Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Deh Mamme Rochel


Deh Mamme Rochel 




According to the פסיקתא רבתי Rochel Imeinu died between 
Pesach & Shavuos when the ground was dry (see Rashi)

The Yalkut Shimoni writes that she died on the 11th of Cheshvan.

In one of the dead sea scrolls,* it is written that she died on the 10th of Teves.



*Sefarim Chitzonim not Chazal

Rochel Imeinu

When is Rochel Imeinu's Yahrzeit?

Monday, October 30, 2017

Today Is Your Lucky Day

לז"נ                                                  
הרב הגאון החסיד ר' מרדכי יהודה בן הרב שמואל דונאט ומשפחתו הי"ד
                                                              י' חשון                  
Yahrzeit of Hagaon Hachasid  R. Yidel Donath, his wife and all
his eight children H.Y.D.., murdered by the Nazis ימ"ש 
Reb Yeedle Donath זצוק"ל was the last Rosh Yeshiva of The Yeshiva Haramah (Pressburg) 
founded by the Chasam Sofer zt"l  (Took over from the Cheshev Sofer zt"l)

                 
Mazal Tov!
        Today is your lucky day
             Monday י' מרחשון


The Sefer (מועד לכל חי ר' חיים פלאג'י) writes that on the 
10th of Cheshvan the birthday of גד בן יעקב is a lucky day.

Good Luck it's your lucky day.

Ever Wonder Why The Chazan Changes The Nigun

The Minhag in most Shuls (Ashkenaz) for the Chazzan to change the Niggun of לכה דודי at לא תבושי to a different and more Lebedig Niggun.



Thursday, October 26, 2017

HOW TO STAND AT KIDDUSH LEVANAH

                  HOW TO STAND AT KIDDUSH LEVANAH

In Shulchan Aruch (O.Ch. 426:2) it says:

 "ומישר רגליו ומברך"

to straighten the feet before making the Bracha. 

The Ben Ish Chai says that this means that one  should stand with the feet together like we do at  Shemoneh Esrai and Kedusha.

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

When else should this be done?

During שמונה עשרה& קדושה, one should 
straighten the feet and keep them together.


When else should this be done?

FOR ANSWER CLICK HERE

Monday, October 23, 2017

The Story -Parshas Lech Lecha

Whats the Story 

The story :

The Seder Hadoros (year 1948) writes:

The night Avraham Avinu was born Nimrod's elders & magicians came to celebrate in Terach's house.
As they left the house they looked up  at the sky and saw one large star swallowing up four other stars.

The magicians told this to the king (Nimrod) and recommended that the child should be killed.

The king went to Terach and asked him for his son. After a long discussion, Terach asked the king to hold off for three days. After the three days, Terach gave the king a baby boy born to one of his slaves.

Terach took his son Avram and hid him for ten* years underground so that no one would suspect him of what
he actually did.

This is what the Payton was referring to when he wrote "ונחבא בארץ י"ג שנים שלמים ולא ראה שמש וירח"



*The Girsa in our Piyut is 13 years

when, where & by who?

Parshas Hashavua-Parshas Lech Lecha 

When, where & by who is this ברכה recited?

"ברוך אתה ה' אמ"ה אקב"ו במצות וחוקים של אברהם אבינו"

for answer click here

Friday, October 20, 2017

Why Should We Have A Party

According to the Yerushalmi:
This coming Sunday (Parshas לך לך) we should have a party.


Thursday, October 19, 2017

NO BULL

In the Torah the months have no names.They are
numbered (1st, 2nd etc.) except for Nissan which is called  
Chodesh Ha'aviv.
In Tanach we find different names for some months.
 ניסן = אביב, אייר = זיו,  תשרי = ירח האתנים, מרחשון= בול
The months אלול,כסליו,טבת,שבט,אדר & ניסן appear in 
Tanach (as is)
Chodesh Cheshvan in Tanach (Melochim 1:6:38 is referred
to  as ירח בול  month of Bul.
The Midrash (Tanchuma) writes that after the Mabul
it used to rain heavily for 40 days starting from Rosh
Chodesh Cheshvan. Shlomo Hamelech after completing
the Bais Hamikdash davened for the rain to stop.
Therefore the מ from מבול was removed and changed 
to בול. (The month the Bais Hamikdash was completed)
   
The Pri Chadash writes if a Get was dated ירח בול it is
a kosher Get
The Rema (Hl. Gittin 126 :6) writes to spell the month
מרחשון  (not חשון ) in a Get.
The Poskim (Pischei Teshuva- Get Poshut)  rule if it was written  חשון “      
it is Kosher B’dieved.

