Friday, February 28, 2014

אשה מעוברת בשנת העיבור

The Levush Orach Chaim 685 writes, one of the reasons we fast  on Shovevim Tat , so that  pregnant women shouldn’t miscarry. 

During a leap year, it is more common for women to have miscarriages.

We fast 8 times for the last 8 months of pregnancy. (first month [40 days]
is not a miscarriage) . It is very appropriate to start on Parshas Shmos, where it says ובני ישראל פרו וישרצו -- 

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Shulchan Aruch Fun Facts

The shortest Siman in Shulchan Orach  is  Orach Chaim #419:

מצוה להרבות בסעודה בר"ח
The only Siman in Shulchan Orach that has no Halacha in it is  Orach Chaim # 430:
שבת שלפני הפסח קורין אותו שבת הגדול
The shortest Se’ief in Shulchan Orach  is in # Yoreh Deah . 65 : 6 (2 words 8 letters)
נוהג בכוי ( גיד הנשה
&  Even Haezer 126 : 42 
מותרת בוי"ו 
  (how to spell)

The Bais Yosef completed the
Shulchan Arech Orech Chaim on Monday  2nd Ellul 5315
Shulchen Arech Yoreh Deah  on Tue evening  2nd Tamuz 5316
Shulchen Arech Even Haezer on Tue evening  19th Shvat 5317
Shulchen Arech  Choshen Mishpat 16th Adar 1 5323

(Seems that  Choshen Mishpat took him approximately
6 years to complete and the others less than
a year )

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Mishkan Vekeilav

Model of the tabernacle in Timna Park, Israel.Photo Credit Wikipedia



Rashi (Shmos 38 : 22 ) says ,” Moshe commanded Betzalel to build the Kli Hamishkan first, and then do the Mishkan. Betzalel argued and said the Minhag is to build the house first and then the Keilim, so you can place them in the house. Moshe agreed that this was the way Hashem originally commanded him.”
The building of the Mishkan was completed on the 25th of Kislev. The first time it was erected was Rosh Chodesh Nissan, more than three months later. Why should we care if the Keilim would be built before the Mishkan, if it wasn’t stored in it for the first three months?

Possible Answer,
Betzalels  concern , was not , that the Mishkan needs to
be ready first, in order to place the Klei Hamishkan in it.
He knew that both, the Mishkan and the Keilim will  go into storage, for 3 months.
 His argument was, being the Minhag Haolam is, to build
the home first and then the furniture, so too when building a Mishkan, we  should follow the Minhag
 Haolam and build the Mishkan first and then the Keilim.

He  held, when doing Mitzvohs we should act and do it in
a normal manner. We should follow the Minhag Haolom.

From the Loshon of  Rashi  we see that his main complaint was  
The Minhag Haolam .
The practical problem of storage is only  an explanation for the
Minhag Haolam and not for the Mishkan which would be stored

for three months.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

how could it be?-Bris Milah Triviah

How could it be, a healthy firstborn (from both parents) boy, we don't do a Bris Milah because

of מתו אחיו מחמת מילה ? (two brothers died from Bris) ????

The firstborn of triplets was born on Erev Shabbos Bein Hashmoshes and the other two were born after night fall.

The firstborn has to wait for his Bris until Sunday. The two younger brothers will have their Bris on Shabbos
.

Therefore if the two younger brothers die during their Bris, he becomes a מתו אחיו מחמת מילה 

Thursday, February 13, 2014

What Is The Mekor To Saying Hamokom Yinachem By A Shiva

The Minhag for Ashkenazim, when being Menachem Aveilim, is to say:

 “ Hamakom Yenachem Eschem B’toch Shaar Aveilei Tzion V’yerushalayim”



 Some Aveilim have this text hanging behind them, so that the Menachmim will know to say the exact Nusach. 
 This text does not exists in Bavli, Yerushalmi, Rambam, Tur or Shulchan Aruch. 

 The first source of this Nusach, is in Shu”t Shvus Yaakov (3 : 98) He writes if one of the Aveilim is Menachem other Aveilim he should say Hamakom Yenachem Eschem VEOSONU

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

What Is Chevras Lina???

ערוך השלחן יו"ד של"ה  ג                         

     
    
מה יפו החברות בכמה ערים הנקראים "חברה לינה",
שלנים אצל החולים כל הלילה לראות מה שהם
צריכים. דביום על פי רוב משמשים לו אנשי
 ביתו, מה שאין כן בלילה דאנשי ביתו עמלים
 מעבודת היום ונשקעים בשינה באונס.
 על כן גדול שכרם מאוד מאוד של "חברי לינה".

The Aruch Hashulchan writes,
“How nice it is in many cities that have a Chevra Lina. They stay with the
Choleh the whole night and take care of their needs. During the day it is usually done by the family. At night the family members are tired and fall asleep unintentionally .
Therefore the reward for the Chavrei Lina is very very great.”


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