Ohr Torah Stone
Spring Newsletter

While the Public Sector strike paralyzed Israel, the advocates in OTS's Legal Aid Center and Hotline worked overtime to help clients. Read about R -- whose already difficult case was compounded by court workers' sanctions -- and how her Legal Aid Advocate's compassion, wisdom and devotion saved her.

A new "Journal for Innovation in Teaching Jewish Studies", published by the Lookstein Center of Bar Ilan University, includes an article by Neveh Channah's Reuven Werber about teaching aided by computers (page 37)

Yom Haatzmaut by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
   Ohr Torah Stone's Max Morrison Legal Aid Center and Hotline (Yad L'isha) is featured in the March 17th Jerusalem Post article "Agunot Protest for the Right to Get a Get", by Jenny Hazan
   "Give and Take - and Finally, Get"- read the article by Yair Sheleg that appeared in Haaretz on Friday, 21 February, 2003

Parshat Pinchas
This week’s Torah portion opens by identifying the two individuals whom Pinchas pierced by the sword at the conclusion of last week’s parsha, Balak. But why is that story in fact placed at the end of Balak - where it is seemingly irrelevant -- and why is it not at the beginning of this week's portion, where it appears to better belong? 

Rabbi Chaim Brovender's Parshat Hashavua can be found on the Yeshivat Hamivtar-Orot Lev website.

Para gobernar se ha de comprender y guiar a cada uno de los gobernados

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