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NOTE: The next issue is scheduled to come out before Yom Kippur. We also note that the low level of response to our announcement of discontinuing the Luach indicates that our decision to do so has the approval of our readers. Kesivah vechasimah tovoh.
Jewish Organizations Protest Iranian President's Visit to
UN General Assembly
Upon arriving in New York for his annual visit to address the
United Nations General Assembly, Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad was greeted by thousands of Jewish and Iranian
protesters and an undelivered speech by the Republican
Party's vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, describing
him as a world threat.
The Rabbinical Transportation Committee is calling on all
parties involved in the matter to ensure that the Mehadrin
bus lines arranged for the chareidi sector are not cancelled
when the light-rail systems starts to operate in Jerusalem. A
delegation of neighborhood rabbonim visited the home of Maran
HaRav Eliashiv shlita to consult with him on the
matter.
Upon consultation with its rabbinic leadership, Agudath
Israel of America has issued the following statement
regarding the Conservative movement's new "Hekhsher
Tzedek."
The Committee of Five, which now manages R' Shimon Bar
Yochai's gravesite in Meron at the behest of gedolei
Yisroel shlita with members representing various segments
of the religious sector, is continuing its efforts to
facilitate prayer and accommodate the needs of site visitors
throughout the year.
Like every year, HaRav Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman arrived
at the home of Maran HaRav Yosef Sholom Eliashiv on Tuesday
to exchange blessings for the new year. During their meeting
the two gedolei Yisroel shlita discussed various
issues currently on the agenda.
Hundreds of "giborei koach" farmers from the North
were honored at a special event in Afula sponsored by the
National Center for Shomrei Shevi'is at Kommemiyus, which is
under the aegis of Keren Shevi'is. by L. Yungerman
Shut your eyes tight and think: What is closest is first.
Myself, my parents, children, siblings, the neighbors in my
building, those who attend the same shul, acquaintances of a
greater radius — street and neighborhood, fellow
Jerusalemites (or whichever city I live in). Period. Talelei Oros: A Selection Of Thoughts On Tekias
Shofar
Before Shofar Blowing
"For Hashem is sublime [and] fearsome, a great King over the
entire world" (Tehillim 47:3).
There are two ways to attain fear of Heaven. Dwelling on the
fact that "Hashem is sublime" leads a person to fear Hashem
because it is human nature to fear that which is superior to
oneself.
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