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Monday, June 30, 2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
Chayav Misa (חייב מיתה) for having long Payos
Daf Shel Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Tamuz
Ta’anis 17 a-b
אף פרועי ראש במיתה
Mori V’rabi Hagaon R. Shlomo Miller Shlita, said, “ A Kohen
whose Payos are longer than a few millimeters (more than 30
days growth) would be Chayav Misa, if he enters the Bais Hamikdash*.
Payos are Sa’aros Rosh which requires to to be cut once in 30 days”.
A Kohen Gadol had to cut his hair once a week and a king every day.
Their Payos were even shorter. (if you can call it Payos)
*מן המזבח ולפנים ועבד(רמב"ם ביאת המקדש א' הל' ח')
Ta’anis 17 a-b
אף פרועי ראש במיתה
Mori V’rabi Hagaon R. Shlomo Miller Shlita, said, “ A Kohen
whose Payos are longer than a few millimeters (more than 30
days growth) would be Chayav Misa, if he enters the Bais Hamikdash*.
Payos are Sa’aros Rosh which requires to to be cut once in 30 days”.
A Kohen Gadol had to cut his hair once a week and a king every day.
Their Payos were even shorter. (if you can call it Payos)
*מן המזבח ולפנים ועבד(רמב"ם ביאת המקדש א' הל' ח')
Monday, June 23, 2014
How many Kapitlach (chapters) are there, in Sefer Tehillim ?
?
There are different Mesoros
to how many Kapitlach, Tehillim consists of.
a) Our Mesora is 150.
b) The Yerushalmi (Shabbos
#16 Hl.1) says there are 147 Parshiyos.
c) The Meieri on Tehillim has
151
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
לז"נ הקדושים, מלכה בת ר' מאיר שלמה ואת שני בניה ,ניסן ופנחס הי"ד יום השנה הוקבעה לכ' סיון
For part 1 see here
Part 2
R. Chaim Brisker zt”l said, "a Choleh who is not obligated to fast, has no reason to be Machmir and fast. "
R. Chaim explained, Since Cholim were never part of
the Gezairah( to fast). Chazal were Gozer only for healthy people to fast.
Therefore there is no point to be Machmir . Had Chazal included everybody in the Gezeiras Ta’anis and then exempted the Cholim, then there would be an inyan,
(only when possible and no harm), to be Machmir and fast .
Perhaps we can say the same Sevarah (logic) for someone who is underage (15-18 years) on the fast of 20th Sivan. Being those under 15 &18 were never included in the Gezeirah, there is no point, even for over 12 – 13 olds (after Bar/ Bat Mitzvah) to be Machmir and fast.
The 4 fasts where children do fast, is only because of Chinuch. Whereas 20th Sivan fast starts at ages 15 & 18, Chinuch is not applicable after Bar/Bat Mitzvah. כנלע"ד
Part 2
R. Chaim Brisker zt”l said, "a Choleh who is not obligated to fast, has no reason to be Machmir and fast. "
R. Chaim explained, Since Cholim were never part of
the Gezairah( to fast). Chazal were Gozer only for healthy people to fast.
Therefore there is no point to be Machmir . Had Chazal included everybody in the Gezeiras Ta’anis and then exempted the Cholim, then there would be an inyan,
(only when possible and no harm), to be Machmir and fast .
Perhaps we can say the same Sevarah (logic) for someone who is underage (15-18 years) on the fast of 20th Sivan. Being those under 15 &18 were never included in the Gezeirah, there is no point, even for over 12 – 13 olds (after Bar/ Bat Mitzvah) to be Machmir and fast.
The 4 fasts where children do fast, is only because of Chinuch. Whereas 20th Sivan fast starts at ages 15 & 18, Chinuch is not applicable after Bar/Bat Mitzvah. כנלע"ד
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Gedolim Pictures
The Italian Chachamim
( Gedolim) shaved their beards*, grew long hair and didn't wear
Yarmulkas
Today, this sounds very
strange,but it wasn't then.
