Monday, August 31, 2015

Mishloach Manos, Kaparos and Tashlich, all in one day

Mishloach Manos, Kaparos and Tashlich, all in one day

The original Minhag of Kaparos is a Teshuvas Hageonim,
brought down by Rashi  (Shabbos 81b).
“ Twenty two days or fifteen days before Rosh Hashana
they planted for every child in the house a seed in a   
flower pot.  On Erev Rosh Hashana they swung the new
grown plant over the head  of the child and  said Zeh
Chalifasi etc. (Kaparos)
Afterwards the plant gets to be thrown into the
 river."(Tashlich)

The Pri Chadash writes that he personally sends Mishloach Manos
to poor people on Erev Rosh Hashana because the
Navi says (Nechemya 8: 10 -12) 
      לכו אכלו משמנים ושתו ממתקים ושלחו מנות לאין נכון                                         
לכו כל העם לאכול ולשתות ולשלח מנות                         


When Is Selichos

Selichos

1) Minhag Barcelona 25thEllul    (Ran R.H.16a)
2) Minhag Gironah Rosh Hashana  (Ran R.H.16a) (starting)
3) *Teshuvas Hageonim: All ten days of Aseres Yemei Teshuva.
( In Siddur R. Amram Gaon there are Selichos
for Rosh Hashana and Friday night (Shabbos).)
4)  Meiri : Mondays & Thursdays of the whole month of Ellul
5) Shibolei Haleket : The Monday & Thursday before Rosh Hashana
 6) Mateh Efraim: brings a Shita to start on the 15thof Ellul
7) Shulchan Aruch: Rosh Chodesh Ellul( starting)
8) Rema : Sunday (or 2 Sundays) before Rosh Hashana (starting)

*# 2 & # 3 might be same (not sure if #2 said on Shabbos)

Friday, August 28, 2015

SHABBOS PARSHAS KI SEITZEI Candle Lighting Times: 8/28/2015

Baltimore - 7:25 PM 

Boston - 7:07 PM 

Chicago - 7:10 PM 

Cleveland - 7:48 PM 

Detroit - 7:55 PM 

L.A. - 7:06 PM 

Lakewood - 7:17 PM 

Miami - 7:26 PM 

New York - 7:16 PM 

Toronto - 7:42 PM



Thursday, August 27, 2015

two (too) many

Too* many Meshulachim
תרתי משמע *
In 1822  an agreement was reached amongst the various Kollelim not to send any Meshulachim to collect funds to the  territories of(Hod) Holland Germany & London. The exclusive rights to collect for the Kollel belonged to R. Zvi Hersh Lehrin zt”l who was the Gabai Tzedaka of Kollel Hod. R. Zvi Hersh was very capable, successful and trustworthy. This agreement was done so that each territory supports it's own Kollel.
In 1838 A group of Yerushalmim bought a Churva in Yerushalayim with the intention to rebuild it as a Shul. There was another Shul in the neighborhood but they desired a new one. They sent a Meshulach to Chutz  La’aretz to raise money for this project.
When the  Meshulach arrived at the border of R.Z.H.L. territory , R.Zvi Hersh  held him back  from collecting. He argued that there are only limited funds to go around. If the Meshulach will be collecting for the new shul, then he will have a hard time raising money for the Aniyei E.Yisroel.
The Yeushalmi group held that R.Z.H.L. was preventing others from doing a Mitzvah(build Shul) and should be put in Cherem for doing so.
This Sheila was brought to the Chasam Sofer (O.Ch.203). The Ch. S. sided with R.Z.H. Lehrin. The main argument of the Ch.S. was being the money collected by R.Z.H. was to support the poor who learn all day, therefore it is considered for the donors own benefit. This assures that Torah remains with us and the Torah will not ch”v evaporate. Secondly even in a case where the money has already been collected for the Shul we may take it away to support the poor, so for sure we may stop them from collecting so as not to harm the poor. Since R.Z.H.L. claims having an additional collection will harm his Tzedaka he has the full right to stop them from doing so.
The Chasam Sofer seems to say these two Tzedakos takes precedence over  building a new Shul.
Kollel ( having them learn all day, guarantees the Torah to remain with us and is for our own benefit)

