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CALENDAR FOR
Parshas Vayeishev, 5766

Sunday, 17 Kislev - Shabbos, 23 Kislev 5766 (Dec. 18-24, 2005)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Eruvin 74-80
Yerushalmi:
Pe'ah, 8-14

MISHNA YOMIS
Eruvin 9:4-10:12

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 473:4-481:1

Molad: Friday night 1:00 A.M.

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Vayishlach
Yerushalayim:
4:02 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:16 P.M.

London:
3:36 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:15 P.M.
Melbourne:
8:23 P.M.

Parshas Vayeishev
Yerushalayim:
4:06 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
4:19 P.M.

London:
3:38 P.M.
Johannesburg:
6:15 P.M.
Melbourne:
8:27 P.M.

 

 

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NEWS

Degel HaTorah National Convention Opens in Zichron Yaakov
by Y.Ariel and B. Kahn

"Good for us and good for the World"

The Degel HaTorah National Convention began Tuesday at the Eden Inn in Zichron Yaakov with a special opening session attended by members of Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, the Rabbinical Committee and Degel HaTorah leaders and delegates.


Gedolei Yisroel Call for Reinforced Efforts to Use Kosher Electricity on Shabbos
by A. Cohen

Gedolei Yisroel including Maran HaRav Eliashiv, shlita, signed a letter of encouragement for the askonim who are making marked progress toward plans to install a Shabbos generator for the entire city of Modi'in Illit.


MK Gafni Protests Discrimination Against Chareidi Institutions
by Eliezer Rauchberger

"What the Education Ministry is doing to chareidi education has not been done in any totalitarian country in the world. Funding is not transferred properly in any area. Not in the lower grades, not in the high-school grades, not in the seminaries, not in transportation and not in talmudei Torah.


Betzedek Wins Petition on Tuition for Chinuch Atzmai Commuter Students
by Betzalel Kahn and Y. Ariel

Another court victory for Betzedek: A Haifa court ruled that the "Gafni Law" must be enforced at all local authorities as of the time of legislation and required the city of Kiryat Yam to pay the tuition—including back tuition payments—for local students who commute to Chinuch Atzmai schools in Haifa, and to reimburse Betzedek for the court costs and attorney fees.


City of Jerusalem Invests in Development of Geula Area
by Betzalel Kahn

The City of Jerusalem, through municipal companies Eden and Moriah, has begun an extensive project to develop and upgrade the infrastructures in the Kerem Avraham neighborhood and the Geula area. The city invested much time and effort into planning the project, which now enters the execution stage.


Rain Forecast for Thursday
by G. Kleiman

Weather forecasters at the Meteorological Service in Beit Dagan say rain will fall on Thursday after three weeks of no rain and unseasonably high temperatures.


Ariel Sharon's Policy Address at the Israel Business Conference
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

At the Israel Business Conference on December 5 of this year, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon spoke and discussed his goals in several important areas. Since Sharon is extraordinarily close-mouthed for an Israeli prime minister, this speech represents a relatively rare glimpse of his plans. Therefore we are reproducing excerpts of it for the benefit of our readers.



Sharon Promises Security Considerations Alone Will Guide School Guard Arrangements
by G. Kleiman

"The considerations for the security of students at educational institutions in Israel have been and will remain security considerations alone," PM Ariel Sharon said at last week's Cabinet meeting.


Multiyear Improvement Plan for Kosel Maarovi Approved
by Betzalel Kahn

The government approved a multiyear improvement plan for the Western Wall Plaza this week. The plan calls for changes to the main point of entry to the Kosel Maarovi, new traffic arrangements and a new building to house the police station, emergency and rescue services and other services.

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OPINION & COMMENT

Planning for the Worst

"And Yaakov sent messengers . . . and the other camp will be able to run away . . . G-d of my father Avrohom . . . and the gift passed ahead . . . " (Bereishis 32:4-22)

The Eternal Wrestling Match
by Rabbi Yechezkel Spanglet

Following his struggle and triumph in Lavan's home, Yaakov faces yet another major challenge in the shaping of his life and of his posterity: the confrontation with Eisov.

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OBSERVATIONS

More Observations . . .

Return
by Gita Gordon

Serializing a new novel.

Chapter 7 — Dean in Jerusalem (July 2000) — Part 1

Escaping from criminals who seem to want to harm him, and seem to be behind the mysterious disappearance of his parents on a trip to South America, Dean has swiftly and suddenly joined a group of yeshiva boys going to the airport and from there caught a flight for Israel. He looks like a yeshiva boy, but he is fresh from Harvard Business School.


HOME & FAMILY

LIFE JOURNEYS
TRUE STORIES ABOUT REAL PEOPLE

by Sara Gutfreund

The Green Marble

For many years, my husband and I stayed in our large, family house even after the children had married and moved away. We thought that it made sense to keep it, since the children and grandchildren would come home often for Shabbos and Yom Tov.

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IN-DEPTH FEATURES

Making a Mockery of Law — The Insulting Record of Israel's High Court of Justice
by Binyamin Y. Rabinowitz

The Final Days of the War in the Pacific and the Jews of Shanghai
by A. Bernstein


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