The picture of R, Moshe
Chafetz (Meleches Machsheves)was doctored and a Yarmulka
was added on.by an ignorant person/artist.
He also made him look older
than the original picture, not knowing Ben Meah
Shana is a play on words and meant the Gematria of
Meah (46 years) and not hundred
years. (R.M. Ch. died at age
47)
The Maharshal and other
Poskim hold, Halachicly there is no reason not to say Dvorim Shebikdusha
without a head covering.
R Yehuda Arye Modina** (Bais
Lechem Yehuda- Ari Nohem etc.) writes on himself, he learned
without head covering...
The Bais Yosef and others
argue, and require head covering even when not saying Devorim
Shebikdusha..
*The Chasam Sofer writes all Chachmei Italy(even
Kabbalists) were clean shaven.
** He also was the
mechaber of the Yom Kippur Katan Piyut "Yom Zeh Yehi Mishkal-"
Friday, June 13, 2014
Can you Solve This Riddle?
?למה זה תשאל לשמי
כי אחרון הוא ראשון וראשון הוא אחרון
ואם שלישי בראשון הוא שני
ראשון בראשון הוא שלישי
ואף כי שני בראשון הוא פסול מן התורה
עוטר ישראל בתפארה
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
When did Rus have her Giur ?
From the
Pasuk , כי אל אשר תלכי אלך we see that Rus was
Megayer after the death of her first husband.
If that is
true then we need to understand why was it necessary
to be Meyavem Rus? The first marriage was invalid.(she wasn't Jewish)
Answer I
heard from Mori V’rabi Hagaon R. Shlomo Miller Shlita:
Rus was
Megayer before her first marriage. This Giyur was assumed to be invalid
because she accepted only 612 Mitzvohs.
She had not
accepted The Mitzvah of not marrying a Moavi.
It
was not yet known that a female Moavi may marry a Yisroel.
After the
death of her husband she was Megayer a proper Giyur and
accepted all 613 Mitzvohs. (כי אל
אשר תלכי אלך)
Once Chazal were Mechadesh the Halacha מואבי
ולא מואבית
this validated her first Giyur retroactively . She hasn’t
rejected
a single Mitzvah and therefore her marriage was valid and required
Yivum.
which fast ?
When do males start fasting from age 18 years and older and females from age 15 years and older ?
?
תענית כ' סיון Rabeinu Tam was Gozer Ta’anis on 20th of Sivan. for one of the first blood libels against the Yidden in Blois France. (12th century )
During the Gezeiras Tach v’Tat (Chmielnitzki ym”s-17th century) ,the Va’ad Arba Artzos were Gozer Ta’anis again, on the 20th of Sivan.
The Sha’arei Teshuva (O. Ch 580 ) writes, they found the Pinkas (Kehilla Records) and in it was
written ,“They were Gozer Ta’anis, only for males older than 18 yrs. and females older
than 15 yrs.”
This is in accordance with the Magen Avraham (576:10) who writes, “When we are Gozer Ta’anis Al
Kol Tzoroh Shelo Tavo, The minimum ages for fasting are 15 & 18 years."
1,000 Words Starting With Alef
אלף אלפין ישמשוניה ורבו רבבן
קדומהי
Daniel 7
R. Moshe Zechus wrote a poem containing 1,000
words all starting with the letter Alef.
He
named it אלף אלפין
based on the Pasuk
(
In Daniel the translation is, thousand times a thousand-million)
Since
then, there were three more people who
wrote אלף אלפין poems with a thousand Alefs.
One of them was a Rev.J. Kohn- Zedek (Katz ?) who wrote a Hesped on R. Nosson Adler zt”l chief Rabbi Of
England Mechaber of Nesina Lageir.
EvenThe Shar Blatt has many alefs |
Friday, June 6, 2014
Blowing Shofar On Shabbos-Todays Daf Yomi
Daf Hashavua
Rosh Hashanah
29b
R. Akiva
Yosef Schlesinger zt”l the son in law of R. Hillel
Lichtenstein zt”l (Kolomai) tried to convince the Gedolim to blow
Shofar on Rosh Hashana that falls on Shabbos.