Harav Hagaon R. Y.S. Elashiv zt"l ruled , If a Rosh Yeshiva,
Rov etc. was Mesader with a Kesubah spelled “ חשון “ ,    
since B’dieved it is Kosher, you should not embarrass him

to correct his mistake.

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Shidduch crisis, waiting over 1,100 years to get married

According to the Sefer Hayoshor ,( assuming
Na'amoh was the daughter of Chanoch), she was
580 years old, when she married Noach.
(born year 974 married year1554)

There are  Midrashim who claim Na’amoh
was the daughter of Lemech*1st. According tto
these Midrashim she was approximately  1,150
years when she got married (born approx year
400 married year1554)

Noach was 500 years old when his wife gave birth
to his children, therefore, Na’amoh must have been
at least 650 or 80 years older than her husband.
And you thought we have a Shidduch crisis !

*The fathers of Noach and of Na’amoh were

both named “Lemech “(Pre R.Yehuda Hachasid)

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

We Want Mashiach Now


We want Mashiach now / Who wanted Mashiach then?


The Sefer Otzar Yisroel (printed.almost 100 years ago) writes:

"The Sadigura Chasidim believe be'emuna sheleima that their Rebbe is the Tzadik Hador and the future Mashiach.(If the redemption will be in his lifetime)

When they drink a lechayim they wish each other Yehi Ratzon that our Tzadik should reveal himself Ba'agala Uvizman Karev- Bimheira Veyameinu

Monday, October 16, 2017

Zogt Ah Niggun

In many  Botei Medrashim/Yeshivos, some of the Nigunim during Hakafos are  Yiddish Nigunim (Gits Arein, Olam Habo etc.)

Reb Iser Zalman  Meltzer Zt"l used to sing during the Hakafos the song “Kometz Alef Oh Kometz Bais Boh- and  the song
“Omar Abaya”. R.Isser Zalmen said these were the Nigunim
they sang in Volozhin Yeshiva during the Hakafos.

In some Ashkenaz Shuls, they are Makpid not to sing any 
songs with Pesukim . They sing only the Piyutim printed
in the Machzor and Nigunim without words.

It is very likely , that in the olden days they would not sing Pesukim and therefore sang only Yiddish Nigunim etc.

Many are not aware there is an Issur to sing Pesukim.

They are also not aware that the Poskim  tried desperately
to justify why almost everybody sings Pesukim and are not
concerned with the Gemoro – התורה חוגרת שק- עשאוני
בניך כמין זמר .

Reb Moishe Feinstein writes (Igros Moshe Y.D.2: 142) He doesn’t know of a good reason to justify it.

R. Chaim Kanyevsky Shlita holds one may only sing Pesukim
If the intention is to praise Hashem. Singing Pesukim for Simcha is forbidden even for  Choson/Kallah.

Reb Elyashuv zt”l is Matir if one's intention is to pronounce with the Nigun the meaning of the words ,for instance, מה אהבתי תורתך then one is allowed to sing.(The music should match the words and help in the Kavana). 

There is also a problem singing the Piyut of האדרת והאמונה on
Simchas Torah.
The Mogen Avraham writes (O.Ch. 565) one may not say this
Piyut ברבים except for once a year on Yom Kippur.

Could be that by adding the Yiddish words צוא וועמען צוא וועמען 

might solve the problem.אמבצי

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Eiruv Tavshilin

The Sdei Chemed brings the Machlokes Haposkim:

If the Bracha on Eiruv Tavshilin needs to be recited while standing.  

