עשרת ימי תשובה תש"ע Chizuk Thought of the Day for Aseres Yemei Teshuva:
ASERES YOMEI TESHUVAH
Take some specific time on each one of these days and talk very seriously with Hashem about your relationship with Him, about your relationship with other people, and about your life in general.
These ten days are the days in which an unfavorable decree against an individual person can be torn up. Therefore, make yourself both into someone whom Your Father, The One Who Created you, the King Of Kings, The One Who Knows all your thoughts and all your desires and everything that you do and have done, will want to forgive and someone to whom He will want to be close.
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1) Although, as we learned, a man may ordinarily not be alone with 2 women, there are 5 exceptions that are discussed in the Gemara (Yevamos 117a, referred to in Halacha as "Chamesh Nashim") based on the fact that the 2 women in question will not succumb together to be inappropriate with the man, and will also let everyone know about any iniquities that may take place, due to the fact that these 2 women have an ingrained dislike for one another.
[It is important to note that although today's days many of these women have no ill feelings for one another, and at times are even best of friends, or have never displayed anything but love and admiration for one another, still in Halacha they have a status as women who intrinsically do not get along, and thus regardless of the facts, they are looked upon [Halachically] as not getting along. (See Shu"t Chasam Sofer Even HaEzer Vol. 1 Siman 49. See also Ezras Nashim from MaHaram Ben Chaviv quoted in Dvar Halacha Siman 5:22)] 2) I will list two of the more common combinations of "2 women" with whom Yichud is permitted:
It is permitted for a man to be alone with a woman and her mother in law. (As there exists a natural animosity between daughters in law and mothers in law, and thus each one will prevent something inappropriate from taking place while they are present, and thus are acceptable Shomer for one another) The above is only if is her husband's mother, and not if it is her father in law's wife from a different marriage. (See Meiri to Yevamos 117a and Pischei Teshuva Even HaEzer Siman 17:26)
A man may be alone with a woman and her sister in law (husband's sister), as they have a natural animosity towards each other, and thus are acceptable Shomros for one another) (See Rashi to Yevamos 117a Dibur Hamaschil V'Yevimtah
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 pages 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.
What's the halacha if the Baal Tefila forgets to say Hamelech Hakodosh or Hamelech Hamishpat [in Aseres yemei Teshuva].
Does he have to start again?
Answer:
If Hamelech Hamishpat was forgotten, it never has to be repeated by anyone. (though if you want, you may repeat the shemona Esrei as a Tefilas Nedava)
If the Baal Tefilah forgot Hamelech HaKadosh by his quiet Shemonah Esrei he can rely on his Chazaras Hashatz to be his "davening over".
If He forgot it during Chazaras Hashatz, he must go back.
The question in the Poskim though is where he has to go back to. Some maintain that he just has to go back to "Atah Kadosh" (Rav Ovadia Yoseph shlita and others) while others hold he must start from the beginning of Shemona Esrei again.(Mateh Ephraim,Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal).
The practical difference would be regarding the Tzibbur repeating Kedusha again.
As if he must start from the beginning, then kedusha must be repeated too.The prevelant Minhag amongst Ashkenazim is to start from the beginning, while the Sefardim only go back to Atah Kadosh.
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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