1) If one will
lose money due to his davening with a minyan, he may daven B’Yechidus
(alone) in his home.
Similarly, if one oversleeps and will
arrive at work late if he davens with a minyan and thus lose part of his
salary (as he gets paid by the hour) he may
daven B’Yechidus in order to arrive at work on time. (Psak
of HaRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Shlita). This should only be
relied upon in special circumstances, and not regularly.
However, if by davening with a minyan one will lose out on
earning extra money (but not lose any regular income), he must
daven with the minyan and miss out on the deal (or whatever else it was
that may have earned him some extra money)
One who is careful to daven with a minyan is guaranteed to have
Parnassah (livelihood) and guaranteed to see blessing in his
work. (See Mishna Berura Siman 90:29
what he quotes in the name of the Elya Rabbah. Also see Ksav Sofer Parshas Eikev
Dibur Hamaschil U’Lavdo. Also see Shu"t RiVash Siman 518)
2) One who works in an establishment where the employer allows him to
take a short break to daven with a minyan, is indeed required to go and daven
with a minyan. (This is most common for Mincha in the winter time,
which often must be davened during the hours of work).
E-MAIL CORNER:
I received the following email this past Erev
Shabbos (in response to my re-posting the Halachos of Shnayim Mikra
V’Echad Targum) from one of our fellow daily email list members, and I
felt it was a worthwhile Chizuk to share with the rest of you:
Dear Ben Olam Haba,
I hope you had a wonderful Yom Tov!
I will never forget hearing about the young man who was
late to work because he was being Maavir Sedrah and wanted to finish the final
aliyah even though he knew it would make him late to work....
...the date was September 11, 2001, and it saved his life!
Is it true? I have no way of knowing, but I also see no
reason to doubt it!
Gut Shabbos
Our holy sages, the Chazal tell us
תנא דבי
אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן עולם הבא, שנאמר הליכות עולם
לו, אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות - one who
studies [at least two] Halachos daily is assured a portion in Olam Haba - the
world to come. (:מגילה כ"ח )
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