The poor                  (in this case it was both poor & Kollel)

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Now You Know The Rest Of The Story

Now that you know that the Tovlei Shachris didn’trelieve themselves on Shabbos,
you will  understand the Gaon (Vilna) on the last Tosefta in Meseches  Yodayim (ועיין שם )

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

No Bathroom On Shabbos

ויתד תהיה לך על אזנך (דברים כ"ג : י"ד)
In the times of the second Bais Hamikdosh there were various different kinds of sects and cults in the Jewish community. One of the cults, were the” Issi’im” whom Chazal called  “Tovlei Shachris”.(went to the Mikveh every  morning). This cult didn’t last because they did never got married.
They were a very interesting cult.. They considered Tahara and hygiene as one and were very strict about it. They went to the Mikveh several times a day. They went to the Mikveh before the meals, after relieveing themselves and if they touched someone who was from a lower cast of the four groups. They claimed to have prophecy because  of the holy lifestyle they followed.
It took a few years to join the cult . There were four groups a) children b) first year in training c) additional two years training d) full fledged members. Once one graduated to full member status they presented him with white clothing an apron to cover themselves  when relieving  and a shovel to cover it up.
They had many Chumros in Hilchos Shabbos. They claimed all utensils even a    כלי שמלאכתו להיתרare Muktzah. Shovels which are מלאכתו לאיסור  was for sure Muktza even  when used  לצורך גופו . They would not use the washroom the whole Shabbos because they couldn’t use the shovel.

Monday, August 24, 2015

Mesecas Nazir Starts Today !

The only time in whole of Shas where in the middle of the Meseches (Daf 33),



Click Here To Get A Schottenstein Daf Yomi Edition of the Talmud - English [#31] - Nazir volume 1 (folios 2a-34a)

Daf Yomi will be learning only one Amud and not a Daf Gemoro, is in Meseches Nazir. 

Friday, August 21, 2015

Did you know (73)

 The only person who may talk during Chazaras Hashatz is the Rav.

According the Aruch Hashulchan,(O.Ch 124:12) “A Rav to whom
a Sheila was asked may and is obligated to answer during Chazaras
Hashatz. The reason for it is, it might be a time sensitive question

 and needs an immediate answer.

Thursday, August 20, 2015

So Whats the Answer ?

The majority of responses explaining the Taz who writes that it was Chazal who forbade cutting down fruit trees because of Sakanah" that he was referring to when the benefit is more than the loss of the tree. In such cases Min Hatorah one may cut down the tree. On this The Taz writes"Chazal forbade even in such cases because of Sakana".
Although some Achronim use this same answer, it is difficult to accept as Pshat in the Taz for two reasons.
a.       Chazal never forbade to cut down trees in cases where the benefit is more than the
loss. It is true , R.Yehuda Hachasid does forbid to do so and many accept his ruling
but Miderabanan it is totally allowed. The Loshon of the Taz is “Chazal Osru”
b.      The Taz just two lines down writes, he personally allowed someone to cut down trees that had lots of fruits on them so that the person can build a home there.

Re the question why this Halacha doesn't appear in Shulchan Aruch. We do find many Halachos the S.A. doesn't discuss In Hl.Shabbos there are 6 Avos Melochos not mentioned.  There is no Hilchos Loshon Hora. in S.A. There are probably many more Halachos missing. Each one of them needs a reason why the Tur didn't mention.them.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

PLEASE HELP WITH A PSHAT




לא תשחית את עצה- כי ממנו תאכל
ואתו לא תכרת

The issur of cutting down fruit trees
is not mentioned in all of Shulchan Aruch.