Poskim say, for the following
personal Mitzvohs (מצוות פרטיות ) you need to
stand while making the Bracha.

 עצת ה' לעלם תעמודare the Roshei Teivos for
ערוב  ציצית תפילין  לולב עומר לבנה מילה 

Sunday, October 8, 2017

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Gedolim Pictures For The Sukka


He was the Mechaber of one of the most popular Seforim
(can be found in almost every  Bais Medrash) 


Can you name  this mystery Mechaber?

Some More Gedolim Pictures

R. Yehuda Arye Modini
Mechaber: Sefer Ari Noham
Bais Lechem Yehuda etc.
Piyut יום זה יהי משקל כל חטאתי



R'ma Mipano  (Fano)
Mechaber : Asarah Ma'amoros etc.
Chasam Sofer writes that he was
clean shaven (unlike picture)

Gedolim Pictures In The Sukka

click here for some gedolim pictures 


GEDOLIM PICTURES FOR THE SUKAH



The שו"ת שלמת חיים רנ"ז (R. Y.Ch. Zonenfeld zt"l)
was asked if one may hang pictures of Gedolim
in the Sukah being the יערות דבש and ב"ח hold 
one may not possess pictures of humans because
a רוח הטומאה hovers over the picture.

Would this apply even on Gedolim pictures?

R.Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld  answered that those who hang
Gedolim pictures in their homes should
do so in the Sukah as well.

How Words Can Make A Sukka Kosher -Answer To The Sukka Riddle

WORDS CAN CHANGE A SUKAH PESULA INTO A SUKAH KESHEIRA


A Sukah, higher than 20 Amos is Posul.
If you place straw etc. on the floor of
the Sukah and thereby reducing
the inside  height, it is kosher, only if
you are מבטל בפה the straw
to the floor.( you must verbalize &
say, you plan to keep the straw there)
O. Ch. 633 – 4


Many tried to answer that he was Moichel
the Gazlan who stole his Sukah.
It's a good answer but you don't need
to verbalize the Mechila (you can write, motion etc.)

Similarly we have the following case

A 2 walled Sukah built in a מבוי one may consider
the לחי  of the מבוי as a Mechitza  (3d wall) on
Shabbos Sukos only.
The reason is because of מיגו . Since it
is considered a Mechitza for Shabbos it is also
considered  a Mechitza for the Sukah.
This Sukah is kosher only on Shabbos.If someone 
makes early Shabbos
By saying Kapital #92 (Mizmor Shir Leyom
Hashabbos)  he is Mekabel Shabbos,
then this Sukah becomes Kosher.
O.Ch. 630 : 7




Monday, October 2, 2017

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נ נח נחמ נחמן נחמן מאומן

The ערוך השלחן writes (Y.D. 288:11) 

"You should stop those who write שמות הקדושים
or שמות מלאכים and call it a שמירה by placing
it on top of the doors & windows.

This is a חוצפא כלפי שמיא (Chutzpa towards the
heaven)

Hashem commanded us to place only Mezuzos
on our doorposts and they add other things
for שמירה which is the way of Amei Ha'aretz, 
women* and those who are missing דעת. It is a 
Mitzvah** to be מוחה." 

* Before the establishment of Bais Yakovs 
** With this email I am Mekayam the Mitzvah 

of לשמוע לדברי חכמים and I am מוחה 

Joke from the Chasam Sofer

Daf hashovua Sanhedrin 82b
vort for daf yomi

The Likutei Chover ben Chaim writes , he heard from his Rebbe the Chasam Sofer,
Zimri ben Solu’s  name was  Shlumiel ben  Tzurishadoi.

Why was he named Shlumiel ?

The Midrash says that 12 nisim happened to Pinchas which enabled him to kill Zimri.

Wasn’t he a Shlumiel that all the 12 things, happened and he ended up killed.

Sukka Riddle

How can you can  change a סוכה פסולה into

a kosher סוכה just by saying a few words.

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