan.
For the first time in Haifa's history, the municipality will
stop the sale of pork within city limits after a court upheld
a petition filed by legal rights organization, Betzedek.
Orange-Partner Communications signed an agreement with Vaadas
HaRabbonim LeInyonei Tikshores to supply an approved cell
phone that will only carry telephone conversations with a
block of dedicated phone numbers.
Achsania Shel Torah, which began operations in Jerusalem at
the beginning of the winter zman, plans to increase
its activity as the summer zman commences next week.
Initiated and encourage by gedolei Yisroel and
roshei yeshivos, the organization works to assist
hundreds of yeshiva students, especially those living near
Mir Yeshiva, find solutions for independent housing.
At a special meeting convened during Chol Hamoed Pesach,
members of the Shearis Yisroel Beis Din decided to rescind
its kashrus supervision over the R.S. Bashkevitz company
immediately, following an incident of fraud involving
mayonnaise marketed for Pesach use. Shearis Yisroel is now
assessing legal measures against the company in response to
the deceit.
The Finance Ministry's Budget Department is showing great
interest in advancing women's employment within the chareidi
sector. Recently several workshops were held for staff
members at the Budget Department, which is headed by Kobi
Haber. The main lecture was given by Modi'in Illit City
Council Head Rabbi Yaakov Guterman, who shared the successful
model used to employ women in his city.
HaRav Moshe Teitelbaum, rov of the Satmar Chassidim
worldwide, was niftar in New York City on Monday 26
Nisan at the age of 91. The levaya was held the
following evening, leaving from Williamsburg in Brooklyn for
the burial in Kiryas Yoel in upstate New York.
Beis Hamedrash LeHalochoh in the Settlements, under the
leadership of HaRav Yosef Efrati, held its 54th seminar this
week, focusing on the topic of separating terumos
umaaseros in the home kitchen.
Another wave of sifrei Torah thefts has struck Antwerp
according to Lemaan Teida. Two sifrei Torah
stolen a few months ago were miraculously found in Russia,
one at a border crossing and the other when an unknown figure
tried to sell it to a rov in Grodno.
On the Way to Forming a New Government
The main issue occupying Israel these days is the formation
of a government. Although not all the details are known and
some are still subject to change, the general outlines are
clear. The Necessity of Suffering: Perfecting an Individual Jew's
Soul and Bringing Tikkun Ho'Olom
Part I
Chazal write (Medrash Rabbah, parsha 65,
os 9): "Yitzchok asked for yissurim
(suffering). He said to G-d: `Ribbon HoOlomim! If a
man dies without yissurim, the Attribute of Justice is
stretched over him. But if You bring upon him
yissurim, the Attribute of Justice won't be stretched
over him [because the yissurim cleanse him of sin
(Yeffeih Toar)].'
Return Serializing a new novel.
Chapter 19: The Amazon, October 2001 — Part I
In this month Daniel married Esther. The fate of his
parents hung as a cloud over his wedding. What has happened
to them?
TACT — To Walk in Another's Shoes
Understandings in Bein Odom Lachaveiro — for the Sefira
Period.
The Vilna Gaon: No Secret Escaped Him A Head in the Heavenly Domain and a Heart of Gold
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On Tuesday night, the eve of 14 Nissan (Apr. 11) is the
search for chometz - bedikas chometz, and the
chometz is burnt the next morning, Erev Pesach,
Wednesday, 14 Nissan (Apr. 12) until the end of the zman
sreifas chometz. On erev Pesach the firstborn
fast— Ta'anis Bechoros.
Yov Tov Pesach falls on Thursday, 15 Nissan (Apr. 14), in
Eretz Yisroel, and on Thursday and Friday (Apr. 14-15) in
Chutz Le'aretz. The days until Shevi'i Shel
Pesach are Chol HaMo'ed.
From Mussaf of Yom Tov Pesach in Eretz Yisroel we say
morid hatal in Shemoneh Esreih instead of
vesen tal u-motor livrocho.
From Thursday night, Motzei Yom Tov Rishon Shel
Pesach, we count sefiras ha'omer until Shavuos.
The seforim hakedoshim write to make a meal on the
sixteenth of Nissan to remember the se'udas Esther
that she made when Homon was hanged (Mishnah Berurah,
490:2 from the Mogen Avrohom).
Shevi'i Shel Pesach falls on Wednesday, 21 Nissan
(April 19) and in Chutz Le'aretz also on Thursday, 22
Nissan (April 20) which is Yom Tov Sheini Shel Goliyos -
Shmini Shel Pesach.
Many are accustomed to read Pirkei Ovos after
Minchah of Shabbos, from Pesach until Rosh
HaShanah.
Our minhag is not to pray Yom Kippur Koton and
surely not to fast during the month of Nissan.
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