The Tur (Ch. M. 382) does mention it
but only very indirectly.

Why no proper mention of this Halacha?

The Taz (Y.D. 116: 6) writes
"Chazal forbade to cut down  fruit
trees because of סכנה " 

Wasn't it the Torah who forbade to
cut down fruit trees?

I have no answers and can use
the help from the Oilam to solve

this puzzle.

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Parshas Shoftim -2 riddles

אם בעצם ידוע, עצם ידוע,
אז גם ידוע, חיה ששמה ידוע.
שני שכנים ביחד חונים
ובהם כולם נדונים
ואם תקח פר אחד מהם

ישארו שוטים כל ימיהם



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שופטים ושוטרים
remove the פ from שופטים
and the ר from שוטרים

  שוטים ושוטים
לז"נ מלכה בת ר' עמרם ע"ה ג' אלול

Monday, August 17, 2015

Did you know (72)

Adar, Ellul & Tishrei

The Aruch Hashulchan  (E.Hoezer 64:13) writes:

The months of Adar, Ellul & Tishrei , we do not refrain from getting married even on the second


half (end) of the month.

Friday, August 14, 2015

אשמנו מכל עם -How can we say it ?

We said  in Yom Kippur Katan and we will be saying it again in the next two months אשמנו מכל עם We are the guiltiest of all nations.

Are we worse than the Crusades, Nazis Palestinians etc?

Do you have an answer, leave it in the comments section below or e-mail torasaba2000@gmail.com

CLICK HERE FOR THREE POSSIBLE ANSWERS

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Did You Know (71)

According to Harav Y.S. Elyashuv zt"l:

A Tenach published by Goyim and even by missionaries is not considered ס"ת שכתבו מין

The person who works in the print shop has no clue of the content in it..

R.Elyashuv said he personally saw Harav R. Bengis zt"l had such a Tenach that had a
Tzelem (cross) printed in it.

R. Bengis took a knife and cut out the cross

and kept the Tenach.


Listen To The Shver

One of the three לאוין  we learn from לא תתגודדו  is
שלא תעשו אגודות אגודות   (min Hatorah)

R. Shmuel Birenbaum zt”l writes, when he came the first time to his Shver (R. Akiva Eiger zt”l) on Chol Hamoed Pesach. His Shver insisted, he put on Tefillin*, even though, his family was from Chasidic background, and didn’t wear Tefillin on Chol Hamoed.

Reb Akiva Eiger said that in Germany & the surrounding countries it was accepted to follow Toras Moshe- The Rema, in all his Pesakim where he argues with the Bais Yosef.


*from then on he wore Tefillin on Chol Hamoed ,

  with no Bracha and made a Tenai

Dvarim 13:2 כי יקום בקרבך

The Ba'al Haturim* writes
            בקרבך בגימטרייה זו האשה

Supposedly  the original Girsa was
בקרבך נביא, זו האשה ובנה 
The B.H. is referring to (in code)
Yoshke & his mother.
The censors removed the word ובנה .
Other Chumashim, the censors or
maybe those who didn't understand
the Pshat removed the whole piece.

The משך חכמה quotes a ספרי *
     "בקרבך לרבות את האשה"
to teach us you can have a
woman as a Nevieah and must
listen to her Hora'as Sha'a except
for Avoda Zara where you may not
listen to the Navie even for Hora'as
Sha'a.

* We have no such Sifri but

is in Yalkut

Friday, August 7, 2015

10 or 12 mitzvos

The Yerushalmi in Meseches Challah (Perek 1 Hl.6) says, a person is Mekayam
10 Mitzvohs before he can eat bread. The Yerushalmi enumerates them as
follows.
לא תחרוש שור וחמור (1
בל תזרע (כלאים) (2
בל תחסום (שור בדישו) (3
לקט (4
שכחה (5
פיאה (6
תרומה (7
מעשר ראשון (8
מעשר שני (9
חלה (10
The Tur (O.Ch. 167) writes, "A person when making Hamotzie
should place his two hands,10 fingers on the bread , for
the 10 Mitzvohs that is done with the bread.

