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Today's Halachos are also L'zchus Y.Y. Ben P.R. for a Yeshua with Parnassa. May Hashem provide him with the answer to all his prayers.
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1)The counting of the 100 Brachos that need to be recited every "day" is calculated from sunset to sunset, the Jewish day. (See Mogen Avraham Siman 46:8 and Shulchan Aruch HaRav Siman 46)
2) If Tefilas Arvis is davened "early", as is done in many circles throughout the week (where they daven Mincha right before Plag HaMincha and Maariv right after plag Hamincha, but before sunset)and is even more prevalent on Friday nights in the summer months when many people make "early Shabbos", the Brachos of Maariv do not count towards the next day. (See Shu"t B'tzel HaChachma Vol. 4 Siman 155 and Halichos Shlomo Perek 22:23 where Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal rules this way even for the Brachos of Kiddush if recited before sunset. See also Shu"t Teshuvos V'Hanhagos Vol. 4 Siman 60 and Vol. 2 Siman 129)
However, according to some Poskim, the Birchas HaMazon at Seudah Shlishis on Shabbos, even if it is recited after sunset, is counted toward the 100 of Shabbos, and not Sunday. (See Shu"t Shevet Haleivi Vol. 5 Siman 23. See also Shu"t Minchas Shlomo Vol. 2 Siman 4:27 that if it was recited after Tzeis haKochavim (the emergence of three stars), it is no longer counted towards Shabbos. See also Shu"t Teshuvos V'Hanhagos ibid.)
For a complete list of the breakdown of the 100 Brachos for every day, for Shabbos as well as some other relevant Halachos, please visit THIS 100 Brachos website, which one of my readers, A.K., made me aware of. Thank you A. K.!
QUESTION & ANSWER CORNER:
Reader Submitted Questions of interest on topics related to Halachos we covered, as well as other interesting topic and Answers. Taken from the Q & A page on the Halacha For Todaywebsite.
Although the answers I give to questions are taken directly from the Sifrei HaPoskim, and aren't my own, they are still for study purposes only, NOT for Psak Halacha.
Regarding the halachos from June 9th 2009[ regarding not making any interruptions during Birchas Hamazon], if I am sitting with other people and we are all bentching at the same time, do I answer amen to someone else's bracha?
Does it make a difference if i'm in middle of a paragraph?
Answer:
There is a debate amongst the Poskim about this.
Some do not allow it at all. Some allow it even in middle of a Bracha. Some allow it between Brachos.
The accepted custom is to indeed answer Amen to the Bracha of another person's Birchas HaMazon, as long as you are between Brachos. ( See Ketzos HaShulchan Siman 44:12, Shu"t B'Teil HaChachma Vol. 4 Siman 42, Chazon Ish Siman 28:3 and Ta'amei HaMinhagim page 86 what he quotes from the Aishel Avraham from Butshatsh)
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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