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1) Often, appeals are made in Shul for
various Tzedaka organizations, whereby pledges are called out loud. Some
people call out large sums of money, even though they have no intention
of giving that large a sum, in order to encourage others in the Shul to
match or beat that sum.
Although
their intentions are noble, doing so is prohibited and considered
lying. (Shu"t Minchas Yitzchak Vol. 3 Siman 97)
2)
If one is shipping a Sefer Torah via airmail, and wants to ensure that
it isn't thrown around and treated disrespectfully, he may write
"fragile" or "glass" on the carton in order that it should be handled
carefully and this is not considered lying. (See Shu"t Teshuvos
V'Hanhagos Vol. 2 Siman 523.See extended Teshuva
regarding if this is an acceptable way to transport a Sefer Torah in the
first place)
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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 Today website.
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.
Is it
required to eat meat at a seudas mitzvah (e.g. seduah after a bris)? The
seudah was during shalosh seduos and i didnt eat meat because i wanted
dairy for melavah malkah. I was told what I did was wrong and that we
are chayav to eat meat during this instance because it shows simcha. Is
this true and what is the source?
Answer:
It is a Mitzvah to serve meat at a Seudas Mitvah, as
there is no Simcha without meat .
A Bris is a Seudas Mitzvah, and indeed should
ideally be a meat meal.
That being said, many people today have the custom to
serve dairy at a Bris, either becasue of financial reasons as meat meals
are more expensive or due to practical reasons as most people today
would rather not have fleishig for breakfast. Many Poskim rely on these
reasons and indeed do allow a dairy Bris.
(See Mogen Avrohom Siman 249:6. See also Shu"t Teshuvos V'Hanhagos
Vol. 2 Siman 485 and Vol. 3 Siman 294)
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. (Talmud
Niddah 73a)
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