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The Israel Center's Beth Din to adjudicate and arbitrate monetary disputes, according to Jewish law There is a registration fee of 200nis per case No other charges for this service Please call 566-7787 ext. 204 for further information We have forms for two types of cases: Those where both parties agree to submit their disputeto the Beth Din, and those where a complainant wants the Beth Din to summon the second party. The first batch of cases have been processed and "invitations" have been issued. The Beth Din is now in full swing.. Yitzhak Fund, Esq. • Rabbi Emanuel Quint Chairpersons

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Special Greetings for a happy, healthy,prosperous, peace-filled year to our family & friendsand all of Klal Yisrael; Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cohen and family, Judy & Ira Shapiro and family, The Goldman family of Petach Tikva, Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Greenberg
This is a facsimile of the Rosh HaShana greetings that will IY”H appear in Torah Tidbits #535, the Rosh HaShana issue. You can add your name to this list and send your greetings to thousands of TT readers, including family and friends in Israel and around the world (by email and on the internet) Names will be accepted in any of the above formats or something close to them, by Sunday, September 1., 50NIS contribution per entry; Call 566-7787 ext. 204 for further details and to arrange payment, Wishing you and yours a K’tiva VaChatima Tova

Torah Tidbits This 'n That

• Our Rosh HaShana mailing went out this week and has already been received by many people. Our mailing list consists of current memebrs of the Israel Center, including many Life Members. In addition, we sent the mailing to former members - no, let’s not use that term. How about, members whose membership has lapsed and who have not yet renewed their membership. Yes, that’s better. If you appreciate the subtle difference in terminology, and you are one of those people, this might be a good time to renew your membership.
  The mailing also went to various and sundry other people whose names and addresses we have for some reason or another. How’s that for being vague?
  The mailing contained our chart for Shabbat and Yom Tov candle lighting and havdala. Times for Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Be’er Sheva, and Haifa are given. Also on the chart is the Rosh Chodesh information for the year - when Rosh Chodesh is, the Molad, first and last opportunities for Kiddush L’vana. The mailing also contains a card for Leil Rosh HaShana, which includes Kiddush for each night (Shabbat and Motza’ei Shabbat) and the Y’HI RATZONs for the Leil Rosh HaShana table.
  Included in the mailing is also a 10x10cm Israel Center magnet, useful for holding the candle lighting chart to your refrigerator door (or any other piece of paper you want to use it for).
  And why are we telling you, dear TT reader, all about our mailing? Because if you did not get a mailing, you missed out on some nice “goodies”. But more importantly, as readers of Torah Tidbits, you should be on our mailing list. And you should (in our ‘umble opinion) be members of the Israel Center.
  So if you want to do something about this, please give us a call at (02) 566-7787 or email us at tt@ou.org or fax us at (02) 561-7432 or drop by at 22 Keren HaYesod. We’d love to hear from you.
   

• In order to accommodate two different groups of students from abroad who will be using the Center, one on the first days of Sukkot and the other over Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, we will be having Yom Tov davening on Friday night, Shabbat/YomTov, Motza’ei Shabbat and Sunday second day Yom Tov for Chu”l people. September 20-22 Similarly, we will have Shmini Atzeret davening on Friday night and Shabbat, and Simchat Torah davening and Hakafot on Motza’ei Shabbat and Sunday, September 27-29. There will also be davening on the first day of Chag and Shmini Atzeret (our Simchat Torah). Confusing, no? Simple solution. Let all Jews come on Aliya. But in the meantime, if you or someone you know, is looking for Yom Tov davening in this area for CHUL-niks (who are holding two full days), tell them about our plans. Call for further details.
  Note to Torah Tidbits Folders, Distributors, Advertisers/Sponsors, and Readers: Here is the schedule of issues for the next several weeks, IY”H & BE”H:TT #535 - Rosh HaShana (Sep 5) • TT #536 - Shabbat Shuva & Yom Kippur (Sep 12)TT #537 - Sukkot & Simchat Torah (Sep 19) • TT #538 - B’reishit (Oct 3)Deadline for ads and notices: Monday before the publication date