He
claimed, R. Shmuel Salant and the Aderes both agreed with him.
In the years
1904 &05 Rosh Hashana fell on Shabbos. He tried to organize for a Sephardic
& Askenazi Bais Din to sit at the Churva Shul and to blow Shofar. For
some reason the opposition was too strong and it never
materialized.
One of his
arguments was, The Rif is the one, who holds to keep two days R.H.
in Eretz Yisroel. We all follow his Psak. It is the same Rif who holds*,
where there is a Bais Din sitting you do blow Shofar on Shabbos Rosh Hashana.
(R.Y.B. Zakai) If we rely on the Rif not to put on Tefillin on the second
day R.H., then for sure we can rely on his Psak to blow Shofar on
Shabbos.
It is
interesting, in the Cairo Genizah they found a Piyut, describing blowing
Shofar on Shabbos, by attaching the Shofar to a pillar and the Ba’al
Tokeah putting his mouth to the Shofar without holding it in his hands.
The Rif set up a Bais Din in Fez and blew Shofar on Shabbos.
Monday, June 2, 2014
Should One Stand During The Reading Of Aseres Hadibros
1) The Shu"t Harambam # 46 says not to stand up when the Aseres Hadibros
are read.(Ta'arumos Haminim)
2) The Yavetz ,Chida etc. bring the Minhag of standing up for the Aseres
Hadibros.
3) The Igros Moshe (O.Ch. 4 - 22) says even if your Minhag is to remain seated and you are in a Shul where they stand up, you must stand up. (Minhag Hamakom)
4) Reb Yosef Shalom Elyashuv (Shiurei Brachos 12a) Even when in a Shul where
they all stand, you should not stand up (if you are sitting). because, standing up for the Aseres Hadibros is Neged (against ) Halacha.
are read.(Ta'arumos Haminim)
2) The Yavetz ,Chida etc. bring the Minhag of standing up for the Aseres
Hadibros.
3) The Igros Moshe (O.Ch. 4 - 22) says even if your Minhag is to remain seated and you are in a Shul where they stand up, you must stand up. (Minhag Hamakom)
4) Reb Yosef Shalom Elyashuv (Shiurei Brachos 12a) Even when in a Shul where
they all stand, you should not stand up (if you are sitting). because, standing up for the Aseres Hadibros is Neged (against ) Halacha.
Daf Yomi-Rosh Hashana 24a
Daf Hashavua
R.H. 24 a&b
The Gemoro (Avoda
Zarah 53a) and Shulchan Aruch (Y.D. 141-8) say, “You are not allowed
to replicate the
shulchan and menorah etc. of the Bais Hamikdash. The type
of metal
or size
doesn't matter. You may not make a seven branch Menorah”*.
The Chasam Sofer
(Toras Moshe Parshas Yisro) writes (based on a Tosfos Yoma 54b) that
wood tables may
be made, because we hold, wood tables were posul in the Bais Hamikdosh .
Metal tables,
however may not be made,because any metal table in the Bais Hamikdosh is
kosher b'dieved.
The Ch. S.
continues that he sees no heter for the matzoh bakery to have copper tables.
The Darkei
Teshuva (Y.D. 141-8) argues with the Ch. S. , he writes,
We find the
Gemoro (Shabbos119a) R. Chiya b Aba praised the ba’al habayis who
brought in
l’kovod shabbos a golden table. If it would be assur to make, he would
not have praised
him.
*There are some poskim
who hold that if the branches are not in line, then
even a seven branch
menorah is o.k. The Bchor Shor, Pischei Teshuva and Chida ,
etc. disagree.
They claim that it is
assur and not to be meikil (lenient) being we are dealing
with an issur
deoriesa.(Lo sa’asun iti elohei chesef--)
I am just wondering if
the same logic would also apply to stainless steel tables,
used in commercial
kitchens and matzah bakeries, metal furniture (table) etc..
Shouldn't we be
machmir like the Chasam Sofer, being we are dealing with an issur deoriesa?)
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