The Tur* enumerates the same 10 Mitzvohs of the Yerushalmi
with one exception. Instead of בל תחסום he replaces
it with   ביכורים
There actually is one** more Mitzvah,  תרומת מעשר.
If we add , תרומת מעשרand    ביכוריםwe end up with
12 Mitzvos.
It is possible, this to be the reason why, the Yerushalmi
and the Tur, both, mention placing the two hands and the ten
fingers. (adds up to 12).

We still need to understand why they only count 10
Mitzvos when there are 12 Mitzvos. (I have no answer)

*The Pirush HaTur Al HaTorah enumerates like the
Yerushalmi (בל תחסום and not ביכורים)
**  we don’t count מעשר עני,  because it is either a year

of  מעשר שני or a year of מעשר עני and not both.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Holy Smokes !



The Magen Avraham has a Sheila if smoking  requires a Bracha

The Shu"t Ksav Sofer (O.Ch.24) writes that  R. Mordechai Benet zt"l made a Shehakol on food or drink before smoking and had in mind to be Motzie  the smokes.

The Shulchan Hatahor (R. Izak Kamarna zt"l) writes:
 "We don't make a Bracha on smoking because in the times of the Gemoro there was no such thing as smoking. We can't make up a Bracha on our own"

The Ba'al Shem Tov did make the Bracha before smoking. The proper Bracha for smoking was given
over to him by Eliyahu Hanavi and his Rebbi  Achiya Hashiloni. Since then it was forgotten and 
unknown to us ."

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Piskei Teshuvo And Tefila Kehilchasa Both Quote Reb Moishe Feinstein

http://torasaba.blogspot.com/2015/08/did-you-know-68.html

Zohar Parshas Eikev -What Do the 7 Zayins On The Tefilin Represent

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Zohar Parshas Eikev


The Zohar Parshas Eikev writes :
The Tefillin Shel Rosh has 2 Shins. One Shin with 3 Zayins and one with 4 Zayins, (in total 7 Zayins.)

The Zohar explains the 7 secrets of the 7 Zayins on the Tefilin represent :

1.      7 lobes of the lung*
2.       7 days of the week
3.       7 weeks (Pesach to Shavuos)
4.       7 Planets**
5.       7 branches of the Menorah
6.       7 candles (burning)
7.       7 Sefiros

*5 lobes +2?


 כוכבי לכת**

Monday, August 3, 2015

ואכלת ושבעת וברכתTorah Trivia 4 questions

ואכלת ושבעת וברכת



1) When do you make a Bracha-put it in your mouth but never eat it?

2) When do you have that by simply saying a Dvar Torah at the meal  you will  save someones life?

3) Which fruit that it's Bracha is Pri Hoeitz and you made a Hoadama and you are not
Yotzei?

4) When do you have someone eating from the Shivas Haminim  the Bracha Rishono
is Pri Hoeitz and the Bracha Achrono is Borei Nefoshos

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Al Pi Arizal

The Bach & Taz * are Meikil (lenient) not to say Tachanun at Mincha after a Bris. because  Reb Natrunai Gaon holds Tachanun is a רשות 


The Arizal holds Tachanun is a חובה . It would seem, that those
who follow the Arizal should be the ones to be Machmir with saying Tachanun .

Did You Know ? (68)

According  to both Reb Moishe  Feinstien & R.Y.S. Elyashuv zt"l :

If someone Davens in a Chasidishe Shul where Tachanun is not said on a Yahrzeit of a Tzadik. If he hasn't managed to convince them that it is against the Halacha, then he should say Tachanun on his own.There is no problem of לא תתגודדו or  יוהרא  (haughtiness)

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The Gematria of חמשה עשר באב is the same as 

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