Had we kept to our original
Minhagim going back to the times of the Maharil, (father of Minhagei
Ashkenaz.) the Aufruf would have looked different than the way it’s done
today. For starters, Aufruf and Bavarfen were two separate and different
ceremonies. The Aufruf was called Shpinholtz . The Shabbos before the wedding: On Friday night they celebrated with the Chosson similar to a Sholom Zochor. In
the morning a special Piyut was said in Shul. There was a special Nusach of
Reshus to call up the Chosson to the Torah (like we do on Simchas Torah). After his Aliyah they sang the Piyut Echod Yochid from R. Avigdor Kara. The
Shabbos Haftorah (Rema O.Ch. 428:8) was replaced with a special one for
the occasion (Sos Osis – Yeshayahu 61) No candies etc. were thrown at the
Choson.
The Bavarfen took
place on the day of the wedding. Early morning when it was still dark, the
Chosson and Kallah were brought to the Shul Hof (Shul court yard) accompanied
with torches. The Chosson was brought to the Kallah by the Rov. Chosson &
Kallah held hands and wheat kernels were thrown at them. The words Pru Urvu was
said three times. The Kallah was taken back home and the Chosson went inside
the Shul to Daven Shacharis.
The Rash* (R.Shamshon -Shanz)
writes that in the times of the Amoraim they still had Aifer
Parah Adumah.
The Midrash Lekach
Tov** " Reb Yochanan said from the day of the Churban
Bais Hamikdash there was no more Aifer Parah
Adumah"
The Chida*** writes,
"The Amoraim had Aifer Parah Aduma and I am sure the Arizal had
Taharas Aifer Parah Aduma done to him by Eliyahu Hanavi. From
then on he had Ruach Hakodesh"
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The reason
we shake during learning is because Loshon Hakodesh allows for about
ten people or more to gather around one Sefer which rests on
the ground and read from it. Each of the ten would have to
regularly bend over and read a word and then stand erect to allow
another to bend over and read. This is how moving back and forth
originated. From then on it became an
accepted Minhag because people looked at the movements of others
and wanted to emulate them. This is human nature” (to
imitate)
Some Poskim forbid removing
the toilet tank cover on Shabbos, being the tank is Mechuber
(attached) to the ground.*
Mori V'rabi Hagaon Harav
Shlomo Miller Shlita argues.
He holds that since the cover
is designed to be removed easily,it is considered as if it has a
handle. A cover with a handle may be removed from a Bor
(pit) that is Mechuber L'karka.** (ground)
The tank cover is considered
a Keli (vessel) and not בטל to the
R.Noson Sternhartz zt"l writes, that R. Nachman Breslover said ,
"Mitzvah Gedolah Liyhos B’simcha Tomid."
I don't understand,
1)Where do we find this Mitzvah in the Torah or Chazal?
None of the Monei Hamitzvohs count Simcha as a Mitzvah. Mitzvohs are to be done B’simcha,
but it's not a Mitzvah in itself.
2) How can you say “Tomid” if there are times when not only is it not a Mitzvah but an Aveirah ? In Hl Aveilos # 391 – 1 “Aveil Assur Liyhos B’simcha “.
3) Why is Simcha, more of a Mitzvah Gedola than other Mitzvohs
which are not Gedola?
I found only one Mitzvah Gedola in the entire Shulchan Aruch “Mitzvah Gedola L’haspid Hameis Koroui” ( It is a great Mitzvah
to eulogize a Niftar properly).
The Tur (E.H.65) has one more, “Mitzvah Gedola L'sameach Choson
v'Kallah”--. It's interesting The Mechaber in Shulchan Aruch skips the word Gedola (Mitzva L'sameach---.)
There is another Mitzvah where Gedola is mentioned in Shulchan Aruch,
Hl. Pidyon Sh’vuyim “Ein Lecho Mitzvah Gedola K’pidyon
Sh’vuyim.
(There is no greater Mitzvah than Pidyon Shevuyim)
The Bais Yosef (Y.D. 244) quotes the Shibulei
Leket:
"Even for a child who is not yet Mechuyav in Mitzvohs
but is a Chacham, there is a Chiyuv to stand up for him."
The Megaleh Amukos on Parshas
Bo printed a long Drasha in Kabbalah from his seven year old son- Shlomo.
The Malbim,at the end
of the Hakdamah to hisSefer "Artzos
Hachayim* writes a Tefilla that he should find a
wife.who is a Yoraas Shomayim, so he will able to continue
in his learning.
* First edition only,
in the second edition.line was removed.